Library & Information Science
Databases by Sub-Topic
Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, the following databases are relevant to the subject of Library & Information Science:
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is the world’s most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
- Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality open-access, peer-reviewed journals.
- JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students.
Through through JSTOR, we subscribe to three multidisciplinary collections focused on social and life sciences. - Retraction Watch
Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process.
Retraction Watch is an open-access database of peer-reviewed articles that have been retracted, or about which concern has been formally expressed. Database entries contain citation information, the article’s current status, and the reasons why the article has been retracted or is considered questionable.
Library Science Databases
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports, and proceedings.
Specializations
Including information on law and medical librarianship.
- CINAHL with Full Text
CINAHL with Full Text is one of the world’s most comprehensive sources of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 603 journals indexed in CINAHL.
- Legal Collection
Centered on the discipline of law and legal topics, Legal Collection is a collection of respected, scholarly, peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies.
Communication & Technology
- Applied Science & Technology Source
Applied Science & Technology Source offers extensive coverage of research and development within a wide variety of applied science and computing disciplines, including aeronautics, nuclear engineering, and neural networks.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.
- Computer Source
Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications, covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.
Education Databases
- Education Source
Education Source is designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policymakers.
- ERIC
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, is an online resource to education literature and research.
- Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
Humanities & Social Sciences
- Humanities International Complete
Humanities International Complete provides the full text of hundreds of journals, books, and other published sources from around the world.
- MLA Directory of Periodicals
The MLA Directory of Periodicals, produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), provides detailed information on thousands of journals and book series in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore.
- MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present.
- Project MUSE Open Access
Project MUSE offers complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals and books from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies.
- SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world’s most comprehensive and highest-quality sociology research database.
- Sociological Collection
The Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
News & Current Events
- MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and much more.
- Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles.
- Newswires
EBSCO’s Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
- TOPICsearch
This current-events database allows researchers to explore social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.
- Web News
EBSCO’s Web News provides near real-time access to thousands of top news feeds from around the globe.
eBooks & Reference Works
- Directory of Open Access Books
The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books.
The directory links to thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed books from hundreds of publishers. - eBook Academic Collection
This multidisciplinary collection includes thousands of eBooks covering a large selection of academic subjects and features eBooks from leading publishers and university presses.
- eBook Collection
Search and view the full text of eBooks.
- MAS Reference eBook Collection
This eBook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for high-school students.
- MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection
This eBook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects.
Theses & Dissertations
- EBSCO Open Dissertations
EBSCO Open Dissertations now includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
- Open Access Theses and Dissertations
OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open-access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.