Short-Title Catalogs: The Current State of Play

Abstract

The output of the Anglophone press is covered by a series of projects, loosely known as short title catalogs. The major projects include:

• A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475–1640 (STC)

• Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries 1641–1700 (Wing)

• The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)

• The Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue (NSTC)

• The North American Imprints Program (NAIP)

There are other short title catalog projects, such as . . .