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:See [[Help:Using Worldcat data]] for more details and warnings.
 
:See [[Help:Using Worldcat data]] for more details and warnings.
 
* [http://www.sigla.ru Sigla] Searches 1600 library catalogs, click on the British flag icon for the English language version. Use the <nowiki>{{Sigla}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
 
* [http://www.sigla.ru Sigla] Searches 1600 library catalogs, click on the British flag icon for the English language version. Use the <nowiki>{{Sigla}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
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* [http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/?func=file&file_name=login-bl-list British Library Integrated Catalogue] Searches the combined holdings of the British library. A very good source for UK publications, and may be helpful on any publication. The "system number" is a unique identifier for a particular record, similar to the OCLC accession number. May be abbreviated as "BLIC". Often lists cover prices on books that have ISBNs -- rarely if ever on older books.
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* [http://explore.bl.uk/ British Library Integrated Catalogue] Searches the combined holdings of the British library. A very good source for UK publications, and may be helpful on any publication. The "system number" is a unique identifier for a particular record, similar to the OCLC accession number. May be abbreviated as "BLIC". Often lists cover prices on books that have ISBNs -- rarely if ever on older books.
 
* [http://copac.ac.uk/ COPAC], combined catalog of numerous UK/Irish libraries.
 
* [http://copac.ac.uk/ COPAC], combined catalog of numerous UK/Irish libraries.
 
* [http://openlibrary.org/about Open Library] is an open source project sponsored by the Internet Archive. Their stated goal is to have "One web page for every book ever published." They can be searched by ISBN or by title, author, Publisher and other fields. Once a book is found it can be linked to by ISBN, or by the OL's internal ID. Like the ISFDB, the OL depends on volunteer labor and freely available data.
 
* [http://openlibrary.org/about Open Library] is an open source project sponsored by the Internet Archive. Their stated goal is to have "One web page for every book ever published." They can be searched by ISBN or by title, author, Publisher and other fields. Once a book is found it can be linked to by ISBN, or by the OL's internal ID. Like the ISFDB, the OL depends on volunteer labor and freely available data.
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===Individual Library catalogs===
 
===Individual Library catalogs===
 
* {{LOC}}. Use the <nowiki>{{LOC}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
 
* {{LOC}}. Use the <nowiki>{{LOC}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
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* {{Melvyl}}. Use the <nowiki>{{Melvyl}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
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* [https://search-library.ucsd.edu/ UC Library Search] is the University of California’s new unified discovery and borrowing system that streamlines your search for UC Library collections, replacing Roger and Melvyl.
  
 
===General SF Bibliographies===
 
===General SF Bibliographies===
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* [http://www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/sffc1.html The Science Fiction Foundation Collection]
 
* [http://www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/sffc1.html The Science Fiction Foundation Collection]
 
* [http://www.locusmag.com/index/ The Locus Index to Science Fiction 1984 - 2007] (1984-1998 combined; individual indexes for the later years.)
 
* [http://www.locusmag.com/index/ The Locus Index to Science Fiction 1984 - 2007] (1984-1998 combined; individual indexes for the later years.)
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* [http://www.philsp.com/homeville/ISFAC/0start.htm Contento's Index to SF Anthologies pre-1984] (recently moved to www.philsp.com)
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* [http://www.philsp.com/homeville/ISFAC/0start.htm Contento's Index to SF Anthologies pre-1984] (recently moved to [http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/0start.htm#TOC www.philsp.com] and updated)
 
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ Fantastic Fiction]
 
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ Fantastic Fiction]
 
* [http://eidolon.net/ Australian pre-1993 bibliographies] Add /author/1stnamelastname to retrieve; the list of author is available as a drop-down list [http://eidolon.net/index.html?pagename=australian.html&pagetitle=SF%26F+in+Australia here].
 
