Standard Reference Works
National Imprint Bibliographies | Dictionaries of Pseudonymous and Anonymous Literature | Biographical Dictionaries | Printers and Publishers | Miscellaneous
NB: These suggested citations are meant for use in 500 and 510 fields in bibliographic records; for suggested citations in the 670 field of authority records, see: Biographical Resources at Yale
Citations in italics are not listed in Standard Citation Forms for Rare Materials Cataloging
| Author | Title | Cite as | Coverage | Location |
| National Union Catalog | National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints | Cat. Dept, SML Curator’s hall, BRBL |
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| Evans, C. | American bibliography | Evans, C. American bibliography | 1639-1799 | sml,ref Z1215 +A3 |
| Shaw, R.R. Shoemaker, R.H. |
American bibliography | Shaw, R.R. American bibliography | 1801-1819 | sml,ref Z1215 A32 bein,ref |
| Shoemaker, R.H. | Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829 | Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829 | 1820-1829 | sml,ref Z1215 A33 bein,ref |
| Checklist of American imprints | Checklist of American imprints | 1830-1846 | sml,ref Z1215 A33 bein,ref |
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| Roorbach, O.A. | Bibliotheca americana | Roorbach, O.A. Bibliotheca americana | 1820-1861 | sml,ref Z1215 A34 1939 |
| Sabin, J. | Dictionary of books relating to America | Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time | sml,y X401 868 bein,ref Z1201 S22 |
Great Britain
| Author | Title | Cite as | Coverage | Location |
| British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books | General catalogue of printed books | British Museum. General catalogue of printed books | sml,ref Z921 +B86 | |
| Pollard, A.W. Redgrave, G.R. |
A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (1926) | Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 | 1475-1640 | sml,ref Z2002 +P65 bein,ref |
| A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (1976-1991) | Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) | sml,ref Z2002 +P65 1976 | ||
| Wing, D.G. | Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (1945-1951) | Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 | 1641-1700 | sml,ref Z2002 +W55 bein,ref |
| Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (1972-1988) | Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.) | sml,ref Z2002 +W55 1972 bein,ref |
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| Foxon, D.F. | English verse, 1701-1750: a catalogue of separately printed poems with notes on contemporary collected editions | Foxon, D.F. English verse, 1701-1750 | 1701-1750 (poetry) |
sml,ref Z2014 P7 +F69 bein,ref |
| English catalogue of books | English catalogue of books | 1801-1965 | sml,ref Z2001 E52 | |
| British national bibliography | British national bibliography | 1950-present | sml,ref Z2001 +B75 |
Other
| Author | Title | Cite as: | Coverage | Location |
| Bibliothèque nationale | Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale | Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale: auteurs | France | sml,ref Z927 P35 |
| Bibliographie de Belgique | Bibliographie de Belgique | Belgium 1875-1975 |
sml,ref Z2405 +B58 | |
| Abkoude, J. van | Naamregister van de bekendste en meest in gebruik zynde Nederduitsche boeken | Abkoude, J. van. Naamregister van de bekendste en meest in gebruik zynde Nederduitsche boeken (2. druk) | Netherlands 1600-1787 |
sml,ref Z2431 A27 |
| Brinkman’s cumulatieve catalogus van boeken | Brinkman’s cumulatieve catalogus van boeken | Netherlands 1876-present |
sml,y X662 +A49 sml,ref Z2431 B75 1966- |
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| Palau y Dulcet, A. | Manual del librero hispano-americano (1923-1927) | Palau y Dulcet, A. Manual del librero hispano-americano | Spain, Latin America | bein,ref Z2681 P35 |
| Manual del librero hispano-americano (1948-1977) | Palau y Dulcet, A. Manual del librero hispano-americano (2. ed.) | sml,ref Z2681 +P35 1948 bein,ref |
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| Deutsche Bibliographie. Halbjahres-Verzeichnis | Deutsche Bibliographie. Halbjahres-Verzeichnis | Germany 1981-1990 |
sml,ref Z2221 +D475 | |
