Department of Library Science Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Bibliographic Guide to Librarianship
[Note: This bibliography was originally prepared by Dr. James Maccaferri and has been updated for use in LS 504 by Dr. William Buchanan.]
Bibliographies
Guides
Purcell, Gary R., and Gail Ann Schlachter. Reference Sources in Library and Information Services: A Guide to the Literature. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Information Services, 1984. Ref. Z666.P96 1984
Prytherch, Raymond John. Information Management and Library Science: A Guide to the Literature. Aldershot, Hants: Gower, 1994. Library has previous edition: Sources of Information in Librarianship and Information Science. 2d ed. Aldershot, Hants: Gower, 1987. Z666.P935 1987
Rudin, Claire. The School Librarian's Sourcebook. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1990. Z675.S3 R79 1990
General
Davis, Donald G., Jr., and John Mark Tucker. American Library History: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1989. Z731.D38 1989
Wynar, Bohdan S., and Heather Cameron, eds. Library and Information Science Annual. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1987-89. Ref. Z666.L45 Continues Library Science Annual, 1985-86.
Young, Arthur P. American Library History: A Bibliography of Dissertations and Theses. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1988. Ref. Z666.Y68 1988
Periodicals
Bowman, Mary Ann, comp. Library and Information Science Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1985. Ref. Z666.B64 1985 S
Stevens, Norman D. Author's Guide to Journals in Library and Information Science. New York: Haworth Press, 1982. Ref. Z666.S84 1982
Via, Barbara J. "Library Periodicals" In Magazines for Libraries, 9th ed., Bill Katz and Linda Sternberg Katz, 826-839. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1997. Ref. Z6941 .K2 1997
Indexes and Abstracts
Current Index to Journals in Education. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1969- . Monthly. PER Use in conjunction with Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 13th ed. (Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1995). Ref. Z695.1.E3 E34 1995.
Information Science Abstracts. Philadelphia: Documentation Abstracts, Inc., 1969-. Bimonthly. Ref qZ699.A1I5
Library & Information Science Abstracts. London: Library Association in collaboration with Aslib, 1950- . Bimonthly. Ref qZ671.L6172
Library Literature. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1921- . Bimonthly. Ref Z666.C21
Resources in Education. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Education, 1975- . Monthly. Ref qZ5813.R41 Formerly Research in Education, 1967-1974. Indexes publications assembled by Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Use in conjunction with Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 13th ed. (Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1995). Ref. Z695.1.E3 E34 1995.
Current Awareness and News Services
Advanced Technology Libraries. White Plains, N.Y.: Knowledge Industries Publications, 1972- . Monthly. PER
Library Hotline. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1983- . Carlson does not have. Continues LJ/SLJ Hotline, 1972-83. [Available in the Department of Library Science professional collection]
Annuals, Proceedings and Reviews
Advances in Librarianship. New York: Academic Press, 1970- . Annual. Z674.A4
ALA Yearbook of Library and Information Services. Chicago: American Library Association, 1976-1990. Ref qZ721.A525 Past issues are in the regular qZ collection.
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. New York: Interscience Publishers, 1966- . Z699.A1 A65
The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1956- . Ref Z731.A47 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.
Libraries and Information Services Today. Chicago: American Library Association, 1991- . Annual. Library Lit: The Best of.... Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971- . Annual. Z665.K218
School Library Media Annual. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1983- . Z675.S3 S291158
Dictionaries
Young, Heartsill, ed. ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science. Chicago: American Library Association, 1983. Ref Z1006.A48 1983
Peters, Jean, ed. Bookman's Glossary. 6th ed., rev. and enl. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1983. Ref Z118.B75 1983
Classon, W.E. Elsevier's Dictionary of Library Science, Information and Documentation. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1973. Ref Z1006.C6
Feather, John. A Dictionary of Book History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. Ref Z1006.F38 1986
Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall. Glaister's Glossary of the Book: Terms Used in Papermaking, Printing, Bookbinding and Publishing with Notes on Illuminated Manuscripts and Private Presses. 2d ed., completely rev. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. Ref Z118.G55 1979
Harrod, L. M. Harrod's Librarian's Glossary of Terms. 5th rev ed. London: Gower, 1984. Ref Z1006.H32 1984
Keenan, Stella. Concise Dictionary of Library and Information Science. Munich: K.G. Saur, 1996. Ref. Z1006.K39 1996
Longley, Dennis, and Michael Shain. Dictionary of Information Technology. 2d ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Ref QA76.15.L63 1986
Machovec, George S. Telecommunications, Networking and Internet Glossary. LITA Monographs, 4. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993.
