Databases/Article Indexes for Library Science


Red Star indicates highly recommended databases for the subject area

 
The Library Salary Database is published by the American Library Association Allied Professional Association, and includes aggregated data from 10,631 actual salaries for six librarian positions in 1053 public and academic libraries. The database is searchable by position, state, and library-type.
 
ARBAonline offers over 14,000 reviews of print and electronic reference works published since 1997.
 
Research database that contains the full text and informative abstracts for more than 2,100 popular nonfiction books found in school and public libraries.
 
Provides access to publication information for over 3.5 million books in-print, out-of print, and forthcoming.
 
CHOICE
1988-current

Free registration required for full access to the site.
Reviews of significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education.
 
Emerald Insight is an electronic collection of journals published by MCB University Press and includes upwards of 50,000 articles from over 160 journals.
 
ERIC
1966-current

Click on the 'Find In A Library" link within your results to link to full text of articles.;Open Access
A searchable database of annotated citations for education-related research, technical reports and journal articles.
 
ERIC (FirstSearch/OCLC)
Dates vary

Includes full text linking to articles via SFX.
A searchable database of annotated citations for education-related research, technical reports and journal articles.
 
Journal Citation Reports presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate journals and their impact and influence in the research community.
 
Kids Search
Dates vary
A research tool for kids in kindergarten through fifth grades.
Recommended resource
LISA currently abstracts over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages.
Recommended resource
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text : Wilson Omnifile
1982-current

Upon entering Wilson Omnifile, choose the Library & Information Science subject area to limit results
Library and Information Science Journals Indexed from 1982, abstracted from 1984, and available in fulltext from 1994.
 
a bibliographic database that indexes articles and book reviews of key library and information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets are also indexed. Coverage also includes full text content from 69 years of the Wilson Library Bulletin and periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines.
Recommended resource
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts(LISTA)indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings.
 
Literary Market Place Online
Current

one user maximum
literarymarketplace.com contains 2 important reference works, Literary Market Place and International Literary Market Place: Literary Market Place (LMP) is the directory of America and Canadian book publishing, and The International Literary Market Place (ILMP), provides a similar scope of publishing data for more than 180 countries around the world.
 
NoveList
Dates vary
Novelist is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles.
 
NoveList K-8
Dates vary
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in a classroom.
 
Readers' Guide Retrospective
1890 - 1982

1 user maximum
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature provides thorough indexing and accurate bibliographic data for 272 popular magazines central to any school, college, or public library collection. Presenting the richest account of U.S. cultural history youll find in any single source, Readers Guide Retrospective is the online equivalent of 44 Readers Guide annuals.
 
The online edition of the new Resources for College Libraries brought to you by ACRL's Choice and Bowker. This 2006 edition is the successor to Books for College Libraries (BCL3). The core list features 65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subjects.
 
Searchasaurus
Dates vary
Searchasaurus is a searchable database for kids that offers resources in a user-friendly interface. Some advanced search options are available, such as the ability to search by Lexile Reading Level.
 
Provides information about pricing, subscription, key publisher, editor and advertising contact of over 240,000 serial titles.
 
WorldCat
1200-current
Records for materials cataloged by OCLC member libraries. WorldCat offers holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.

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