* [http://eidolon.net/ Australian pre-1993 bibliographies] Add /author/1stnamelastname to retrieve; the list of author is available as a drop-down list [http://eidolon.net/index.html?pagename=australian.html&pagetitle=SF%26F+in+Australia here].
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* [http://www.darkfantasy.org/spectre/ImageGuide.html "The Gallery to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Weird & Occult as published by the British, Australians and Canadians From the 1930s-1966 as Paperbacks, Digests, Pamphlets, Pulps, and Magazines"]
 
* [http://www.darkfantasy.org/spectre/ImageGuide.html "The Gallery to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Weird & Occult as published by the British, Australians and Canadians From the 1930s-1966 as Paperbacks, Digests, Pamphlets, Pulps, and Magazines"]
 
* [http://www.canadiansf.com/ Canadian SF Works Database]
 
* [http://www.canadiansf.com/ Canadian SF Works Database]
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* [https://trove.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] "Find and get over 554,762,108 Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more"
  
 
===Series===
 
===Series===
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* [http://www.well.com/~sjroby/lcars/2004.html Star Trek books by year] (through 2010)
 
* [http://www.well.com/~sjroby/lcars/2004.html Star Trek books by year] (through 2010)
 
* [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Category:Novel_series Novel series on ''Memory Alpha'']
 
* [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Category:Novel_series Novel series on ''Memory Alpha'']
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* [https://seriesofseries.owu.edu A Series of Series] - over 450 different publishers book series published from the 1890s through the 1980s.
 
* Much more at [[ISFDB:Series Cleanup]]
 
* Much more at [[ISFDB:Series Cleanup]]
  
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* [http://www.philsp.com/index.html Galactic Central]'s Magazine Checklists
 
* [http://www.philsp.com/index.html Galactic Central]'s Magazine Checklists
 
* [http://www.coverbrowser.com/ Cover Browser] - select "Pulp" for a large list of cover scans
 
* [http://www.coverbrowser.com/ Cover Browser] - select "Pulp" for a large list of cover scans
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* [https://www.comics.org/ The Grand Comics Database] - checklist of comic books with over 1,000,000 cover scans, contributor information, synopses and more
  
 
====Fanzines====
 
====Fanzines====
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* [http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/bibliography/bibliography.htm Bibliography of ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction''] by Ray Lovell
 
* [http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/bibliography/bibliography.htm Bibliography of ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction''] by Ray Lovell
 
* [http://nebulasf.atspace.com/index.html ''Nebula Science Fiction''] by Jim Linwood.
 
* [http://nebulasf.atspace.com/index.html ''Nebula Science Fiction''] by Jim Linwood.
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* [https://pulpandoldmagazines.wordpress.com/ Pulp and Old Magazines] -- articles about many pulps and other older magazines, including cover scans and downloadable copies of certain rare magazines like [https://pulpandoldmagazines.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/scoops/ ''Scoops'']
 
* [http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/pulps__magazines_americains.htm Pulp magazines at L'encyclopedie Francophone de la SF] (in French, but the story titles are in English; includes cover scans)
 
* [http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/pulps__magazines_americains.htm Pulp magazines at L'encyclopedie Francophone de la SF] (in French, but the story titles are in English; includes cover scans)
 
* [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/index.htm ''Science Fiction Studies''] checklist; includes the texts of most published reviews and abstracts of many articles
 
* [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/index.htm ''Science Fiction Studies''] checklist; includes the texts of most published reviews and abstracts of many articles
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===Subgenres===
 
===Subgenres===
 
Many fan pages are available where someone covers an area in great depth.
 
Many fan pages are available where someone covers an area in great depth.
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* [http://www.uchronia.net/ Uchronia -- The Alternative History List]
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* [http://www.histmyst.org/ The Detective and the Toga] - Historical mysteries set in the Roman era. It does not look like specfict at first glance but the site contains several links to ISFDB author bibliographies.
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* [http://home.austin.rr.com/lperson/slip.html Slipstream bibliography]
 
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* [http://freepages.pavilion.net/tartarus/database.htm supernaturalfiction.co.uk]
 
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* [http://www.trussel.com/f_prehis.htm Prehistoric Fiction] - Novels set in prehistoric times, or in which the principal characters are members of a prehistoric society.
 
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* [http://www.violetbooks.com/lostrace-check-guide.html Lost race checklist]
 
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* [http://www.nesfa.org/Recursion/index.htm Recursive Science Fiction at NESFA]
 
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/vicintro.html Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana]
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/vicintro.html Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana]
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* [http://www.histmyst.org/ The Detective and the Toga] - Historical mysteries set in the Roman era. It does not look like specfict at first glance but the site contains several links to ISFDB author bibliographies.
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* [http://www.philsp.com/resources/KRJ/fg.htm Fantasy Gothics: A comprehensive bibliography of modern Gothics with genuine fantasy elements] - compiled by {{A|Kenneth R. Johnson}}
 
* [http://www.utas.edu.au/english/Representations_of_Antarctica/home.htm Fiction about Antarctica], many older books are SF
 
