Library Science Research Guide
Library Catalogs
Look in the following catalogs for books, videos and other types
of audiovisual items held in libraries.
Reference Works
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Harrod's librarians' glossary and reference book : a directory
of over 9,600 terms, organizations, projects, and acronyms
in the areas of information management, library science, publishing,
and archive management Reference Z1006.H32 2000
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The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information
Reference Z731 .A47
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science Reference
Z1006 .E57
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International Encyclopedia of Information and Library
Science Reference Z1006 .I57 1997
Article Indexes
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Library
Literature (1984 - present) This is an index to materials
of libraries and librarianship. It contains citations, short
abstracts and some full-text articles from magazines and journals
dealing specifically with library sceince.
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Article
1st (1990- present) This index of articles from nearly
12,500 journals contains citations.
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Books-in-Print (Current) Verifies author, title, publisher,
ISBN, and price for books in and out of print. Includes some
book reviews.
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ERIC
(1966 - present) ERIC contains journal articles and reports
in the field of education. Entries contain citations, abstracts,
and some full text.
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Expanded
Academic Index (Infotrac) (1980- present) Contains abstracts
and many full-text articles from over 2,500 periodicals and
newspapers.
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UnionLists
(Current) OCLC Union List of Periodicals can help you determine
if a library holds a specific journal issue.
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Wilson
Select Plus (1994 -present) Citations, abstracts
and some full-text articles from over 430 periodicals
Internet Sites
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ALA. http://www.ala.org
The official web site of the American Library Association.
Contains important documents such as "The Library Bill of
Rights". Job information, and useful links for anything dealing
with libraries.
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Library Support
Staff Resource Center. http://flightline.highline.edu/lssrc/
A collection of all types of information relating specifically
to library technical assistants. Contains job listings, descriptions,
and salary information.
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The
College of DuPage LTA Program Web Site. http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Slusar/lta/index.htm
Provides information about the LTA program for currently enrolled
and prospective students. Linda Slusar,
LTA Coordinator's home page http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Slusar/Slusar.htm
Look here for the latest syllabi for lta course offerings
as well as other useful links for library science students
- Soaring to Excellence. http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/Soaring/Index.htm
Lists program descriptions, worksheets, bibliographies and other
important information for these nationally acclaimed teleconference
training programs.
- Library
Technical Assistant Webliography. http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Slusar/lta/index.htm
Provides the tools to help students in their search for library
job information. Resumes, cover letters, salary information,
and library jobs lines are linked here.
Library Science Periodicals
The College of DuPage Library owns 47 library science journals.
Listed here are a few select titles to assist students in their
research projects dealing with library science. Periodicals are
shelved alphabetically by title in the sections near the reference
desk.
- American libraries
- College and research libraries
- Computers in libraries
- Illinois libraries
- Library Journal
- Library Mosaics
- Library Trends
- Online
- RQ
- School library journal
Checklists and Worksheets
Check the COD Workshops
and Tutorials for an orientation to the library on campus.
Linda Slusar, Associate Professor, Reference Librarian, LTA Coordinator
630.942.2597
Slusar@cdnet.cod.edu
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