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Library and Information Science: A Guide to Resources

Contents:
Indexes to journal articles: Electronic | Print

Reference Resources:
About Reference Books
| Acquisitions and Collection Development | Book Awards | Cataloging | Censorship | Children's resources | Copyright | Directories | Encyclopedias & dictionaries | Librarians' Favorites | Libraries & Librarians' Resources | Library Science Programs | Organizations | Reader's Advisory | Serials/Periodicals | Statistics


INDEXES

Use electronic or print indexes to identify journal articles. Once you have a citation, check The Periodical Cat (corresponds to the print CSC Periodical Holding List) to see if St. Kate's owns the journal or has access to it from an online database. If CSC does not own the journal, you can request a copy of the article through interlibrary loan. Please allow 1-2 weeks to process your request.

Electronic indexes

Print indexes
All print indexes are available on the Lower Level Indexes area of St. Kate's library.

Information Science Abstracts : (1966-1986) Z 699 .A1 D6

Library and Information Science Abstracts : (1969-1987) Z 671 .L6

Library Literature : (1921-1994)   Z 666 .C211

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About Reference Books

ARBA :  American reference books annual.  Ref.  Z1035.1 .A55
Provides reviews of reference books

Guide to reference books. 11th ed Ref.  Z1035.1 .G89

Walford's Guide to Reference Material Ref. Z1035.1 .W33 1989

Acquisitions and Collection Development

Acquisitions, Serials, and Collection Development: Departmental Contacts, Policies and Procedures from Infoworks Technology Company: Internet Library for Librarians. www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/acq_dept.htm

Best Books for Academic Libraries

REF Z1035 .B478 2002  v. 1-10

AcqWeb : a directory of selected collection development policies. acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/

Choice's outstanding academic books, 1992-1997 : reviews of scholarly titles that every library should own. Ref. Z1035 .C55 1998

Collaborative collection development : a practical guide for your library

Z687.15 .B87 2004

Collection development for a new century in the school library media center

Z675 .S3 L8953 2002

Collection development policies : new directions for changing collections

Z687 .C646 2003

The collection program in schools : concepts, practices, and information sources

Z675 .S3 V334 2001

College of St. Catherine Collection Development Policy

Developing an outstanding core collection : a guide for public libraries

Z687.2 .U6 A43 2002

Electronic collection management

Z692 .C65 E42 2000

Law library collection development in the digital age

Z675 .L2 L387 2002

Librarian's Yellow Pages : buyer's guide for purchasing audio-visual supplies, CD-ROMs and software, books and periodicals, library furniture, and more. www.librariansyellowpages.com/

Managing and analyzing your collection : a practical guide for small libraries and school media centers

Z687.2 .U6 D65 2002

Reference Books Bulletin Ref. Z1035 .B7246

The responsive public library: how to develop and market a winning collection

Z716.4 .B25 2002eb.  This is an E-book you can read online.  See Guide to Using NetLibrary.

Selecting books for the elementary school library media center : a complete guide

Z675 .S3 V336 2000


Book Awards

Children's Book Awards : A "comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet." Includes a complete list of Newbery and Caldecott metal winners. www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html

The National Book Awards : forty-one years of literary excellence : winners and finalists, 1950-1991. Lower level Z1227 .N38 1992

Cataloging

Cataloger's Reference Shelf
www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/crs0000.htm

College of St. Catherine Libraries, Technical Services Department : links to resources on periodicals, cataloging and authority control, compiled by those who acquire and process materials for the CSC libraries. www.stkate.edu/library/techserv/techserv.html

MIT Libraries Cataloging Oasis The MIT Cataloging Oasis page has been designed to provide many of the "little bits" of information catalogers need on a daily basis. Some of the information is MIT specific since MIT local practices have been documented wherever possible. macfadden.mit.edu:9500/colserv/cat

