Further Information
- List of LIS Databases Contains a complete list of the LIS-related databases available to students through the UW Libraries.
- Articles and Research Databases Contains a full list of databases at the UW Libraries, including those not specific to LIS.
How do I find out if the article I need is online?
Determine if the article you need is available to you online through our Electronic Journals web page. | Time - 01:35 | Transcript | Play Video
How do I access full-text articles with the proxy bookmarklet?
Access subscription articles by installing the UW Libraries proxy bookmarklet on your web browser. | Time - 01:37 | Transcript | Play Video
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Find Article Databases by Title or Subject
The journal article is a major form of scholarly communication in the field of LIS. To start finding LIS-related articles, browse the databases & print resources suggested below.
Starting Points for Library and Information Science
For a more extensive list, see the "Full List of LIS Databases" page.
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts Coverage includes library science, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. [UW restricted]
- Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) Indexes articles from library and information science journals, with an emphasis on journals published in the United Kingdom and countries other than the United States. Covers 1969 to the present. [UW restricted]
- Library Literature & Information Science Covers more than 200 library and information-science journals, and more than 600 books per year, from December 1984 to the present. Emphasis is on journals published in the United States. [UW restricted]
- Academic OneFile A collection of peer-reviewed, full-text articles in HTML and PDF format from the world's leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subject; intended primarily for academic researchers.[UW restricted]
- Google Scholar Google Scholar is a large but uneven collection of bibliographic citations across a wide range of subject areas. It includes a number of repositories as well as contributions from scholarly publishers. You can set up Google Scholar to locate full-text online articles available to you through the UW Libraries. View the brief tutorial just below this box.
How do I use Google Scholar to search for UW materials?
Use Google Scholar to search specifically for materials held by the University of Washington. | Time - 01:38 | Transcript | Play Video
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