Last revised: July 2008

Library and Information Studies

Scope: This guide provides links to and information about major electronic and print resources for the study of Library and Information Studies. The list is divided into common subject areas; items within those subject areas are listed in call number order. Email the subject specialist at kpatter@umd.edu or call 301-405-2067 for more information. Please complete the guide survey so that the subject specialist can keep the guide relevant.

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SEARCHING THE ONLINE CATALOG

• UM Libraries Catalog: Use the Catalog to search for books, journal titles, government documents, nonprint media, and other materials owned by the UM Libraries. Check the box for "USMAI (All Campuses)" in order to search the entire UM System at once. For best results, use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (viewable within individual records or by using the "Subject Beginning with..." search) or consult a reference librarian. Some examples of subject headings in library and information studies are:

  Information behavior Human-Computer Interaction Archives Information Services Libraries Information Retrieval Information Literacy Information Management Information Technology

  Information Networks Information Organization Information Policy Information Processing Information Resources Management Records--Management Knowledge Management School Libraries

  The search box below will open the Catalog and launch your search in a new window.

  word/s anywhere title beginning with... title word/s author beginning with... author word/s subject beginning with... subject word/s call number

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Finding Books in Other Locations

If you cannot find what you're looking for in the UM Libraries Catalog, try searching these other library catalogs. Use the links or the Interlibrary Loan page to place ILL requests for items not owned by UM.

• World Cat: OCLC catalog of books, serial publications, media, visual materials, musical scores, and archival materials in libraries worldwide. Includes over 62 million records in more than 400 languages.
• Center for Research Libraries Catalog: CRL is a consortium of North American academic and independent research libraries. The consortium acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents, archives, and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching and makes them available to member institutions through Interlibrary Loan.

Government Libraries and Library-Related Agencies

• Library of Congress
"More than a Library"--In addition to their massive catalog, the Library of Congress web site hosts a variety of resources. Use Thomas to find legislative information, or use the online Library of Congress Authorities to look up authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations. American Memory, part of the National Digital Library Program is a digital collection of American historical records, including photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures. The Library is also the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
• National Agricultural Library
• National Library of Medicine
• U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education
  NCES collects statistics on all aspects of the education field and produces annual reports on public, academic and school libraries.

Finding Periodical Articles

Use these resources to find journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, etc. related to your topic. Consult Research Port for the full list of available Library and information Studies subject databases.

Core Databases

• Library Literature and Information Science
  Indexes more than 380 library and information science periodicals and selected state library journals, books, conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets from 1980 to the present. It is not full-text.
  
  
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
  Indexes more than 600 library and information science periodicals and selected books, research reports, and conference proceedings from the mid-1960s. It is not full-text.
  
  

Supplemental Databases

• ACM Digital Library
  Full-text repository of papers from publications that have been published, co-published, or co-marketed by ACM and other publishers. Publications include journals, magazines, transactions, special interest group (SIG) newsletters, proceedings, and publications by affiliated organizations.
  
  
• Academic Search Premier
  Index and abstracts for over 7,000 general, humanities, social science and science journals. Full text of articles for over 4,000 of these journals. The database includes a number of library and information science-related periodicals.
  
  
• Business Source Complete
  It is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. It provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
  
  
• Computer & Info Systems
  Journal articles, technical reports, conference papers, and more on theoretical research and practical applications in the computer and information sciences.
  
  
• Digital Dissertations
  Includes citations, abstracts (1980 - present) and full text (UM dissertations 1997 - present) for more than 1.6 million U.S. and international masters theses and doctoral dissertations. Search by Subject for "Library Science."
  
  
• Eric
  ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information, citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals." For the most effective search, the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (UMCP McKeldin Library CLIS Instructional Materials LB15.E3) is highly recommended to help you identify the best subject terms.
  
  
• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  Full-text database that offers a wide range of news, political, legal, business, and reference information in full-text format. Primary source of newspaper articles, including those from the Washington Post and the New York Times. Federal code, regulations, and case law, plus state codes and case law are also included. From this page you can also access Lexis-Nexis Congressional for access to U.S. legislative information, and the Lexis-Nexis Government Periodicals Index.
  
  
• Social Sciences Citation Index
  Covers 1956-present. Select "ISI Web of Science" from the pull-down menu at the top of the page. SSCI allows you to trace citations to determine how influential a given book, article, or author has been in a field.
  
