Library and Information Science Databases

In addtion to these databases, you can access all databases available on various subjects. Instructions for remote access are also available. If you need to find which database indexes a particular periodical, use Serials Solutions.

ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery)
The ACM DL is a collection of citations and full text from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings.

IRWI: Information Research Watch International
IRWI reports new, ongoing and completed research in information and library science. The database gives access to information about current research prior to its appearance in the published literature, with details of researcher affiliation, research funding and funding bodies, duration, status of project and researcher contact information.

Library Literature (WilsonWeb)
Indexes English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses, plus over 300 books per year. Indexes 234 journals and provides full-text articles from over a hundred select publications. Subjects Covered: Automation, Cataloging, Censorship, Children's Literature, Circulation Procedures, Classification, Copyright Legislation, Education for Librarianship, Government Aid, Information Brokers, Internet software, Library Associations & Conferences, Library Equipment & Supplies, Personnel Administration, Preservation of Materials, Public Relations, Publishing, Web sites. Includes a thesaurus. Coverage dates: 1984-current with select full text 1994-current.

Library Literature and Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983 (WilsonWeb)
This retrospective database supplements Library Literature and offers the ability to search journals in library and information science, as far back as 1905. Coverage also includes full text from 69 years of the Wilson Library Bulletin. Subjects covered: automation, care and restoration of books, cataloging, censorship, classification, education for Librarianship, personnel administration, publishing, rare books, and reference Services. Coverage dates: 1905 – 1983.

LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
An international abstracting and indexing tool that abstracts over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries in more than 20 different languages. Major areas of coverage include: Artificial intelligence, Book reviews, CD-ROMs, Computer science applications, Information centers, Information management, Information science, Information storage, Information technology, Internet technology, Knowledge management, Librarianship, Libraries and archives, Library management, Library technology, Library use and users, Medical information, Online information retrieval, Publishing and bookselling, Records management, Telecommunications, Technical services, World Wide Web. Includes a thesaurus. Updated every two weeks. Coverage dates: 1969 - current.

LISTA: Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts(EBSCO)
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts,(LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management. Coverage extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

360 Search
Searches several library and information science databases at once: ACM Digital Library, IRWI: Information Research Watch International, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, Library Literature and Information Science Retrospective, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts,


Other Related Databases:

Academic Search Premier

Annual Reviews

ASIST Digital Library

Books in Print

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities

Cataloger's Desktop (You must set up an individual account with your email address and a password you choose.)

Children's Core Collection

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

ChoiceReviews.online

Dissertation Abstracts Online (on-campus only)

Dissertations & Theses @Long Island University

ebrary

Education Full Text

ERIC

Fiction Core Collection

Graphic Novels Core Collection

Guide to Reference

InPrint: Publishing Opportunities for College Librarians (password required)

Journal Citation Reports

Middle and Junior High Core Collection

Nonbook Materials Core Collection

Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction

RCLweb: Resources for College Libraries

RefWorks (Select "Sign up for an Individual Account" and choose your own login name and password)

Senior High core Collection

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Web of Science

WorldCat (on-campus only)


Encyclopedias and other Books:

ACRL Trends and Statistics 2007(password required)

ACRL Trends and Statistics 2006(password required)

Archival Appraisal: Theory and Practice

Best of the Web: Geography

Beyond Degrees: Professional Learning for Knowledge Services

Communicating Knowledge: Publishing in the 21st Century

Corporate Memory: Records and Information Management in the Knowledge Age

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd ed

Dealing with an International Clientele: Communications, Diplomacy and Etiquette

Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment

Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children’s Literature

Information Science in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed

Information Sources in Patents, 2nd ed

Thinking for a Living: The Coming Age of Knowledge Work

Work Culture Transformation: Straw to Gold – The Modern Hero’s Journey