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Founded in October 1876, the American Library Association was created to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. The website discusses ALA's activities in advocating for the public's interest in an open information society, developing innovative programs that support libraries, and supporting libraries as centers for culture, literacy, and lifetime learning. It also provides information on: the ALA organizational structure, membership information and scholarships, library news and related events, and publications and resources. The current strategic plan---ALA Ahead to 2015---calls for continued work in the areas of Advocacy for Libraries and the Profession, Diversity, Education and Lifelong Learning, Equitable Access to Information and Library Services, Intellectual Freedom, Literacy, Organizational Excellence and Transforming Libraries. Coverage:
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Begun in 1992, the International Bielefeld Conference (formerly Europäisches Bielefeld Kolloquium / Internationales Bielefeld Kolloquium) takes place every two years. The Conference has gained a high reputation among library directors and other senior library and information managers from all over Europe and beyond by providing internationally renowned and trendsetting speakers and a major strategic discussion forum for library managers. Coverage:
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ARL Digital Publications are selected publications from 2006 to the present that are available in their entirety. As a member library, access to ARL publications at the Library of Congress includes: ARL Annual Salary Survey; ARL Statistics; and Research Library Issues (RLI). Coverage:
Various Dates
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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching, and research. The website maintains comprehensive information about ACRL and its programs, including mission and goals, strategic plan, advocacy, information literacy, conferences, institutes, preconferences, publications, blogs, podcasts, standards, membership and links to sections and chapters. Coverage:
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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to provide leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, foster the exchange of ideas and expertise, and facilitate the emergence of new roles for research libraries. Major initiatives and key issues include: copyright and intellectual property, diversity, e-science, leadership development, legislation and appropriations, new models of publishing, preservation, special collections, statistics and assessment, LibQUAL+®, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and Information Access Alliance (IAA). Coverage:
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Baltic Heritage Network is a multilingual electronic portal to information on the cultural heritage of the Baltic diaspora. Included on the website is: information on collecting and preserving Baltic cultural heritage material and the institutions involved; and databases, websites, electronic publications, bibliographies, online exhibitions, news about events, grants, and training programs, and a photo gallery. Coverage:
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Web site of the Bermuda National Library. The site provides access to multiple resources including the Library's online catalog, many other Bermudian web sites, and digital copies of the following Bermudian serial publications:
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The British National Bibliography (BNB) lists the books and new journal titles published or distributed in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 1950. It also lists forthcoming book titles and hand-held electronic publications, e.g. CD-ROMs, deposited with the Legal Deposit Office since 2003. The BNB is the single most comprehensive listing of UK titles. Coverage:
Various Dates
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A collection of continuously updated full-text academic journals published in mainland China in the areas of computers, electronics, computer technology, communications technology, journalism, publishing, and information science. China Academic Journals is a part of the larger China National Knowledge Infrastructure package. Coverage:
1915 - present
Additional assistance is provided in the Asian Reading Room.
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Choice Reviewsfrom
Choice/Association of College & Research Libraries
ON-SITE ONLY
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Stay up-to-date on the latest academic titles, gain access to exclusive web content, and search through a comprehensive archive of more than 200,000 reviews representing a quarter-century of scholarship. This digital database includes more than 500 new reviews each month, updated daily. Create an individual account to create lists, save searches, receive customizable user alerts, and share titles with colleagues. Coverage:
Various Dates
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ClassWebfrom
Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
ON-SITE ONLY
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Find LC Subject Headings (LCSH) in your research area and use them to search the Library of Congress catalog. Classification Web provides for searching and browsing LCSH and LC Classification schedules (LCC). Features include correlations between subject headings and classification numbers and vice-versa, and a direct search of LC and other library catalogs. Updated weekly. Coverage:
Various Dates
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The Communications and Mass Media Collection provides current and accurate information in full-text from journals and magazines focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more. Coverage:
1980-current
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Conservation OnLinefrom
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
FREE ACCESS
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With a freely accessible platform, CoOL seeks to generate and disseminate vital resources for those working to preserve cultural heritage worldwide. CoOL hosts full text archives of several publications within the conservation field, and provides free access to crucial information on subjects and topics related to the conservation of culturally and historically significant works. Coverage:
Various Dates
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The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. CLIR aspires to transform the information landscape to support the advancement of knowledge through project initiatives and partnerships, publications, the DLF program, and award and fellowship opportunities. Coverage:
Various Dates
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DLA provides access to scholarly electronic serials that are peer-reviewed, full text, and accessible without charge. Their topics range from education, engineering, and literature to technology, philosphy and libraries. Most titles are available in both PDF and HTML. Coverage:
Various Dates
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Multidisciplinary e-journal gateway providing full text access to over 180 management, applied science and technology, engineering, health sciences, and library and information science journals published by MCB University Press. Flagship titles in the EMX 150 collection include: Management Decision; European Journal of Marketing; Journal of Documentation; Leadership & Organization Development Journal; and The TQM Magazine. Coverage:
1989 to present
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The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance. Coverage:
Various Dates
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The premier source of authoritative information to global institutions of higher education and learning, and to the people who work within them. Europa World of Learning covers over 30,000 academic institutions worldwide, as well as more than 400 cultural, scientific, and educational organizations. Provides names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, as well as contact information for over 200,000 faculty, staff and officials. Updated yearly. Coverage:
Current
The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.
