Library and Information Science Databases
(see also
Computer Science,
Education, and
Union Lists)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Reviews, Guides, & Selection]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Library,
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Ebsco)
 
- Provided free by EBSCO to anyone interested in libraries and information management,
LISTA indexes more than 600 periodicals as well as books, research reports, proceedings,
and patents, covering all fields of information science, including librarianship, classification,
cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines,
printed & electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication,
electronic publishing, and more. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s, this is the
oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.
[Absorbed: Information Science & Technology Abstracts]
- Library
Literature & Information Science Full Text (WilsonWeb)
- Indexes articles and book reviews in more than 234 key library and
information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere, as well as
books (over 300 per year), chapters, conference proceedings, library school theses, and
pamphlets. Cover to cover full-text from over a hundred selected periodicals begins in 1994.
Also covers such topics as censorship, copyright legislation, government aid, information
brokers, personnel administration, public relations, web sites, and more.
- Library
Literature and Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983 (WilsonWeb)
- Provides the retrospective content of Library Work (1905-1911),
Library Journal (1912-1920), and Library Literature (1921-1983). Nearly
80 years of citations to periodical articles, books, book chapters, essay collections,
conference proceedings, library school theses, and book reviews document all the
innovations, controversies, and people instrumental in the making of modern librarianship.
International coverage comprehensively surveys library science publishing in Europe,
Russia, China, India, Australia, and Latin America. Includes the full text of
Wilson Library Bulletin from 1914 to 1983.
(Note: the subscription allows for only two users at a time, so please click the
"Exit Program" button when you are finished)
- LISA:
Library and Information Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Designed for library professionals and other information specialists, it covers
over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages,
as well as conference proceedings, book reviews, and selected research report series,
from 1969 to the present. Topics include artificial intelligence, information storage,
internet technology, knowledge management, librarianship, medical information,
publishing, bookselling, records management, telecommunications, and more.
- Association
for Computing Machinery Digital Library (ACM)
- Contains the full text of journals, magazines, transactions,
conference proceedings, newsletters, and other publications by
the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), its Affiliated Organizations,
and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including an archive dating back to the 1950's.
The ACM is a major force in advancing
the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide,
providing a portal to the computing literature through authoritative publications
and pioneering conferences.
- IRWI: Information Research Watch International
(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides access to information about new, ongoing,
and completed library and information science research around the world,
from postgraduate theses to large-scale international projects, prior to its appearance
in the published literature. Includes related fields such as museums,
publishing and book selling, print and broadcasting media,
archives and records management, and information and communications
technologies and telecommunications associated with information storage,
preservation, retrieval and dissemination.
Includes details on the duration and status of the project,
research funding and funding bodies, and researcher affiliation and contact information.
Covers 1980 to the present and is indexed using the LISA subject headings.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
- Academic
Library Trends and Statistics 2007 (ACRL)
- Allows you to browse or search through the Association of College and Research Libraries
Library Data, featuring statistics
about staff, usage, faculty, salaries, services, circulation, collections, expenditures, electronic
resources, and more. Specific data fields and libraries may be selected and
comparison charts created. Results of the
2006 Survey
are also available.
(A password is required to access this from both on-campus and
off-campus computers. Please inquire at the Reference Desk or call 516-299-2305.)
- Archival
Appraisal: Theory and Practice (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides detailed information on the most recent techniques, theories,
practices, and recommendations in collection appraisal for the management and use of
archives. Aimed at information specialists, records managers, knowledge managers,
and archivists, it covers acquisition planning processes, policies, and procedures,
as well as appraisal criteria and report forms. Includes a glossary of terms with
detailed explanations of their meanings.
- Beyond
Degrees: Professional Learning for Knowledge Services (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers continuing professional development and lifelong learning in the
information services environment to provide guidelines for conceptualizing, designing, and
measuring successful programs for professional learning, staff development, and professional
growth in an organization.
- Cataloger's Desktop
(Library of Congress)
- Incorporates of all of the indispensable cataloging publications that catalogers use daily, but
were previously available only in a large number of individual print editions. Includes the full text of
the current version of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (2nd edition);
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations; Subject Cataloging Manual: Classification, Shelflisting,
Subject Headings; MARC 21 Formats for Bibliographic Data, Authority Data, Holdings Data, Classification
Data, Community Information; Latest editions of all MARC Code Lists; assorted specialized cataloging manuals;
and much more. (Only a limited number of users may access this at a time. Please log out when you are
finished.)
