Library and Information Studies Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• Business Source Premier
  Provides full text for nearly 3,050 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications- EBSCOhost
• Library Literature and Information Science
  Indexes English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, and library school theses, plus over 300 books per year- WilsonWeb
• Sociological Abstracts
  Provides abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers- CSA

Books

• Copyright in Cyberspace: Questions and Answers for Librarians / by Gretchen McCord Hoffmann
  (KF3030.1 .Z9 H64)
  Presents what to know about copyright law and how it applies to online information and specifically to libraries, including fair use and other pockets of protection, liability for Web content, interlibrary loan and resource sharing, downloading and printing rights, hyperlinks, public display and performance of audio/video Internet- Amazon.com
• Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet / by Jessica Litman
  (KF3030.1 .L58)
  Study of copyright legislation and the changes required in thinking about copyright in the digital age. Important for those who implement copyright policy in concrete cases and who desperately need an understandable framework for making their decisions and who want to understand the usually impenetrable and always arcane world of copyright law- Publisher   Look inside!
• Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper / by Nicholson Baker
  (Z1035.1 .R435)
  Describes how libraries across the United States have dismantled collections of original bound newspapers and brittle books to replace them with microfilmed copies, exploring the hidden reasons for such policies- Amazon.com
• Additional Books

Journals

• D-Lib Magazine
  Focuses on digital library research and development, including new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic issues.
• Library Administration and Management
  Official journal of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)- Wilson Web
• Library Journal
  Provides working tool tailored to the information needs of librarians and managers in public, academic and corporate libraries- EBSCOhost
• Library Talk
  Articles, review articles and commentary on libraries, librarians, technology and automation for elementary school librarians- EBSCOhost
• Library Philosophy and Practice
  "Peer-reviewed electronic journal, presenting articles exploring the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it. Includes explorations of current, past, and emerging theories of librarianship and library practice, as well as reports of successful, innovative, or experimental library procedures, methods, or projects in all areas of librarianship, set in the context of applied research"- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Library Technical Reports
  Provides authoritative information on library systems, equipment, and supplies- EBSCOhost
• Library Trends
  Focuses on current trends in all areas of library practice; each issue explores topics of interest primarily to practicing librarians and information scientists and secondarily to teachers and students- EBSCOhost

Websites

• Internet Library for Librarians
  Portal designed for librarians to locate Internet resources related to their Profession.
• Library Reference Center
  Presents indexing and abstracts from over 30 important library trade magazines and journals, including School Library Journal, American Libraries and The Journal- EBSCOhost
• The Library of Congress
  On-line collection of professional resources published by the LC for Librarians and Archivists.
• Library and Information Technology Association
  Leading professional association focused on library automation and technology.
• Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 
  Presents selected articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks. Contains links to sources that are available via the Internet.