Databases and E-Resources at the Library of Congress

Education, Library Science & Mass Communication


Aardvark
The Aardvark Home Page - Asia's Web resource for librarians - offers links to databases made in Asia or about Asia, along with links to links to free preprint and full text science archives.

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Abstracts of International Conservation Literature
AATA is a comprehensive database of 100,000 abstracts and bibliographic records of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.

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BEOnline Plus
Free Internet resources selected and annotated by The Library of Congress reference staff

  • Business and Economics Web sites
  • Humanities and other Social Sciences Web sites available from Alcove 9
  • International Resources Web sites available from Portals to the World
  • Science and Technology Web sites
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Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network
BCIN contains nearly 200,000 citations covering the areas of conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property.

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Book History Online
The BHO database contains over 28,000 records for books and articles on the history of the printed book and libraries worldwide.

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Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
Contains thousands of terms and definitions which deal with the binding, care and repair of books.

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Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive
University of Michigan Library's archive containing documents and images chronicling events surrounding desegregation up to the present.

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CollegeSource ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Features over 11,800 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools.

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Communication and Mass Media Complete ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Abstracts, and some full text, of articles from over 300 journals, as well as handbooks and recent encyclopedias, in communication & mass media.

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Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online
CAMEO contains chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.

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COS Funding Opportunities ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Community of Science Funding Opportunities database lists available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.

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Database of American Libraries Before 1876
Contains information on 10,000 libraries in existence in the United States before 1876.

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E-Journals in Journalism & Communications ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Browse an alphabetical subject list of electronic journals in journalism, mass media, radio, TV broadcasting and other forms of communication.

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E-Journals in Social Sciences ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Browse an alphabetical subject list of electronic journals in Anthropology, Education, Geography, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics.

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E-learning Glossary
Collection of terms and their definitions compiled by e-learning experts.

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Education Full Text Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Wilson Education Abstracts covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.

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Education Journals via ProQuest Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains more than 550 titles on education, with nearly 300 in full text.

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Emerald ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Multidisciplinary ejournal gateway providing full text access to over 180 management, applied science and technology, engineering, health sciences, and library and information science journals published by MCB University Press.

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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
ELIS includes more than 10,000 references in such areas as information management, digital technology and encoding, intellectual property, database selection and design, user services, and the Internet.

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ERIC Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The Educational Resources Information Center is a comprehensive database of journal and non-journal education literature.

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ETS Test Collection Database
Contains an extensive library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices identified by the Educational Testing Service.

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Foundation Directory ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Foundation Directory Professional provides program details for leading grantmaking organizations.

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Founding of the Historically Black College and University Digital Collection
A collection of primary resources from HBCU libraries and archives containing photographs, university correspondence, manuscripts, images of campus buildings, alumni letters, memorabilia, and programs from campus events.

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Gale Directory Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains directory listings for associations, businesses, consultants, research centers, publishers, publication and broadcast media, and government agencies.

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Gale Directory of Databases ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Profiles thousands of databases available worldwide in a variety of formats.

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General Education Online
Open resource database of links to higher education facilities worldwide.

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GrantSelect ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Offers more than 10,000 funding opportunities and an extensive list of sponsored research opportunities.

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HAL
HAL (Hyper Articles en Ligne) provides access to full text documents in all academic fields submitted by French universities and institutions.

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Haworth Press E-Journals ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Full text for over 20 journals published by Haworth Press.

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Information Science & Technology Abstracts Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides references and abstracts from more than 450 publications covering the world's literature in librarianship, information science and related disciplines.

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Informaworld ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Multidisciplinary database hosting journals, eBooks, abstract databases and reference works published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.

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Library Literature & Information Science Full Text Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Indexes over 400 English and foreign-language periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses, plus over 300 books per year.

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
LISTA provides indexing and abstracts to more than 90 library trade magazines and journals.

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Mathematics Didactics Database
A comprehensive bibliographic database covering literature in mathematical education and related fields, MATHDI's database of over 70,000 references covers approximately 500 volumes and other serials published worldwide.

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National Center for Education Statistics
Includes access to the full text of educational statistics, including the Condition of Education, Education Statistics Quarterly, Digest of Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics, and other NCES Reports .

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NISO Standards
The National Information Standards Organization identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards for the full range of information-related needs, including retrieval, re-purposing, storage, metadata, and preservation.

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ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
ODLIS includes not only the terminology of the various specializations within library science and information studies but also the vocabulary of publishing, printing, binding, the book trade, graphic arts, book history, literature, bibliography, telecommunications, and computer science.

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SchoolMatters
Contains a searchable collection of state data, including: student performance; spending, revenue & taxes; school environment; community demographics; and S&P Ratios.

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Social Sciences Full Text Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts contains citations to over 550 popular journal titles covering the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.

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Web of Science Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the sciences, arts and humanities, and the social sciences.

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WebCASPAR
The Integrated Science and Engineering Resource Data System maintained by the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides access to a large body of statistical data resources for science and engineering at United States academic institutions.

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World of Learning ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The premier source of authoritative information to global institutions of higher education and learning, and to the people who work within them.

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