Periodicals Index Online

An interdisciplinary and international index to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Over 6,000 journals are included.

Access Locations: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), All Branch Libraries

Subjects: Art; Architecture; Art History; History; History of Europe; History of North America; United States History; Language and Literature; Criticism and Theory; English and American Literature; Linguistics; Performing Arts; Music; Reference; Magazines, Journals and Serials; Philosophy; Religion; Social Sciences; Anthropology; Area and Cultural Studies; African American Studies; American Studies; Asian Studies; Jewish Studies; Latin American Studies; Women's Studies; Economics; Education; Geography; Law; Political Science; Psychology
(Bolded items are subjects for which this is a recommended resource)

Notes: Periodicals Index Online (PIO) formerly, Periodicals Contents Index (PCI), allows searching for articles by words or phrases in the titles, by author, and by journal title. Searches can be restricted by language and year of publication. In addition, a list of issues for each journal and the table of contents for each issue are available to browse. The scope is international, and includes journals in English, French, German, Itlaian, Spanish and msot other Western languages.

Dates of Coverage: 1665-1995, but varies according to publication

Update Frequency: Annually

Print Equivalent: Print editions of many of the journals indexed by PIO are available at The New York Public Library. Check the NYPL Catalog. Some full text articles are available in the companion database, Periodicals Archive Online; also available at the library.

Provider: Chadwyck-Healey Inc. and ProQuest

Format: Web

Output Type: Print, Email, Download