* [http://www.utas.edu.au/english/Representations_of_Antarctica/home.htm Fiction about Antarctica], many older books are SF
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231156/http://www.violetbooks.com/lostrace-check-guide.html Lost race checklist] (Wayback Machine snapshot from 2013)
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* [http://www.mormonsf.org/index.html Mormon Speculative Fiction], i.e. SF written by LDS members
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* [http://www.trussel.com/f_prehis.htm Prehistoric Fiction] - Novels set in prehistoric times, or in which the principal characters are members of a prehistoric society.
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* [http://data.nesfa.org/Recursion/index.htm Recursive Science Fiction at NESFA]
 
* [http://ltimmel.home.mindspring.com/chronology.html Science Fiction and Utopia by Women, 1818-1949: A Chronology]
 
* [http://ltimmel.home.mindspring.com/chronology.html Science Fiction and Utopia by Women, 1818-1949: A Chronology]
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* [http://www.philsp.com/resources/KRJ/sfp-toc.htm SF Pornography] compiled by {{A|Kenneth R. Johnson}}
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* [http://home.austin.rr.com/lperson/slip.html Slipstream bibliography]
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* [http://freepages.pavilion.net/tartarus/database.htm supernaturalfiction.co.uk]
 
* [http://www.timetravelromancewriters.com/topics.cfm Time travel romance books listed by topic].
 
* [http://www.timetravelromancewriters.com/topics.cfm Time travel romance books listed by topic].
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* [http://www.mormonsf.org/index.html Mormon Speculative Fiction], i.e. SF written by LDS members
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* [http://www.uchronia.net/ Uchronia -- The Alternative History List]
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* [http://www.philsp.com/homeville/KRJ/sfp-toc.htm SF Pornography] compiled by {{A|Kenneth R. Johnson}}
 
 
* [http://vaultofevil.wordpress.com/ Vault of Evil] - British horror fiction
 
* [http://vaultofevil.wordpress.com/ Vault of Evil] - British horror fiction
  
 
===Author-specific sites===
 
===Author-specific sites===
 
*[http://www.erbzine.com/ ERBzine] Has cover scans and bibliographic data for many works by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
 
*[http://www.erbzine.com/ ERBzine] Has cover scans and bibliographic data for many works by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=zjdi21x9s1oC Hermann Hesse], very complete bibliography by Joseph Mileck, full text of the book available.
  
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===International===
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===Language-Specific===
  
 
*General:
 
*General:
 
**[http://translatedsf.thierstein.net/tiki-index.php Translated SF] - "Non-English SF, available in Translation"
 
**[http://translatedsf.thierstein.net/tiki-index.php Translated SF] - "Non-English SF, available in Translation"
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**[http://www.unesco.org/xtrans/ Unesco index of translations] Index Translationum - cumulative bibliographical information on books translated and published in about one hundred of the UNESCO Member States between 1979 and 2009
  
 
*Bulgarian:
 
*Bulgarian:
 
**[http://www.sfbg.us/ SFBG] - Bibliography of SF published in Bulgaria
 
**[http://www.sfbg.us/ SFBG] - Bibliography of SF published in Bulgaria
 
**[http://bgf.zavinagi.org/index.php/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0 БГ-Фантастика] - Encyclopedia of Bulgarian SF
 
**[http://bgf.zavinagi.org/index.php/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0 БГ-Фантастика] - Encyclopedia of Bulgarian SF
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*Croatian:
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**[https://biblioman.chitanka.info/books/categories/fantastika Biblioman] - a project to collect bibliographic information about all books published in Bulgaria; the link is for the relevant category.
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*Chinese
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**[https://csfdb.scifi-wiki.com/ CSFDB]
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**[http://www.sfjiulong.org/?qizqts=q2s2m1 Project Jiulong]
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**[https://www.0gsf.com/wiki/doku.php/ Zero Gravity Science Fiction Wiki]
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*Croatian and Serbian:
 
**[http://www.znaksagite.com/sfbiblio/ SF&F bibliografija]
 
**[http://www.znaksagite.com/sfbiblio/ SF&F bibliografija]
 
**[http://sfera.hr/baza-podataka/ SFera] - links to 6 publication series-specific lists
 
**[http://sfera.hr/baza-podataka/ SFera] - links to 6 publication series-specific lists
 
*Czech and Slovak:
 
*Czech and Slovak:
 
**[http://www.legie.info LEGIE - A Czech/Slovak fantasy and science fiction database] - Only Czech or Slovak language books are listed.
 
