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Best Bet Databases in General and Interdisciplinary > Library & Information Science

Library Information Science and Technology Abstracts
Indexes 600 library science journals, some back to the mid 1960's. Provides abstracts for most articles.
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Academic Search Premier
A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Additional Databases in General and Interdisciplinary > Library & Information Science

Chicago Manual of Style
The widely-used citation and usage guide.
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Choice Reviews Online
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Reviews of books, periodicals and databases for academic libraries.
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Classification Web
A library cataloger’s tool. The LC classification hierarchy of call numbers and related subject headings. Includes LC to Dewey correlation tables.
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
A repository for the research and scholarly output of members of the UMass Amherst community. Call Marilyn Billings at 545-6891 for information.
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WorldCat
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The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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