Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Summary
Newly upgraded resource in BadgerLink: Library & Information Science Source is an EBSCO full-text database for studies in library and information science. This resource replaces Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text and contains 131 more active, full text journals and magazines.
Find how to share this resource with fellow librarians and information on an upcoming training opportunity on October 29.
Library & Information Science Source is a research database for library and information science students, professionals, and policymakers. This resource is an upgrade from previously available Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text.
Chart comparing Library & Information Science Source with other library science databases from EBSCO
Library & Information Science Source contains 131 more active full-text journals and magazines than LISTA with Full Text, as well as 108 more active full-text, peer-reviewed journals, 101 more active full-text, peer-reviewed journals with no embargo, and 35 more active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus.
Publication titles include Booklist, College & Research Libraries, Documents to the People (DttP), Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy, Library Journal, Library Technology Reports, Reference & User Services Quarterly, School Library Journal and hundreds more. To start searching for these titles, head to the resource home page and select Publications in the bottom left margin.
Select Publications from the resource home page to search for a title
Topics cover a broad spectrum on librarianship, including:
- Automation
- Care and restoration of books
- Cataloging
- Censorship
- Circulation procedures
- Classification
- Copyright
- Electronic resources and ERM systems
- Electronic searching
- Government aid
- Library equipment and supplies
- Public relations
- Publishing
- Rare books
- Reference services
Add this Resource to your Library
- All Wisconsin librarians can freely search and share Library & Information Science Source with their colleagues and fellow librarians via their webpages using BadgerLink's Direct Resource URL (copy and paste): https://www.wiscat.net/ext/validateglobal.php?cid=stwi&lid=stwi&dataid=2263
- Integrate this resource into your single sign-on platforms and library management systems by contacting us for set up information.
- Share the Youth Services Resource Guide with your colleagues looking for access to book reviews and professional learning through journals and magazines like Booklist, Children and Libraries, and School Library Journal.
Free Training Opportunity
Get the Most from Education Source and Library & Information Science Source
Tuesday, October 29, 12-12:30 PM
Register for this webinar
We will use the new EBSCOhost interface to explore your upgraded subscriptions to Library & Information Science Source, the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science, and Education Source, a valuable full-text database covering all levels of education research. We will cover basic and advanced search topics including publication and thesauri search, employing search modes, limiters, and expanders, utilizing text-to-speech, language translation and the citation tool, creating journal alerts, search alerts, and personal MyEBSCO accounts to organize your research.