**[http://www.legie.info LEGIE - A Czech/Slovak fantasy and science fiction database] - Only Czech or Slovak language books are listed.
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**[http://scifibaze.wz.cz/ Scifibaze - Bibliografie literatury science fiction, fantasy a hororu CZ ] - A Czech database
 
*Dutch:
 
*Dutch:
 
**[http://www.catawiki.nl/catalogus/boeken/soorten/1631-sciencefiction Catawiki] General collector's site with an extensive SF section.
 
**[http://www.catawiki.nl/catalogus/boeken/soorten/1631-sciencefiction Catawiki] General collector's site with an extensive SF section.
 
**[http://www.deboekenplank.nl/ De Boekenplank] SF and thrillers published in Dutch (in the Netherlands and Belgium). There is a [http://www.deboekenplank.nl/alg/english.htm page] translating common bibliographical terms.
 
**[http://www.deboekenplank.nl/ De Boekenplank] SF and thrillers published in Dutch (in the Netherlands and Belgium). There is a [http://www.deboekenplank.nl/alg/english.htm page] translating common bibliographical terms.
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**[http://www.fantastica.com/ Fandata] SF published in Dutch. Author search only. Is not being maintained, and will be replaced (someday).
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**[https://www.fandata.nl/Start Fandata] SF published in Dutch. Replaces www.fantastica.com Has roughly the same criteria for inclusion ISFDB has.
 
**[http://www.sfanpedia.nl/ SFANpedia] Extensive SF website. Also includes graphic novels, movies/tv series and radio plays.
 
**[http://www.sfanpedia.nl/ SFANpedia] Extensive SF website. Also includes graphic novels, movies/tv series and radio plays.
 
**[http://picarta.pica.nl/DB=3.9/SET=28/TTL=1/ De Nederlandse Bibliografie] - The Dutch Royal Library
 
**[http://picarta.pica.nl/DB=3.9/SET=28/TTL=1/ De Nederlandse Bibliografie] - The Dutch Royal Library
 
**[http://www.boekbeschrijvingen.nl/updates/genres.html Boekbeschrijvingen] - A personal web page, but with a fairly extensive collection of Dutch SF.
 
**[http://www.boekbeschrijvingen.nl/updates/genres.html Boekbeschrijvingen] - A personal web page, but with a fairly extensive collection of Dutch SF.
 
*French:
 
*French:
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** [http://bdfi.net/ BDFI]
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**[https://catalogue.bnf.fr/index.do National Library of France]
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**[http://bdfi.net/ BDFI]
 
**[http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/ Collector's Showcase]
 
**[http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/ Collector's Showcase]
 
**[http://www.fantastinet.com/ Fantastinet]
 
**[http://www.fantastinet.com/ Fantastinet]
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**[http://www.allsf.net/IndexE.htm Science-Fiction]
 
**[http://www.allsf.net/IndexE.htm Science-Fiction]
 
*German:
 
*German:
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**[https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm DNB, National Library of Germany]
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**[http://www.sf-leuchtturm.de/indexbib.htm Bibliographie deutschsprachiger Science Fiction & Fantasy-Taschenbücher]
 
**[http://www.spittel.de/sf/ Bibliographien zur Science Fiction], including [http://www.spittel.de/sf/heftromane_net/index.htm series information] and [http://www.spittel.de/sf/auswahl/abc.htm SF in DDR]
 
**[http://www.spittel.de/sf/ Bibliographien zur Science Fiction], including [http://www.spittel.de/sf/heftromane_net/index.htm series information] and [http://www.spittel.de/sf/auswahl/abc.htm SF in DDR]
 
**[http://www.chpr.at/sfstorye.html Bibliography of German Science Fiction Stories and Books]
 
**[http://www.chpr.at/sfstorye.html Bibliography of German Science Fiction Stories and Books]
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*Hungarian:
 
*Hungarian:
 
**[http://ftp.booker.hu/~publicfilesa/bibliography/ SF stories translated from [mostly] English to Hungarian]
 
**[http://ftp.booker.hu/~publicfilesa/bibliography/ SF stories translated from [mostly] English to Hungarian]
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**[http://egalaktika.wikia.com/wiki/%C3%9Cdv%C3%B6z%C3%B6l_az_Enciklop%C3%A9dia_Galaktika! Enciklopedia Galaktika] - contents of magazines and some books, translators and other related data; in Hungarian only.
 