Censorship and Intellectual Freedom

ALA: Office of Intellectual Freedom
ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries. ww.ala.org/alaorg/oif/

Banned Books Week: ALA
Librarians' quick and easy guide to banned books and Banned Books Week. www.ala.org/bbooks

Banned in the U.S.A. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries.    Ref.  Z658.U5 F64

Censorship in America : a reference handbook Ref. Z658.U5 H84 1999

The encyclopedia of censorship. Ref. Z657 .G73

Intellectual freedom : a reference handbook Ref. KF4770.Z9 H3 1992

Intellectual Freedom Manual Ref. Z711.4 .I57 2002

Children's Resources

Best books for high school readers (grades 9-12) Ref. Z 1037 .G4816 2004

Children's authors and illustrators : an index to biographical dictionaries. 3rd ed. Ref.  Z1037.A1 L2

Children's books in print. Subject guide.     Ref.  Z1037.A1 C53

The New Press guide to multicultural resources for young readers.
Ref.  Z1037 .N57

Reference books for children's collections. Ref. Z1037.1 .R41 1996

Copyright

Commonsense copyright : a guide for educators and librarians.
Ref. KF2994 .T36 1999

Copyright and Intellectual Property: ARL
Association of Research Libraries' collection of documents related to copyright laws and intellectual property in libraries. http://arl.cni.org/scomm/copyright/copyright.html

The copyright handbook / How to protect and use written works. Ref.  KF 2995 .F53

The copyright primer for librarians and educators Online through CLICnet and Ref. Z649.F35 B78 1995

Libraries and copyright: a guide to copyright laws in the 1990s.
Ref.  KF 39030.1 .G37

Technology and copyright law : a guidebook for the library, research, and teaching professions. Ref. KF3030.1 .B533 1999

Directories

American booktrade directory. 41st ed.    Ref.   Z 475 .A5

American library directory; a classified list of libraries  in the United States and Canada, with personnel and statistical data. Ref.  Z 731 .A53

Antiquarian, specialty, and used book sellers : a subject  guide and directory : 1993    Ref.   Z 286.A55 A57

Directory of special libraries and information centers.   Ref. Z 731 .D56

Minnesota Library Directory : a cooperative project of Minnesota's 7 Multitype Library Systems. Search for any Minnesota public, special, academic or school library. Site includes up-to-date listings of job openings in Minnesota and some Wisconsin libraries. mnlibs.org/dir/index.cfm

World guide to libraries. 9th ed.    Ref.  Z 721 .I63

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Encycplopedia of information science and technology. Ref. Z 1006 .E566 (2005)
Five volumes. Covers terms, issues and emerging technologies in entries written by an international team of scholars. An index and table of contents to the entire set is located in each of the five volumes.

Encyclopedia of library and information science.   
2nd edition, revised and expanded. Contains articles providing overviews of many topics in library and information science. International in scope.

Harrod's Librarians' glossary : 9,000 terms used in information management, library science, publishing, the  book trades, and archive management. 8th ed. Ref.  Z 1006 .H32 1995

International encyclopedia of information and library science
Ref. Z1006 .I57 1997

World encyclopedia of library and information services
Ref. Z1006 .W67 1993

Librarians' Favorites

Books in print
Available online on Firstsearch (password required)--use St. Paul logon, not the MLIS logon.
Subject and author access to titles currently available; includes publishers' prices. Additional volumes are publisher listing, and books out of print.

Library of Congress subject headings / Subject Cataloging Division, Processing Department. 27th ed.

Ready Reference  Z695 .L695 2004 

Libraries and Librarians' Resources

Book reviews, title verification & ordering <www.stkate.edu/library/guides/book.html>
Listing prepared by CSC Library staff. Books in Print may also be used for verification and prices.

CLIC (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium) Libraries <www.clic.edu/>
Links to the homepages of the member libraries who, with St. Kate's, make up the consortium: Augsburg, Bethel, Concordia, Hamline, Macalester and St. Thomas.