- Corporate
Memory: Records and Information Management in the Knowledge Age
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of Communications Technology: Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of Information and Library Management (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Digital
Libraries: Principles and Practices in A Global Environment
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Communication and Information (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Explores the full spectrum of communication, from careers to information
technologies, in an interdisciplinary fashion. Emphasis is on both historical and
current issues, topics, and people.
- Encyclopedia
of Information Science and Technology (Idea Group Inc)
- Online version of the five-volume, comprehensive, research-based
encyclopedia that covers concepts, issues, and trends related to the utilization
and management of information science and technologies.
Includes more than 550 articles written by over 900 noted researchers,
as well as a compendium of over 5,000 terms, definitions,
and explanations of concepts, processes, and acronyms.
Covers such topics as business applications, databases, data mining,
decision support systems, enterprise resource planning, geographic information systems,
information modeling, information systems, education applications,
evaluation, library applications, knowledge management, multimedia,
security, software engineering, telecommunications, networking,
web applications, and more.
- Information
Science in Theory and Practice
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Thinking
for A Living: The Coming Age of Knowledge Work
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Work
Culture Transformation: Straw to Gold - The Modern Hero's Journey
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Reviews, Research Guides, and Selection Tools:
- Children's Literature
Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
- Provides an extensive array of information about more
than 900,000 children's books, video and audio recordings,
film strips, and other children-focused media.
Records come with all of the official cataloging data, subject
terms, and annotations. In addition, CLCD contains more
than 130,000 critical reviews of thousands of children's books,
ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and
nonfiction for young adults, and an average of more than 1500
new reviews are added to the database monthly. Includes
award information and placement on Best Books lists.
- ChoiceReviews.online
(ACRL)
- Produced by the Association of College and Research
Libraries, this provides access to the entire database of Choice reviews published since September
1988, covering significant current books and electronic resources of interest to
those in higher education. Updated monthly, Choice publishes more than 6,500 reviews by
subject experts each year. The newest reviews are arranged by academic discipline and broad
cross-disciplinary topic. All reviews can be searched by combining various criteria.
- Guide
to Reference (American Library Association)
- Formerly known as Robert Balay's Guide to Reference Books, this is a selective,
annotated list of "core collection" reference sources judged to be useful based
on their content, organization, and popularity. It includes sources produced by governments, professional
societies, commercial publishers, and other organizations, with a preference for the online
versions of sources available in multiple formats, as well as free websites, metasites,
directory sites, and portals that have gained a reputation for quality. To access the full
range of functions, such as notes, users need to create a free individual profile.
- RCLweb:
Resources for College Libraries (Bowker)
- Formerly Books for College Libraries, this core list of hand-selected print
and electronic titles for academic libraries features 65,000 titles arranged into 58
curriculum-specific subjects. Can be searched by a variety of criteria including: RCL subject,
LC classification range, Dewey number range, audience, format, awards, and date added to
the database. Includes the full text of reviews from Choice. Updated quarterly.
- Best
of the Web: Geography (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Evaluative guide that provides in-depth information on the best websites
for geography. Covers area studies, bibliographies, cartography, current awareness services,
cybergeography, development, earth sciences, environment, geographic information systems,
journals, libraries, mailing-lists, meteorology, oceanography, organizations, population,
remote sensing, subject gateways, teaching, tourism, and urban studies.
- Business
Information Handbook (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Describes the major sources of business information for information
specialists and researchers. Also discusses the role of business information in the business
process as well as the recent changes brought about in sources and delivery by the new
web-based technologies. Includes case studies from business information specialists that
provide practical insights into the use of business information.
- Cambridge
Guide to Children's Books in English (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a critical and appreciative overview of children's books
written in English around the world. Covers the history of children's books from pre-Norman
times to the present as well as current developments in publishing practices and in children's
own reading. Includes coverage of television, comics, annuals and the growing range
of media texts.
