General Sources
- The American Directory of Writer's Guidelines: What Editors Want, What Editors BuyCall Number: Reference PN147.A479 1997A compilation of submission guidelines for more than 1,000 periodical publishers and more than 400 book publishers.
- An Author's Guide to Scholarly PublishingCall Number: General Collection Z286.S37 D46 1996A manual on how to plan and prepare a book, approach a publisher, secure a contract, and build an author-publisher relationship. Covers all types of book publication: standard monographs, technical books, conference volumes, edited volumes, collected papers, textbooks, and works built on dissertations.
- Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion ListsCall Number: Reference Z6951.D625 1997Published under the auspices of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), includes over 7,000 listings of journals, newsletters, magazines, and professional e-conferences accessible via the Internet. While dated (and no longer published), this directory none the less provides a starting point for identifying e-journals and the like.
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast MediaCall Number: Reference PN4867.G3An annual guide to publications and broadcasting stations. Identifies specific print and broadcast sources of news and advertising for trade, business, labor, and professionals. Arrangement is geographic with a thumbnail description of each local market. Indexes are classified (by format and subject matter) and alphabetical (by name and keyword). Available online through the Gale Directory Library.
- International Directory of Little Magazines and Small PressesCall Number: Reference PN4836.I58Entries appear in one alphabetical listing. Information usually includes comments by the editors related to editorial policies and types of material published. Includes state, country, and subject indexes.
- International Literary Market PlaceCall Number: Reference Z291.5.I5An annual directory of publishers and book-trade organizations, arranged by country.
- Literary Market Place: LMPCall Number: Reference PN161.L5An annual directory of organizations, periodicals, and book publishers in the United States and Canada.
- Magazines for LibrariesCall Number: Reference PN4832.K32Annotates and evaluates approximately 7,000 periodicals. Helpful for identifying basic titles in a broad range of fields. Entries for each title are arranged by topic, then alphabetically, and includes contact and indexing information. Title index.
- Reference Guide of Professional Journals/Publications (Ohio State University)identifies types of work published and acceptance rates
- RoMEO (SHERPA) This link opens in a new window"RoMEO is a searchable database of publisher's policies regarding the self- archiving of journal articles on the web and in Open Access repositories."
- Ulrich's Periodicals DirectoryCall Number: Reference Desk Z6941.U5A list of periodicals from many countries, arranged by category or subject focus. Entries usually include title, subtitle, sponsoring organization or publisher, date of origin, frequency, price, circulation, editors, place of publication, and where the title is indexed or abstracted.
- The Writer's MarketCall Number: Reference PN161.W83An annual guide for freelance writers, covering the practical side of publishing, including information about book publishers, magazine, trade and professional journals, scriptwriting, and syndicates. Subject index of book publishers.
- Writer's Online Marketplace: How and Where to Get Published OnlineCall Number: Reference PN161.O45 2001Includes an annotated list of online publications, alternative markets, and commercial e-publishers.
- Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading EditorsCall Number: General Collection LB 2369 .R49 2008
- Getting Published: A Guide for Lecturers & ResearchersCall Number: General Collection PN 161 .W37 2003