Resource of the Week
By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor
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Every once in awhile at ResourceShelf, we run across something that is directed specifically at our “core constituency” — e.g., the library community. So of course we feel obligated to bring it to your attention.

Library and Information Science–Database
Source: EBSCO Publishing
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
When a big-time database vendor makes something freely available, it’s always worth taking a look. LISTA, says EBSCO, “is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science,” with coverage dating back to the mid-60s. The database indexes more than 600 periodicals, as well as books, research reports and conference proceedings. Topics covered include “librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.”

If you use any of EBSCO’s databases, the search interface will be familiar to you. Extensive search help is available. I particlarly like the dropdown menu that allows you to choose document types — article, bibliography, book, book chapter, book review, case study, conference paper, dissertation, editorial, entertainment review, interview, patent, proceeding, product review, report. Hold down the control key to select more than one document type, or just search using the top default setting on “All.”

Click the “Indexes” button on the top green navigation bar and you can use a dropdown menu to narrow your search by field — author, author-supplied keywords, company entity, document type, DUNS number, entry date, geographic terms, ISBN, ISSN, language, NAICS code or description, people, publication name, reviews & products, subject terms, ticker symbol, year of publication. Again, hold down the control key to select more than one.

There are 81 citations in here by an author whose name you might recognize.

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