CLICnet : the online catalog shared by St. Kate's and 7 other private college libraries. Allows for author, title, and keyword searching. Also allows holds to be placed on books owned by libraries other than St. Kate's (if you are a St. Kate's student). www.stkate.edu/library/connect/catalogs.html

LIS News : News, trends, jobs, stories and commentary from the world of library and information science, but from alternative perspectives. Moderated by and some content written by a "librarian drop-out employed at a dot.com start-up." Worth a look. www.lisnews.com

Libdex <www.libdex.com>
Directory of links to library homepages, Web OPACs, Friends of the Libraries pages, and e-commerce affiliated links.

Librarian.net <www.librarian.net>
Not-your-usual collection of resources and links.

Library of Congress <www.loc.gov>
Connections to the catalog, Thomas (legislative information), American Memory, Copyright Office, special LOC programs and exhibitions.

Metronet : a wealth in formation for librarians and about libraries, especially aimed at Minnesota -- job listings, links to library catalogs and services for children, Web design tools and tutorials, links to the programs and projects of the Minnesota Center for the Books (including a link to the Minnesota Book Awards), info on library listservs, and more. www.metronet.lib.mn.us/index.cfm

Minitex : a library information network program funded through the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (HESO). Its mission is to facilitate resource sharing among libraries in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. Services include document delivery, maintenance of MULS (the Minnesota Union List of Serials) and training opportunities for information professionals. kinglear.lib.umn.edu/

Minnesota State Law Library : links to the library catalog (PALS) and Minnesota Legal Periodical Index, Minnesota legislation and court opinions, more. www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us

Library Science Programs


College of St. Catherine Master of Library and Information Science Department minerva.stkate.edu/offices/academic/mlis.nsf

Directory of Accredited LIS Programs www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/lisdir.html

Dominican University Graduate School of Library & Information Science, River Forest, IL www.dom.edu/gslis/

LIS Schools on the Internet - links to U.S. and international library science schools. www.itcs.com/topten/libschools.html

Organizations

American Library Association (ALA) : Site includes membership info and application form, ALA news & announcements, job postings, conference and event info and registration, links to ALA's many units and divisions. www.ala.org

American Society of Information Science (ASIS) : A society for information professional from varied fields, including computer science, librarianship, linguists, management, law and education. Site includes membership and conference info, publications (JASIS), and links to their special interest groups (SIPs). www.asis.org

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) : Another ALA division, focusing on issues and topics of interest to academic libraries. www.ala.org/acrl.

Minnesota Library Association (MLA) : Local organization; includes membership and conference info, calendar, news, jobs and Legislative updates. www.mnlibraryassociation.org

Public Library Association (PLA) : A division of the ALA. Site includes membership and continuing education info, links to Internet resources for public librarians. www.pla.org

Special Libraries Association (SLA) : A division of ALA that deals with special libraries. www.sla.org


Reader's Advisory

The Reader's adviser. 10th ed.    Ref. Z1035 .B7

50 years of notable books.   Ref.  Z1035.A1 A44
Fiction and nonfiction recommendations, 1944-1995.

Reader's Advisory Sources from ALA www.ala.org/rusa/bestbooks.html


Serials & Periodicals

Ulrich's international periodicals directory.    Ready Reference  Z 6941 .U5
Useful for verifying titles, publishers, ISSNs; gives indexing and subscription information

Magazines for libraries.   Ref.  Z 6941 .M23
Recommendations of core journals by subject

The serials directory : an international reference book. Ref. Z 6941 .S464

International directory of little magazines & small presses.  Ref. Z 6944.L5 D5

Statistics

ALA survey of librarian salaries 1998.   Ref.   Z 682.3 .A4

Bowker annual library and book trade almanac. Ref Z731 .A471

Statistical report 1997   
Public Library Data Service / prepared  by the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association. Ref.  Z 731 .P937