Particularly in the humanities and social science Festschriften are a popular forum for discussion. Since 1980 the IJBF is available in printed form. The IJBF provides quick and easy general access to these important resources for scholars and students. The Festschriften are located in state and regional libraries and their bibliographic details are recorded. With over 1,000 Festschriftenfrom 20 countries about 20,000 articles are collected every year. About 12,000 articles are catalogued in german and english by academic editors according to a system of subject. Division of this bibliography: Festschriften in the alphabet of the honoured / Festschriften by fields of knowledge / Contributions by keywords / Keyword index of contributions / Author index of contributions