- Cambridge
Guide to Children's Books in English (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Ethical
and Socially Responsible Investment: A Reference Guide for Researchers (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Annotated bibliography of 500 information sources that discuss
ethical issues that can relate to business: the environment, human rights, working
conditions, animal welfare, arms issues, food safety, sexual exploitation, health
& safety, and tobacco. Includes a chapter that describes sources on socially
responsible investment (SRI) and a selected list of ethical and SRI investment funds
available on the UK and US markets.
- Growing
and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children's Literature
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Information
Sources in Patents
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Guide to where and how patent information can be found. Discusses
patent information within the context of the current legal framework for patents both from a
national and international perspective, as well as future developments and their likely effect
on patent information, the three major patent systems, information sources on different media,
and the varying patent information needs within different subject fields. Covers alerting
searches, patentability, portfolio & legal status searches, commercial intelligence, and
patent analysis tools. Includes a glossary of patenting terms.
- InPrint :
Publishing Opportunities for College Librarians (ACRL)
- Describes journal publishing opportunities in
library and information science, higher education, computer
technology, and other related areas. Includes such relevant information as
acceptance rate, response time, preferred article length, and whether the
publication is refereed. A brief description of the editorial policy, topics covered,
style, and audience is included along with contact information for each publication.
[Password required. Inquire at the Reference Desk or ext. 2305]
- Ultimate
Business Library, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- United
States Government Internet Manual (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A guidebook for official U.S. government resources on the Web.
This manual contains more than 2,000 site records that provide descriptions and
URL's for each site. Evaluations are given for the most important and frequently sought sites.
- Also of Interest:
- American Juvenile
Collection:
- A research collection of children's fiction,
folklore, and fairy tales printed in North America, covering the years
1910-1960. The AJC continues the gathering of children's books by
Christine B. Gilbert, that included fiction and non-fiction, mostly from Great Britain, published
before 1909. The AJC retains a few of them, especially appropriate
fiction titles. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Communicating
Knowledge: Publishing in the 21st Century
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Emerald
Fulltext (Emerald Insight)
- Provides full text access to almost 150 journals.
Emphasis is on business, technology, and library & information science, but
some coverage is also given to education, health, science, public policy, and criminal justice.
Journals can be browsed issue by issue or searched by keyword.
- ERIC :
Education Resources Information Center (Ebsco)
- Covers education literature and resources by providing access to information from
journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and
Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,282,000 records and
links to more than 314,000 full-text documents from ERIC.
- ERIC :
Education Resources Information Center
(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers all aspects of eduction from early childhood to college and adult,
counseling, educational administration, gifted and special education,
libraries, information resources, language, teacher education,
tests, and more. Includes journal articles, conferences, meetings,
government documents, theses, dissertations, reports,
audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books, and monographs.
Corresponds to the two printed indexes: Resources
in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education
(CIJE). Covers 1966 to the present. Includes full text of ERIC documents.
- ERIC :
Education Resources Information Center (FirstSearch)
- Contains annotated references to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in
Education (CIJE) and to nonjournal material
issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE).
Includes full text of ERIC documents and some journals.
- ERIC :
Education Resources Information Center
(US Dept of Education)
- United States Department of Education website access to the ERIC database and the
full text of ERIC documents. No password needed for remote access
- Focal
Dictionary of Telecommunications, Focal Press (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Hargrave's
Communications Dictionary, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- ISI
Web of Knowledge (Thomson Scientific)
- Consists of the
ISI
Web of Science that includes
Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Covering back ten years, these indexes not only allow you to search for articles
within these fields, but also for the bibliographies within each article in order to get
lists of both the sources used by that article and the later articles that referred
back to your article as a source.
Journal
Citation Reports (from the previous
year) and HighlyCited.com enable you to see how often a particular journal or
author is cited by other publications to evaluate their impact on the scholarly world.
Users can create their own profiles to personalize their searching experience. Also
provides access to the medical database,
Medline,
from 1950 to the present
as well as other resources and weblinks (Biology Browser) in science and research.
EndNote Web
enables users to save and format their lists of citations.
[Note: Access is limited to six simultaneous users, so please click the "Log Out"
button when you are finished.]
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
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Electronic Library) is a statewide virtual library provided free to
the public by the New York State Library.
It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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