Library and information studies
Legend
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
- Dictionary of Information Technology (Books24x7)
- Dictionary of Library and Information Management (xreferplus)
- Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (click on Login)
- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
- ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
- Harrod’s librarians’ glossary and reference book : a directory of over 10,200 terms, organizations, projects and acronyms in the areas of information management, library science, publishing and archive management
- Dictionary for library and information science
- International Dictionary of Library Histories
Directories
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - information, reference, librar?, etc.
Search tips
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. librar? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words library, libraries, librarian, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "knowledge management" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase (both words side by side in the order entered) knowledge management |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. archives AND (Canada OR "United States") will retrieve catalogue records containing the word archives AND either Canada OR the phrase United States |
Core Databases
- Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
- Library Literature Fulltext
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
- Emerald
- ERIC
- Proquest Research Library
- Library Technology Reports Online
Selected Internet Sites
Accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
- McGill School of Information Studies
- ÉCOLE de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information (EBSI), Université de Montréal
- Library Associations Around the World
- Canadian Library Association (CLA)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
- ASTED (Association pour l'avancement des sciences et techniques de la documentation)
- Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec
- Quebec Library Association (ABQLA)
- Canadian Council of Archives
- Archives Canada: Canadian Archival Information Network
- Association des archivistes du Québec
- Special Libraries Association
- American Library Association
- IFLANET
Other Resources
Related subject guides
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