M. : Book, 1988. The annual Index of Serial Publications, the issues of which are registered in the Book Chronicle, reveals the series published in the Soviet Union in all languages. Being an auxiliary index to the Book Chronicle, the Index of Serial Publications can be simultaneously used as an independent bibliographic reference book, t. k. It contains basic information about serial publications .. The Index of Serial Publications assists librarians, bibliographers, publishers and readers in the selection of literature published in the form of series, and facilitates the search for information about publications published as part of a series.