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This unique working and teaching tool from H. W. Wilson helps library patrons keep pace with all the latest trends in a rapidly evolving field, as well as affording comprehensive coverage of the history of library studies.

Developed by librarians with librarians in mind, this flexible and easy-to-search database offers indexing of English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, library school theses, and over 300 books a year. It also delivers cover-to-cover full-text articles from over a hundred select publications.

The database features

  • High quality indexing of over 400 periodicals as far back as 1984, many of them peer-reviewed

  • The full text of articles from over 155 journals as far back as 1997; see our Journal Directory for the complete list of journals covered.

  • The full text of Wilson Library Bulletin, in text and PDF page image format

  • PDF page images of all full-text articles, giving patrons’ research the extra dimension provided by charts, graphs, photos, and other important graphical information

  • Inbuilt links to websites cited in articles to help users quickly pinpoint related information and images

  • Daily updates to ensure that patrons have access to the most current materials

In addition to its rich content, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text offers the benefits of WilsonWeb, including:

  • Translations of full-text articles

  • Readspeaker text-to-speech converter, which allows patrons to stream audio in the library or download it for later listening

  • Subject-specific thesaurus ensuring the fastest and most accurate search experience

  • Up-to-date subject headings to keep pace with the latest trends in librarianship

  • Search options including keyword, subject, personal names, title words, publication, year, type of article, or any combination

  • WilsonLink SFX Technology to link citations with full text from any of your library’s OpenURL compatible databases, at no additional cost

  • Uniform name authority control for easy and reliable searching

  • A library holdings indicator linked to your OPAC, letting patrons know if they’ll find cited issues on your shelves

Although it is a resource with a clear focus on library studies, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text is also useful for patrons researching

  • How technology and the development of the Internet have changed the library experience and research in general.

  • Funding challenges and how libraries meet them.

  • Literacy, numeracy, and special education issues.

  • Public relations

  • Community building and local governance

  • Customer service and organizational structures

Library Literature and Information Science Full Text is a practical tool for study in information technology, history, sociology, economics, politics, social policy, and law in addition to librarianship. It is the definitive complement to any other research tools you have.

Library Literature & Information Science Full Text covers a wide range of subjects:

Automation • Care & Restoration of Books • Cataloging • Censorship • Circulation Procedures • Classification • Copyright • Education for Librarianship • Electronic Searching • Government Aid • Indexing • Information Brokers • Internet Software • Library Associations & Conferences • Library Equipment & Supplies • Literature for Children & Young Adults • Personnel Administration • Preservation of Materials • Public Relations • Publishing • Rare Books • Reference Services • Web Sites

 

 Also Available

 

Library Literature & Information Science Index
The ideal resource for libraries that want the same indexing offered by Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, but without the links to full-text articles. This database is updated daily on WilsonWeb and is also available in print.

 

Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983

A one-stop resource — your library can enjoy access to almost 80 years of citations documenting all the innovations, controversies, and people instrumental in the making of modern librarianship. This unique database indexes over 500 periodicals and contains citations to over 500,000 articles, including book reviews.

 

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Praise for Library Literature and Information Science Full Text

"Still leads the pack owing to its high-quality indexing, full text, complete coverage."
Library Journal (Read review).

The definitive index in the field."
American Reference Books Annual
 
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