Meadows, Arthur Jack, Michael Gordon, and Alan Singleton. Dictionary of New Information Technology. London: Kogan Page, 1982. Ref QA76.15.M4 1982 Also published as: The Random House Dictionary of New Information Technology. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1983.
Soper, Mary Ellen, and Larry N. Osborne, Douglas L. Zweizig, with the assistance of Ronald R. Powell. The Librarian's Thesaurus. Edited by Mary Ellen Soper. Chicago: American Library Association, 1990. Not in Carlson.
Sawoniak, Henryk, and Maria Witt. New International Dictionary of Acronyms in Library and Information Science and Related Fields. 3d rev. and enl. ed. Munich: K.G. Saur, 1994. Library has 1988 ed.: Ref Z1006.S344 1988
Vaillancourt, Pauline M. International Directory of Acronyms in Library, Information, and Computer Science. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1980. Ref Z1006.V33
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Encyclopedia of Information Systems and Services. 9th ed. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1989. Carlson does not have.
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. New York: Marcel Decker, 1968- . Z1006.E57
Landau, Thomas. Encyclopedia of Librarianship. 3d ed. New York: Hafner, 1968. Ref Z1006.L3 1966a
Ralston, Anthony, and Edwin D. Reilly, Jr., eds. Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering. 2d ed. New York: Van Nostrand and Reinhold, 1983. Ref QA76.15.E5
Sturges, John and Paul Sturges, eds. International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science. New York: Routledge, 1997 Ref. Z1006.I57 1997
Wertsam, Vladimir. The Librarian's Companion: A Handbook of Thousands of Facts and Figures on Libraries/Librarians/ Books/Newspapers/Publishers/Booksellers. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1987. Ref Z670.W39 1987
Wiegand, Wayne A., and Donald G. Davis, Jr., eds. Encyclopedia of Library History. New York: Garland, 1994. Ref Z721.E54 1994
World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993. Ref Z1006.W67 1993
Directories
American Library Association. ALA Handbook of Organization. Chicago: American Library Association. Annual. Ref Z673.A5 O7 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.
American Library Directory. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1923- . Biennial. Ref Z731.A53 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.Biennial.
Directory of Library & Information Professionals. Woodbridge, Conn.: Research Publications, 1988. Ref Z720.A1 D5
Directory of Pennsylvania Libraries. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Commonwealth Libraries, Library Development Division, 1994.
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1963- . Ref qZ731.D55 16th ed. published 1993.
Fang, Josephine Riss, and Alice H. Songe. International Guide to Library, Archival & Information Science Associations. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1980. Ref Z673.A1 F33 1980
Lewanski, Richard C. European Libraries. 2d ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1978. Ref qZ789.L4 1978
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, Commonwealth Libraries, Library Development Office. 1996 Directory of Pennsylvania Libraries (Harrisburg: Commonwealth Libraries, Library Development Office, 1996)
Steele, Colin. Major Libraries of the World: A Selective Guide. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1976. Ref Z721.S82 1976
Subject Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 197?- . 18th ed. published 1995. World Guide to Libraries. Munich: K.G. Saur, 1980- . Ref Z721.I63 11th ed. Published 1993; past issues are in the regular Z collection.
World Guide to Special Libraries. Munich: K.G. Saur, 1983- . 3d ed. published 1995.