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Freely Accessible Arts & Humanities Journalsfrom
Serials Solutions
FREE ACCESS
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A collection of free online journals in a broad range of disciplines including art, history, literature, education, humanities, and social sciences. Managed by Serials Solutions. Coverage:
Various Dates
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Freely Accessible Education, Library Science & Mass Communication Online Resourcesfrom
Library of Congress
FREE ACCESS
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A collection of publicly available education, library science, and mass communication online resources selected by Library of Congress staff. Coverage:
Various dates
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The Grey Literature Network Service was founded in 1992. Its goal is to facilitate dialog, research, and communication between persons and organizations in the field of grey literature, which is defined as "that which is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishing, i.e., where publishing is not the primary activity of the producing body." GreyNet further seeks to identify and distribute information on and about grey literature in networked environments. Its main activities include the International Conference Series on Grey Literature, the creation and maintenance of web-based resources: GreySource (a selection of web-based resources in grey literature) and GreyText (an in-house archive of documents on grey literature), a moderated Listserv and combined Distribution List, The Grey Journal (TGJ), and curriculum development. Coverage:
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KORCIS is a union catalog of Korean rare books (and manuscripts), which includes records from 51 Korean institutions and 32 foreign institutions (as of March 2010). It has over 420 thousand bibliographic records and provides access to the full-text of over 36 thousand items. A presentation (PDF) by a librarian from the National Library of Korea in March 2010 provides background information Coverage:
Various dates
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Cataloging Legal Literature, 4th Edition, describes the authors' understanding of current descriptive subject cataloging and classification practices for legal materials. Throughout the manual, illustrations of descriptive or subject cataloging and MARC tags are offered. This database is designed to help the law cataloger deal with the ambiguities of 21st Century cataloging and is updated to Resource Description and Access (RDA) standards. Part 1 features the HTML version of the print 4th edition with a linked table of contents, making this material easy to browse. The contents are divided into 8 chapters with subchapters, including numerous links to other cataloging resources. Part 2 consists of an A-Z list of over 200 cataloging and law-related terms. Hypertext links to all of the major resources that make up a law catalogers’ desktop today have been included. Clicking on any term results in a brief description, notes on description, subjects, genres, classification and examples.
Cataloging Legal Literature, 4th edition incorporates relevant excerpts from the columns of Technical Services Law Librarian, the official publication of the Technical Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries, the Cataloger’s Desktop, RDA, Classification Web, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the Subject Headings Manual (SHM), and catalog records from the Library of Congress and other catalogs as needed. Coverage:
Various Dates
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Spinelli’s Law Library Reference Shelf with its rich collection of works, scholarly articles and tools for librarians, faculty, law school administrators and students provides valuable resources for the entire legal research community. For librarians, this unique collection brings together checklists, newsletters, and cataloging tools. For legal researchers, it contains research guides, bibliographies, dictionaries, and biographies. For faculty and administrators, it houses a section on Legal Education and much more. Content includes: AALL GD-SIS State Bibliographies, AALL Publication Series, Legal Dictionaries, Serials, Cataloging Publications, Bibliographies, Bibliography of Early American Law, Legal Research Guide Series, Memorials of Law Librarians and more. Coverage:
Various Dates
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Provides references and abstracts from more than 450 publications covering the world's literature in librarianship, information science and related disciplines. Topics covered include: bibliometrics; cataloging; classification; electronic publishing; the information industry; information management; Internet search engines; online information retrieval; printed and electronic information sources; and more. Sources indexed include books, research reports, conference proceedings, and patents. Coverage:
1966 to present
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The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together institutions dedicated to the preservation of and access to the world’s film heritage, both as art and as historical documents. Coverage:
Various Dates
Some content is restricted to FIAF members. Speak to a reference librarian in the Moving Image Research Center for access to restricted content.
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The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is an eight-digit number which identifies periodical publications as such, including electronic serials. Search for serials information by ISSN, title, word, index browse, or use the assisted search form.