  
• Ulrich's
  Bibliographic and access information for over 300,000 serials. Entries provide pricing, subscription and distribution details as well as publisher and editor contacts. Direct links to URLs and e-mail addresses given when available, along with nearly 8,000 reviews excerpted from Magazines for Libraries and Library Journal.
  
  
• VBIC
  VBIC is a web site that contains a collection of electronic and print business resources intended to provide research assistance to anyone seeking authoritative business information.

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PRINT INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

• Library Literature. New York: Wilson, 1933-1998. Monthly, with annual cumulation.
  LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
  CALL NUMBER: Z666.C211 1933-1998.
  Published since 1921, Library Literature provides author and subject access to print materials on library and information science. The index for 1980-present is also available in electronic form.
• Library Literature and Information Science. New York: Wilson, 1999-. Monthly, with annual cumulation.
  LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library: Latest 3 years in UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks; earlier years in UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
  CALL NUMBER: Z666.C211 1999-
  Continuation of Library Literature, Library Literature and Information Science, provides author and subject access to print materials on library and information science. The index for 1980-present is also available in electronic form.
• Library and Information Science Abstracts. London: Bowker-Saur, 1969-. Monthly.
  LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks; Current issues in UMCP McKeldin Library Periodicals Rm - Current Periodicals
  CALL NUMBER: Z671.L6172 1969-
  An excellent supplement to Library Literature and Information Science, LISA indexes and provides abstracts for approximately 350 titles in the field. Each volume includes comprehensive name and alphabetical subject indexes.
• Information Science Abstracts. New York: Plenum, 1969–2002. Monthly.
  LOCATION: UMCP EPSL Reference
  CALL NUMBER: Z699.A1D6 1969-2002
  Information Science Abstracts covers "abstracting and indexing, classification, online information retrieval, information management, electronic publishing, knowledge management, and more." Each volume includes subject and author indexes.

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INTERNET RESOURCES

• Library of Congress Virtual Reference Shelf: Selected web resources compiled by the Library
• Directories
  • Infomine is a listing of "scholarly internet resource collections" and includes over 40,000 links, roughly half of which were compiled and indexed by librarians.
  • The Internet Public Library: The IPL was established by the School of Information at the University of Michigan; but is currently maintained by Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology. The IPL includes reference sources and a variety of Subject Collections deemed to be useful to users of public libraries.
  • Librarian’s Index to the Internet: "Websites You Can Trust," LII presents a relatively small collection of resources which have been evaluated, selected and organized by librarians.
  • RefDesk: "The single best source for facts on the net" includes an amazing variety of reference sources, news, statistics, and more.

• Search Engines--For detailed evaluations and comparisons of search engines, go to Search Engine Watch, which provides information on which search engines cover the largest portions of the web, which tend to provide the highest relevancy of results, etc.
• Google: The current leader in the search engine race, Google consistently provides wide coverage of the web and a high degree of relevancy in its results. Also try the Google News Search; for government resources try the "Uncle Sam" interface; for scholarly articles try the "Google Scholar" interface.
• Kartoo: Notable for its unique results display, in which "hits" appear as a solar system-like web.

REFERENCE SOURCES

Almanacs, Guides, Handbooks, and Annuals

• The Whole Library Handbook 4: Current Data, Professional Advice, and Curiosa about Libraries and Library services. Ed. George M. Eberhart. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z665.2.U6 E243 2006
• Gorman, G.E. and Peter Clayton. Qualitative Research for the Information Professional: A Practical Handbook. 2nd. ed. London: Facet, 2005.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z669.7.G67Q83 2005
• Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. Medford, NJ: Learned Information, 1991-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z699.A1 A5
• Gates, Jean Kay. Guide to the Use of Libraries and Information Sources. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z710.G27 1989
• The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1961-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library: Latest edition in UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks; prior editions in UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z731.B6 1961-
• American Reference Book Annuals. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1970 - .
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library: Latest edition in UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks; prior editions in UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1035 .A4

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Bibliographies

• ARBA Guide to Library Science Literature, 1970-1983. Eds. Donald G. Davis, Jr. and Charles D. Patterson. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1987.


LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z666.A73 1987
• Prytherch, Ray. Information Management and Library Science: A Guide to the Literature. 3rd ed. Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1994.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z666.P935 1994

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries

• Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago : Society of American Archivists, 2005.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: CD945 .P43 2005

• Dictionary of Information Science and Technology. Ed. Mehdi Khosrow- Pour. Hershey, PA : Idea Group Reference, 2007.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: T58.5 .D499 2007
• Prytherch, Raymond John. Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary and Reference Book. Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2005.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.H32 2005
• Keenan, Stella. Concise Dictionary of Library and Information Science. London: Bowker-Saur, 2000.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.K39 2000
• McCain, Mary Maude. Dictionary for School Library Media Specialists: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.M43 2001
• Retiz,Joan M. Dictionary for Library and Information Science. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.R45 2004

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management. Ed. David G. Schwartz. Hershey, PA : Idea Group Reference, 2006.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: HD30.2 .E53 2006

• Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management. Eds. Elayne Coakes and Steve Clarke. Hershey, PA : Idea Group Reference, 2006.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: HD58.82 .E53 2006

• Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security. Ed. Marian Quigley. Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, 2008.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: HM851 .E555 2008

• Encyclopedia of Information Systems. Ed. Hossein Bidgoli. Boston : Academic Press, 2003.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: T58.5 .E535 2003
• Encyclopedia of Library History. Eds. Wayne E. Wiegand and Donald G. Davis, Jr. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z721.E54 1994
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. 2nd. ed. Ed. Mariam A. Drake. New York: Dekker, 2003.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.E57 2003
• International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science. Eds. John Feather and Paul Sturges. London: Routledge, 2003.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z1006.I57 2003

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Directories

• Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Technology and Library Science. Beaumont, TX: Cabell Pub. Co., 2007.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z286 .E3 C324 2007
• IFLA Directory. The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 1994-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks: Latest Edition only
CALL NUMBER: Z673.I521
• American Library Directory Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1923-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference : Latest edition at UMCP McKeldin Library - Reference Desk; prior editions in McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z731.A53
• Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. Detroit: Gale, 1963-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference: Latest edition only
CALL NUMBER: Z731.K7
• The ASLIB Directory of Information Sources in the United Kingdom. Ed. Keith W. Reynard. 11th ed. London: Information Management International, 1982-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks: Latest edition only; prior editions in McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z791.A1A82 1982-

STATISTICS

• Association for Library and Information Science. Library and Information Science Education Statistical Report. Reston, VA: ALISE, 1983-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z668.L531 1983-
• Association of Research Libraries. ARL Statistics. Washington, DC: ARL, 1974-.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library: Latest edition only in UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks; prior editions in UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z675.U5.A781 1974-
• Cahalan, Margaret Werner. The Status of Academic Libraries in the United States: Results from the 1996 Academic Library Survey with Historical Comparisons. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 2001.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z675.U5C13 2001
• Statistical Report ... Public Library Data Service. Prep. Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association. Chicago: ALA, 1992-.
Latest two years only.
LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference
CALL NUMBER: Z731.P82

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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Library Association (ALA): http://www.ala.org
The American Library Association, "The Voice of America's Libraries," is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 64,000 members. They provide library advocacy and support in key "action areas," including Diversity, Education and Continuous Learning, Equity of Access, Intellectual Freedom, and "21st Century Literacy." Their web page includes a number of useful resources: Visit the ALA Library for statistical fact sheets, bibliographies, and "how-to" guides for libraries and the 11 divisions.
• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
  http://www.aallnet.org
• American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
  http://www.asis.org
• American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
  http://www.atla.com/atlahome.html
• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS-NA)
  http://www.arlisna.org
• Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE)
  http://www.alise.org
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
  http://www.arl.org
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): http://www.imls.gov
Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, IMLS is "a federal grant- making agency that promotes leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries." See the list of Publications, Conferences and Resources.
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  http://www.ifla.org
• Medical Library Association (MLA)
  http://www.mlanet.org
• Music Library Association
  http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org
• Reforma (National association to promote library services to Spanish-speaking populations)
  http://www.reforma.org
• Special Libraries Association (SLA): http://www.sla.org
An international association dedicated to helping "its members serve their customers more effectively and succeed in an increasingly challenging environment of information management and technology." The website provides links to SLA Publications and Products, and an online Career Center.
• Theatre Library Association (TLA)
  http://tla.library.unt.edu
• Urban Libraries Council
  http://www.urbanlibraries.org

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