Alternative Press Index (AltPressIndex)
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change
Why select this database?
- Highly recommended comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information.
- Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
- Provides in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences.
- Indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
- Includes selected abstracts from research journals.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| anarchism |
indigenous peoples |
| democracy |
labor |
| ecology |
national liberation |
| feminism |
socialism - theory and practice |
| gay and lesbian issues |
| |
| Sources |
Currently indexes over 250 sources. Over 500 sources in the database.
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
Over 290,000 |
| Dates covered |
1991 to present |
| Updated |
Quarterly (every 3 months) |
| Producer information |
Alternative Press Center
PO Box 33109
Baltimore, MD 21218
USA
Phone:+1-410-243-2471
Fax: +1-410-235-5325
Web:
http://www.altpress.org
E-mail:
altpress@altpress.org
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| Copyright |
© Copyright
2008
by the Alternative Press Center, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Index labels and examples of an expert search in AltPressIndex
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Label |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
afghanistan
[keyword searches the Abstract, Notes, Source Phrase, Subject, and Title indexes] |
| Abstract |
ab: |
civil rights |
| Access method |
am: |
hypatia |
| Accession number |
no: |
233,456
cd004
v23-4716
[browse index for available accession number formats] |
| Article type |
at: |
biographies
[browse index for available article types] |
| Article type phrase |
at= |
film reviews
[browse index for available article types] |
| Author |
au: |
mareth |
| Author phrase |
au= |
mareth, joanna
[last name first] |
| Descriptor |
de: |
oil industry |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
militarism & militarization |
| Directory of journals |
dj: |
socialist |
| Directory of journals phrase |
dj= |
socialist review |
| First page |
pg: |
78 |
| Issue |
is: |
2 |
| Journal subject |
js: |
ethnic |
| Journal subject phrase |
js= |
latin america |
| Notes |
nt: |
special issue |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
vancouver canada |
| Publication date |
pd: |
may 1995
[browse index for available publication dates] |
| Publisher |
pb: |
simmons college |
| Record type phrase |
rt= |
journal record
[use to limit other search terms;
browse index for available record types] |
| Source |
so: |
labor |
| Source phrase |
so= |
new labor forum |
| Standard number |
sn: |
1095-7960 |
| Subject |
su: |
filmmakers |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
political reform |
| Title |
ti: |
social capital |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
soccer in the age of globalization |
| Volume |
vo: |
48 |
| Year |
yr: |
2000-2001 |
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