| Adams, H.M. | Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries | Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries | Europe 1501-1600 |
sml,ref Z1014 A38 |
| Author | Title | Cite as | Coverage | Location |
| Halkett, S. Laing, J. |
Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926) | Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926-62 edition) | English anon. and pseud. lit. | sml,ref Z1065 H35 bein,ref |
| Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1971 reprint) | Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926-62 edition) | sml,ref Z1065 H35 1971 | ||
| Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1980) | Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous publications in the English language (3rd ed.) | sml,ref Z1065 +H35 1980 | ||
| Stonehill, C.A. | Anonyma and pseudonyma | Stonehill, C.A. Anonyma and pseudonyma | English and American pseud. and anon. lit. | sml,ref Z1005 S76 1926 bein,ref |
| Cushing, W. | Anonyms: a dictionary of revealed authorship | Cushing, W. Anonyms | English and American anon. lit. | sml,ref Z1045 C865 |
| Cushing, W. | Initials and pseudonyms: a dictionary of literary disguises (1886) | Cushing, W. Initials and pseudonyms | English and American pseud. lit. | bein,ref Z1045 C87 |
| Initials and pseudonyms: a dictionary of literary disguises (1888) | Cushing, W. Initials and pseudonyms (2d series) | bein,ref Z1045 C872 | ||
| Barbier, A.A. | Dictionaire des ouvrages anonymes | Barbier, A.A. Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes (3. éd.) | Anon. and pseud. lit. | sml,ref Z1067 B37 D3 1872 |
| Celani, H. | Additions et corrections au Dictionnaire des anonymes de Barbier (1963) | Celani, E. Additions et corrections au Dictionnaire des anonymes de Barbier | sml,ref Z1067 B77 1963 | |
| Holzmann, M. Bohatta, H. |
Deutsches anonymenlexikon | Holzmann, M. Deutsches Anonymen-Lexikon | German anon. lit. | sml,ref Z1068 H64 |
| Holzmann, M. Bohatta, H. |
Deutsches Pseudonymen-lexikon | Holzmann, M. Deutsches Pseudonymen-Lexikon | German pseud. lit. | sml,ref Z1068 H65 |
| Melzi, G. | Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime di scrittori italiani | Melzi, G. Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime di scrittori italiani | Italian anon. and pseud. lit. | sml,ref Z1070 M45 |
| Passano, G.B. | Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime, in supplemento a quello di Gaetano Melzi | Passano, G. Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime, in supplemento a quello di Gaetano Melzi | Italian anon. and pseud. lit. | sml,ref Z1070 M45 P37 |
| Coverage | Title | Cite as | Location |
| United States | Who was who in America | Who was who in America | sml,ref E176 W482 bein,ref |
| American biographical index | American biographical index | sml,ref CT213 +A548 1993 | |
| Dictionary of American biography | Dictionary of American biography | sml,ref E176 D5 bein,ref team copy (concise) |
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| U.S. Congressmen | Biographical directory of the American Congress | Biographical directory of the American Congress | sml JK1010 +A5 (to 1971) bein,ref JK1010 A5 (to 1997) |
| U.S. governors | Biographical directory of the governors of the United States | Biographical directory of the governors of the United States | sml,ref E176 B5733 1985 |
| England | Dictionary of national biography | Dictionary of national biography | sml,ref DA28 D58 1992 (concise) bein,ref DA28 D5 1908 |
| British biographical index | British biographical index | sml,ref CT773 +B75 1990 | |
| Who was who | Who was who | sml,ref DA28 W43 bein,ref |
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| Germany | Deutscher biographischer Index | Deutscher biographischer Index | sml,ref CT1053 +D48 |
| Allgemeine deutsche Biographie | Allgemeine deutsche Biographie | sml,ref CT1053 A44 1967 | |
| France | Index biographique français | Index biograpique français | sml,ref CT1003 +A83 1988 |
| Biographie universelle | Biographie universelle | sml,ref CT143 B56 1811 | |
| Dictionnaire de biographie française | Dictionnaire de biographie française | sml,ref CT143 +D53 | |
| Italy | Indice biografico italiano | Indice biografico italiano | sml,ref CT1123 +I39 1993 |
