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This very large database, accessible via telnet only, annually lists all scholarly articles, doctoral dissertations, books and reviews concerning the English language, literature, and related topics published worldwide. The first volume, covering 1920, appeared in 1921; the most recent volume to be published is Volume 67 for 1992. The ABELL database currently holds more than 20,000 entries for the 1991 and 1992 volumes.