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 Full-Text Electronic Journal Search.

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.


Other Related Databases:

Academic Search Premier

ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery)

ASIST Digital Library (2007 forward)

Books in Print

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities

Cataloger's Desktop (password required)

The Charleston Advisor (on-campus only)

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

ChoiceReviews.online

Dissertation Abstracts Online (on-campus only)

Dissertations & Theses @Long Island University

ebrary

Education Full Text

Emerald

ERIC

Expanded Academic ASAP

Ingenta Connect

InPrint: Publishing Opportunities for College Librarians (password required)

IRWI: Information Research Watch International

Journal Citation Reports

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive

ProQuest Research Library

RCLweb: Resources for College Libraries

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

Serials Solutions Full-Text Electronic Journals Search

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Web of Science

WorldCat (on-campus only)


Encyclopedias:

Archival Appraisal: Theory and Practice (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Best of the Web: Geography (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Beyond Degrees: Professional Learning for Knowledge Services (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Communicating Knowledge: Publishing in the 21st Century (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Corporate Memory: Records and Information Management in the Knowledge Age (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Social Science)

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology

Dealing with an International Clientele: Communications, Diplomacy and Etiquette (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children’s Literature (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Information Science in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Information Sources in Patents, 2nd ed (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Thinking for a Living: The Coming Age of Knowledge Work (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)

Work Culture Transformation: Straw to Gold – The Modern Hero’s Journey (Select: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Library Science)