FRANCIS [electronic resource] : International, multilingual, multidisciplinary humanities and social sciences

Contributors

Contributor: Institut de l'information scientifique et technique (France); Getty Information Institute.; OCLC.; Research Libraries Group.

Summary: A multilingual, multidisciplinary database indexing books and journal articles in the humanities (63%), social sciences (33%), and economics (4%). It is strong in religion, the history of art, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature. Updated monthly, FRANCIS covers 1984 to the present, with more than <872,000> records.

Subject: Social sciences > Bibliography > Databases.; Social sciences > Abstracts > Databases.; Social sciences > Indexes > Periodicals.; Humanities > Bibliography > Databases.; Humanities > Abstracts > Databases.; Humanities > Indexes > Periodicals.; Ciencias sociales > Publicaciones periódicas > Indices > Bases de datos; Economía > Publicaciones periódicas > Indeces > Bases de datos

Database topics: General and Reference Works; Social Sciences (General); Economics and Business; French and Italian Studies; Language; Art, Architecture and Design

Beginning date: 1984
Title Variation: F.R.A.N.C.I.S.
Frequency: Updated monthly
Vol/date range: Coverage dates: 1984-
Note: "File sources: Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (INIST-CNRS), Getty Information Institute (GII)."; Title from search screen (viewed on Sept. 28, 2007).
Note: Also available on CD-ROM and in print.
Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note: Issued by the Research Libraries Group < -Sept. 30, 2007>.
ISSN: 1161-0395