Miscellaneous
Biography
Wiegand, Wayne A., ed. Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1990. Ref Z720.A4 D5 Suppl.
Wynar, Bohdan S., ed. Dictionary of American Library Biography. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1978. Ref Z720.A4 D5 Lee, Joel M., ed.
Who's Who in Library and Information Services. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982. Ref Z720.A4 W45 1982
Chronology
Smith, Josephine. A Chronology of Librarianship. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1968. Z665.S58
Classification
Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division. Classification, Class Z, Bibliography and Library Science. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1980. Z696.U5 Z 1980 Also available in Computer Laboratory.
Intellectual Freedom
American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom, comp. Intellectual Freedom Manual. 4th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992. Ref Z711.4 I57 1992
Legislation
ALA Washington Newsletter. American Library Association Washington Office. Monthly, sometimes more often. PER
Ladenson, Alex, ed. American Library Laws. 5th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1983. Ref KF4315.A4 1983
Pennsylvania Library Laws. Harrisburg: Commonwealth Libraries, Library Development Division, 1993.
Statistics
American Library Association. Statistics Coordinating Project. Library Statistics: A Handbook of Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology. Chicago: American Library Association, 1966. Z721.A53
Higher Education Library Statistics. Harrisburg: Division of Data Services, Bureau of Information Systems, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, [1981/82- ]. Annual. Ref Z731.P42 H5 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.
Library Statistics of Colleges and Universities. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, 1984- . Annual. Ref Z731.U5592 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.
Lynch, Mary Jo. Libraries in an Information Society: A Statistical Summary. Chicago: American Library Association, 1987. Ref qZ731.L8
National Center for Education Statistics. Public Libraries in the United States, 1994. NCES, 97-418. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997.
________. Federal Libraries and Information Centers, 1994. NCES 96-247. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996.
________. School Library Media Centers in the United States, 1990-91. NCES, 94-326. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994.
________. Services and Resources for Children & Young Adults in Public Libraries. NCES, 95-357. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995.
________. State Library Agencies, Fiscal Year 1995. NCES, 97-434. Washington, D.C. U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1997.
New York, State Education Department. 1994 Public and Association Library Statistics. Albany: State Education Department, 1996.
Pennsylvania Public Library Statistics. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania. State Library, Harrisburg, Library Extension Division, 1958- . Annual. Ref Z731.P414 Past issues are in the regular Z collection.
Selected Periodicals
American Libraries. 1970- . Monthly, except bimonthly July-August. PER Formerly: ALA Bulletin. 1907-69.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 1950- . Bimonthly. PER.
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. 1980- . Quarterly. PER
College and Research Libraries. 1939- . Bimonthly. PER
Information Technology and Libraries. 1982- . Quarterly. PER Formerly Journal of Library Automation, 1968-81.
International Library Review. 1969- . Quarterly. PER
Library Hi Tech. 1983- . PER Journal of Academic Librarianship. 1975- . Bimonthly. PER
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 1984- . Quarterly. PER
Journal of Librarianship. 1969- . Quarterly. PER
Libraries & Culture, 1988- . Quarterly. PER Formerly Journal of Library History, 1974-1987.
Library Association Record. 1899-. Monthly. PER
Library Journal. 1876- . Semimonthly, except monthly July and August. PER Includes School Library Journal until 1975.
Library Quarterly. 1931- . PER
Library Resources & Technical Services. 1957- . Quarterly. PER
Library Trends. 1952- . Quarterly. PER
Libri. 1950- . Quarterly. PER
Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. 1952- . Bimonthly. PER
Public Libraries. 1961- . PER
Public Library Quarterly. 1979- . PER
RQ. 1960- . Quarterly. PER
School Library Journal. 1975- . PER
School Library Media Quarterly. 1981- . Quarterly. PER Formerly School Media Quarterly, 1972-81, and School Libraries, 1951-72.
Special Libraries. 1910- . Monthly. PER