Information Sciences Subject Guide

Every profession has its own unique information needs, problems, and tools. The following titles are some of the sources for library and information science that you should be familiar with. The call numbers may not be the same in every library.

Reviews of the Literature and Yearbooks

• Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) [Z699.A1A65]
• Advances in Librarianship [Z674.A4]
• World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services [Z1006.W67]
• ALA Yearbook of Library and Information Services [REF Z721.A525 & Stacks]
• Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac [REF Z731.A47]

Abstracts and Indexes

• Information Science Abstracts [Z699.A1D6]
• Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) [REF Z671.L83] - also available online
• Library Literature [Z666.C211]
• Library Science Abstracts [REF Z671.L8 & Stacks]
• Current Research in Library & Information Science [REF Z669.7 .R39]

Dictionaries

• The Librarians’ Glossary of Terms Used in Librarianship [Z1006.H32]
• Terminology of Library and Information Science: A Selective Glossary [Z1006.H55]
• The Bookman's Glossary [Z118.B75]
• ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science [Z1006.A48]
• Dictionary of Information Science and Technology [Z1006.W35]

Encyclopedias

• ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services [Z1006.A18]
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science [Z1006.E57 REF]

Directories

• Directory of Library and Information Professionals [Z720.A4D57]
• American Library Directory [Z731.A53]
• International Library Directory [Z665.I57]
• Who's Who in Library Service [Z720.A4U58]
• Who's Who in Librarianship and Information Science [Z720.A46G75]
• Who's Who in Library and Information Services [Z720.A4W45]

Core Periodicals

• American Libraries [Z673.A5A6] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology [Z699.A1A 624A]
• College and Research Libraries [Z671.C6]
• Information Technology and Libraries [Z678.9.A1J68] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• Journal of Academic Librarianship [Z665.J68] – also available in ScienceDirect database.
• JASIS. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology [Z1007.A5 also online]
• Journal of Documentation [Z1007.J9 also online]
• Library and Information Science Research [Z669.7 L495 also online]
• Library Journal [Z671.L7]
• The Library Quarterly [Z671.L713]
• Library Resources & Technical Services [Z671.L717]
• Library Trends [Z671.L84] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• Online [Z699.A1O55 and in Academic Search Premier database and www.onlineinc.com]
• Public Libraries [Z671.P63]
• Publishers Weekly [Z1219.P98] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• Reference and User Services Quarterly (formerly RQ) [Z671.R39]
• Records Management Quarterly [HF5736.R3632]
• School Library Journal [Z675.S3S29] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• School Library Media Quarterly [Z671.S32]
• Information Outlook (formerly Special Libraries) [Z671.I634] – also available in Academic Search Premier database.
• Journal of Youth Services in Libraries [Z671.T62]