*Israeli:
 
*Israeli:
 
**[http://www.e-mago.co.il/e-magazine/asotsosiiitlfy-eles.htmlA Survey of the State of sf in Israel in the Last Five Years] (Hebrew only)
 
**[http://www.e-mago.co.il/e-magazine/asotsosiiitlfy-eles.htmlA Survey of the State of sf in Israel in the Last Five Years] (Hebrew only)
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*Japanese:
 
*Japanese:
 
**[http://lndb.info/ LNDB.info - The Light Novel Database]
 
**[http://lndb.info/ LNDB.info - The Light Novel Database]
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**[http://ameqlist.com/ ameqlist] - contents, translators and other details
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**[http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yu4h-wtnb/database/database00.htm Database of Japanese SF Paperbacks]
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**[https://staff.fukuoka-edu.ac.jp/kanamitu/sf/sfdb/index.html SF Books and Magazines (in Japan)] [https://staff.fukuoka-edu.ac.jp/kanamitu/sf/sfdb/index_e.html English page]
 
*Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese):
 
*Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese):
 
** [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/chronologies/latin%20american.htm Chronology of Latin American Science Fiction, 1775-2005] with an extensive bibliography
 
** [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/chronologies/latin%20american.htm Chronology of Latin American Science Fiction, 1775-2005] with an extensive bibliography
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**[http://www.rusf.ru/oldnews/ Ukrainian/Russian SF, 1997-2010]
 
**[http://www.rusf.ru/oldnews/ Ukrainian/Russian SF, 1997-2010]
  
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Also see the ISFDB list of [[ISFDB:Language-Specific Abbreviations]].
  
 
===Pseudonyms===
 
===Pseudonyms===
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Revision as of 06:09, 2 January 2023

For an overview of the sources used by the ISFDB in 1994-2004 see Reference:General Overview.

This page lists resources that ISFDB editors can use to verify bibliographic data. Note that this list is not intended to be all-inclusive. If you find yourself regularly using a resource that is not listed here, please feel free to add it to the page.

Web Bibliographies

Aggregate Library Catalogs and Search Engines

  • WorldCat is a collection of 200+ million searchable bibliographic records maintained by the OCLC inter-library cooperative. Covers books, serials, music, films and some other types of holdings. OCLC is in the process of linking individual editions to present a Summary/Detail view of the catalog similar to the ISFDB's Title/Publication view, but it's a work in progress. You can access the data in this catalog in the following ways:
    • Public WorldCat interface is a Web interface available for free since August 2006. Use the {{OCLC}} template when referring to this source in ISFDB note fields and within the ISFDB Wiki.
    • OCLC Fiction Finder provides access to all fiction cataloged by OCLC, including shrunk cover scans when available.
    • WorldCat genres lets users browse WorldCat data by genre, e.g. science fiction or cyberpunk.
    • The xISBN Web service allows developers to submit an ISBN and retrieve a list of related ISBNs along with their basic bibliographic data.
    • OCLC FirstSearch is another Web interface limited to subscribers.
See Help:Using Worldcat data for more details and warnings.
  • Sigla Searches 1600 library catalogs, click on the British flag icon for the English language version. Use the {{Sigla}} template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
  • British Library Integrated Catalogue Searches the combined holdings of the British library. A very good source for UK publications, and may be helpful on any publication. The "system number" is a unique identifier for a particular record, similar to the OCLC accession number. May be abbreviated as "BLIC". Often lists cover prices on books that have ISBNs -- rarely if ever on older books.
  • COPAC, combined catalog of numerous UK/Irish libraries.
  • Open Library is an open source project sponsored by the Internet Archive. Their stated goal is to have "One web page for every book ever published." They can be searched by ISBN or by title, author, Publisher and other fields. Once a book is found it can be linked to by ISBN, or by the OL's internal ID. Like the ISFDB, the OL depends on volunteer labor and freely available data.
  • Search engine for the US Social Security Death Index

Individual Library catalogs

  • Library of Congress Online Catalog. Use the {{LOC}} template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
  • UC Library Search is the University of California’s new unified discovery and borrowing system that streamlines your search for UC Library collections, replacing Roger and Melvyl.