| Dizionario biografico degli Italiani | Dizionario biografico degli Italiani | sml,ref CT1123 D59 bein,ref DG463 D54 |
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| Netherlands | Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek | Molhuysen, P.C. Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek | sml,ref CT1143 M65 1974 |
| Belgium | Biographie nationale | Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique. Biographie nationale | sml,ref CT1163 A22 |
| Early European | Allgemeines gelehrten-lexicon | Jöcher, C.G. Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexicon | sml,ref Z1010 +J63 |
| Christian churchmen | Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche | Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche | sml,ref BR95 B83 1993 |
| English churchmen | Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae | Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae | sml,ref BX5197 L45 1854 |
| Artists, engravers, illustrators, etc. | Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays | Bénézit, E. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays | sml,ref N40 B44 1976 bein,ref |
| Kings and rulers | Kings, rulers, and statesmen | Egan, E.W. Kings, rulers, and statesmen | sml,ref D11 W57 1976 |
| Railroad men | Railroad leaders, 1845-1890 | Cochran, T.C. Railroad leaders, 1845-1890 | ccl HE2752 C63 1966 |
| Coverage | Title | Cite as | Location |
| British literary booktrade, 1475-1700 edited by James K. Bracken and Joel Silver. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1996. | British literary booktrade, 1475-1700 | lsf PN451 D53 170+ Oversize |
Private presses
| Author | Title | Cite as | Location |
| The Revival of printing : a bibliographical catalogue of works issued by the chief modern English presses with an introduction by Robert Steele. London: Macmillan & Co., 1912. | Revival of printing | lsfaobr X134 912r | |
| Haas, Irvin | Bibliography of modern American presses, compiled and edited by Irvin Haas; introduction by Will Ransom. Chicago, Ill., The Black Cat Press, 1935. | Haas, I. Bibliography of modern American presses | smlaob Z208 H12 (LC) smly X371 935h |
| Ransom, Will | Selective check lists of press books. A compilation of all important & significant private presses, or press books which are collected. New York, P.C. Duschnes, 1963 | Ransom, W. Selective check lists of press books | beinref Z1028 R353 1950 (LC) |
| Ransom, Will | Private presses and their books. New York, P.C. Duschnes, 1963 | Ransom, W. Private presses and their books | beinref Z1028 R35 1963 (LC) |
| Coverage | Title | Cite as | YUL location |
| Abbeys, monasteries, convents | Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurs | Cottineau, L.H. Répertoire topo- bibliographique des abbayes et prieurs | sml,ref Z7839 +C67 1995 |
| Children’s books | Osborne Collection of early children’s books | Osborne Collection of early children’s books, 1566-1910 | sml Z1038 T6 A55 bein,ref |
| Italian printers to 1600 | Clavis typographorum librariorumque Italiae, 1465-1600 | Borsa, G. Clavis typographorum librariorumque Italiae, 1465-1600 | sml Z155 B75 (v. 1 IN TEAM) bein,ref |
| Jesuits | Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus | Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus | sml Z7840 J5 +B33 1890 bein,ref Z7840 J5 +B33 1960 |
| Railroads, 1845-1855 | Railroads 100 years old, 1945-1955 | Association of American Railroads. Railroads 100 years old, 1945-1955 | sml HE2751 +B87 |
| Bibles | Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the library of the British and Foreign Bible Society | Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society | sml,ref Z7770 B73 bein,ref |
| Mormons | A Mormon bibliography, 1830-1930 | Flake, C.J. Mormon bibliography, 1830-1930 | sml Z7845 M8 +M67 (IN TEAM) bein,ref |
| Western Americana | U. S.iana, (1650-1950) | Howes, W. U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition) | sml,ref Z1215 H68 1962 bein,ref |
| Texas | Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845 | Streeter, T.W. Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845 | sml,ref Z1339 S86 bein,ref |
| Little magazines | The little magazine, a history and a bibliography | Hoffman, F.J. Little magazine (2d ed.) | sml,ref PN4836 H64 1947 (also BL TS) |