New features of the ISSN Portal: Release of “essential” ISSN information as Linked Open Data; Simple, advanced and expert search options on serial resources already published or to be published; Faceted searches including subject classification; ISSN data enriched by information provided by ISNI IA, Scopus, DOAJ among others partners; New display features including timeline, geolocation of publications, title history and title relations; ISSN data available for download in a variety of formats such as MARC 21, UNIMARC, MARC XML, RDF/XML, RDF turtle, Json; Manual and machine APIs downloads. Coverage:
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Established by the UK Higher and Further Education Funding Councils, JISC Collections is a membership organisation and seeks to support the procurement of digital content for education and research in the UK. The website provides a number of freely avaiable reports and e-books on development and research of electronic collections and digital archiving. Coverage:
Various Dates
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Korean National Bibliography is a bibliography created to cover all publications published in the Republic of Korea. The site provides access to Data Collection, Korean Library MapDigital Collection, Cataloging in Publication (CIP), and Korean Library Information System Network (KOLIS-NET). As an integrated database, KOLIS-NET is searchable by subject, title, author, and keyword search. [search in Korean] Coverage:
Various dates
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An integrated catalog database jointly built by 1,600 public/professional libraries nationwide, including the National Central Library, and the government department's library. Since 2001, the National Library of Korea has operated a comprehensive list of national data based on a network of mutual cooperation with domestic libraries. Provides the comprehensive list of national data which can be easily and quickly searched and used by all researchers. [Search in Korean, Japanese, English, and more] Coverage:
Various Dates
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An integrated catalog database that is jointly built by the National Library of Korea, over 1,800 public and specialized libraries across the country, and data centers of government ministries. Coverage:
Various dates
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The National Electronic Library connects major domestic libraries to provide integrated search services centered on digital texts online to researchers. Linked libraries include National Library of Korea, National Defense University Electronic Library, National Assembly Library of Korea, Rural Development Administration Agricultural Science Library, Supreme Court Library, National Center for Medical Science Knowledge of Korea, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology Library, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, and Korea Education & Research Information Service. [Search in Korean, Japanese, English, and more] Coverage:
Various Dates
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The National Library, founded in 1945, is a comprehensive and treasured repository of intellectual and informational resources of the Republic of Korea. Since its establishment, the Library has built its extensive collection of national publications and digital materials, which are also preserved thoroughly and organized systematically. In addition, the National Library selects valuable knowledge and cultural resources from the collections, and provides them as online content. Information provided includes Korean newspaper archives, official gazettes, records related to overseas Korea, online digital data, audiobooks, and online exhibitions etc. [Interface: Korean and English] Coverage:
Various Dates
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Developed to meet the needs of librarians, information professional and students, Library & Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. Content includes full text for more than 460 publications and indexing for hundreds of high-quality journals, as well as full-text monographs, pamphlets and theses, research reports and proceedings, plus a subject-specific thesaurus. Subject coverage encompasses librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. In addition, Library & Information Science Source provides comprehensive coverage of the history of library studies. Coverage:
1933-present
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News and insights for library directors and trustees. Coverage:
2018-present
Access is restricted to staff at the National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.
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This database indexes English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses, plus over 300 books per year. Full text articles from over a hundred select publications are also included.
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.
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This database offers the ability to search a wide range of important journals in library literature and information science, as far back as 1905. Coverage also includes full text content from 69 years of the Wilson Library Bulletin (the classic trade magazine for librarians, founded in 1914), indexing from Library Work (1905-1911), plus citations to book reviews, books, book chapters and library school theses.
Subjects covered: Automation of library processes, Binding and repairing, Cataloging, Censorship, Children's Literature, Circulation Procedures, Classification, Copyright Legislation, Education for Librarianship, Government Aid, Library Associations & Conferences, Library Equipment & Supplies, Personnel Administration, Preservation of Materials, Public Relations, Publishing, Salaries, Thesauri.
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LISA is an international abstracting and indexing tool covering over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages. Track past, present, and ongoing developments in: artificial intelligence; computer science applications; information management, science, storage and technology; librarianship; online information retrieval; publishing and bookselling; records management; and telecommunications Coverage:
1969 to present
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ProQuest Telecommunications Database is an essential resource for anyone researching the industry or its technology. The database includes over 140 titles, with more than 115 available in full text. Whether you're looking for the latest news on WAP technology, following market penetration of new technologies, or gathering information about the key players in this field, ProQuest Telecommunications helps you stay one step ahead. Because of continually shifting business conditions and the ever-expanding reach of the wireless, Internet, and long-distance industries, telecommunications increasingly have become part of our lives. The database covers all the changes including:
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Americana Exchange is a web-based resource for those who deal in, deal with and/or collect books and related material. To build a community we provide free services. To support this collecting field we provide innovative paid tools that are changing the face of book collecting. Our primary free community building tools are AE Monthly, the most widely read periodical in the book collecting field, and Auction Search, the most effective search tool ever developed for the book auction field. The heart of our paid services on this site is the Americana Exchange Bibliographic Database, over 2 million records pertaining to fiction and non-fiction books, maps and ephemera including drama and poetry, science and medicine, angling, sports materials, binding, private press and a wide assortment of other printed items. It is extensive and it is easily sorted by KEYWORD and ADVANCED searches. There are extensive bibliographic records for the bibliophile but the emphasis is on priced records that contain information of significance.
For the innovators within libraries and for collectors and dealers we offer Premium subscriptions that make it possible to list material for sale on a commission-free basis, electronically footnote scholarly and selling descriptions, create automated wants lists and identify matching material at auction, on ABE and on eBay. Coverage:
Various Dates
Click on "Institutional Login" at top of page for access.
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Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists is North America's oldest and largest national professional association dedicated to the needs and interests of archives and archivists. SAA represents more than 6,200 professional archivists employed by governments, universities, businesses, libraries, and historical organizations nationally. Coverage:
various dates
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A full-text database of the most influential professional journals for librarians published in Russian. The database includes publications from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries. Coverage:
2001 to present