General SF Bibliographies

General Bibliographies that include SF

Regional Bibliographies that include SF

Series

Publishers

  • Ralan.com lists hundreds of publishers, magazines, reviewzines, etc, both current and defunct

Publisher Web sites

SF Romance and Erotica publishers

Books received by bookstores

Magazine Checklists and Indexes

Fanzines

Individual Magazines

Subgenres

Many fan pages are available where someone covers an area in great depth.

Author-specific sites

  • ERBzine Has cover scans and bibliographic data for many works by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  • Hermann Hesse, very complete bibliography by Joseph Mileck, full text of the book available.

Language-Specific

  • General:
    • Translated SF - "Non-English SF, available in Translation"
    • Unesco index of translations Index Translationum - cumulative bibliographical information on books translated and published in about one hundred of the UNESCO Member States between 1979 and 2009

Also see the ISFDB list of ISFDB:Language-Specific Abbreviations.

Pseudonyms

Awards

General

Individual awards

Notable Recommended/Reading Lists

Print Bibliographies

General Bibliographies

  • Donald H. Tuck. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968: A Bibliographic Survey of the Fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction through 1968, Chicago, Advent Publishers, 1974-1982, in 3 volumes:
    • v. 1. Who’s who, A-L. 1974, ISBN 0-911682-20-1
    • v. 2. Who’s who, M-Z. 1978, ISBN 0-911682-22-8
    • v. 3. Miscellaneous. 1982, ISBN 0-911682-26-0
  • Reginald1, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist, 1700-1974, with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II, Gale Research Co., October 1979, 1141p.
  • Reginald3, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991: A Bibliography of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction Books and Nonfiction Monographs, Gale Research Inc., November 1992, 1512 p.
  • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 2nd edition, eds. John Clute and Peter Nicholls, New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 1993, ISBN 0312096186, 1370p.
    • 1995 printing: ISBN 031213486X, 1386p. (3rd edition available only online)
  • Encyclopedia of Fantasy, eds. John Clute and John Grant, New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1997, ISBN 0312145942, 1049p.
  • Science-Fiction: The Early Years, ed. Everett F. Bleiler (with Richard J. Bleiler), Kent State University Press, 1990, ISBN 0873384164, 998p.
  • Jon Warren. The Official (R) Price Guide. Paperbacks, New York, House of Collectibles, 1991, ISBN 0876377932, 934p.
  • Lloyd Currey. Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography of First Printings of Their Fiction and Selected Non-Fiction, Boston, G.K. Hall & Co., 1979, ISBN 0816182426, 571pp.
  • Christopher P. Stevens. A Checklist of Some New Science Fiction Writers, 1995-2007, Ultramarine Publishing Company, ISBN 0-89366-271-2, 190p.
  • Latin American Science Fiction Writers : An A-to-Z Guide[1]
  • Jack L. Chalker and Mark Owings. The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History 1923-1998, Electronic Edition, Westminster, Baltimore, Mirage Press, 1998, 1049p (pdf on CD).

Magazine Checklists and Bibliographies

  • Donald B. Day. Index to Science Fiction Magazines: 1926-1950, Perri Press, Portland, Oregon, 1952. (Revised with corrections, G. K. Hall, 1982)
  • Erwin S. Strauss. The MIT Science Fiction Society's Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1951-1965, MITSFS, 1966.
  • Anthony R. Lewis. Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1966-1970, NESFA Press, 1971.

Pseudonyms

  • Roger Robinson. Who's Hugh? An SF Reader's Guide to Pseudonyms, Beccon Press, 1987, ISBN 1870824024, 173p.
  • Barry McGhan. Science Fiction and Fantasy Pseudonyms, Cleveland, Misfit Press, 1976, 1979, 70p. (945 authors and 1,483 pseudonyms)
  • Rock, James A. Who Goes There: A Bibliographic Dictionary of Pseudonymous Literature in Fantasy & Science Fiction, Bloomington, IN: James A. Rock & Co., Publishers, 1979, 201pp. (1200+ authors, 2000+ pseudonyms)

Sub-Genres

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International

Downloads and APIs

Source # of records Format License Made available Update Frequency API API format Call frequency
Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset 12 mil MARC-21 UTF-8 CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation 2012-04 Weekly as of 2012 Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) beta JSON 3/sec
COPAC 70 UK libraries including British Library No download N/A N/A N/A API SRU MODS No limit
British National Bibliography 2012-02-12 update 3 mil XML RDF CC0 1.0 2010-11-15, last updated on 2012-02-12 6 months N/A N/A N/A
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