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Future of Books

An Undergraduate Library Subject Guide providing suggested resources and other information for beginning research on the topic Future of Books.

Recommended Multi-Subject Databases

These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the UGL's Find Articles Guide.

Academic Search Ultimate
(EBSCO) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.

Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases

These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the UGL's Find Articles Guide.

Newspaper Source
(EBSCO) - Identifies articles in regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires and newspaper columns, as well as TV and radio news transcripts.
Communication Source
(EBSCO) - Covers scholarly journals in communications, mass media, and other closely related fields.
MLA International Bibliography
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(EBSCO) - First stop for literary criticism and analysis of novels, short stories, poems, etc. Also useful for articles on the history of the book and print culture.
ERIC - EBSCO
(EBSCO) - Locates articles and documents on education research and practice.

Suggested Keywords

Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic.

Books -- Forecasting
Book industries and trade
Booksellers and bookselling
Born digital
Computers and literacy
Digital libraries
Digital media
Electronic book readers
Electronic publishing
History of the book
Publishers and publishing
Reading -- Technological innovations

Last Updated: Jul 28, 2020 5:25 PM
URL: https://guides.library.illinois.edu/futurebooks
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Subjects: Undergraduate Library

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