LIS454 Course Materials and Resources

1. Required Textbooks:

   • Bell, S. S. (2015). Librarian’s Guide to Online Searching (4th Ed). Canta Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 9781610699983 (Library has a subscription of its ebook version)
   • Wikoff, K. (2012). Electronics Resources Management in the Academic Library: A Professional Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-61069-005-8 (On reserve in Simmons Library)

2. Recommended Textbook:

   • Yu, H., & Breivold, S. (2008). Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. ISBN: 978-159904891-8 (On reserve in Simmons Library)

3. Required Readings:

   A good number of articles on managing electronic resources, as well as user guides and search tutorials for searching ProQuest Dialog, Factiva, LexisNexis Academic, EBSCO, Web of Science, etc. are a part of required readings. See session-by-session schedule for individual readings.

    

   | Web Resources | Lecture Notes and More |

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   I. WEB RESOURCES:

   Following are the links that are relevant the course:

   • Carol Tenopir, et al. Database Marketplace. Library Journal.
     • Database Marketplace 2010: Feast and Famine (The Authors got the idea of the theme title from my LIS454 Spring 2010 class!)
     • Database Marketplace 2009: Back to the Scriptruim
   • ProQuest Dialog:
     • ProQuest Dialog Web Site: http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ProQuest-Dialog.html
     • ProQuest Dialog Prosheets: ttp://www.proquest.com/products-services/title-lists/ProQuest-Dialog-Prosheets.html
     • ProQuest Dialog Training: http://support.proquest.com/dialog/apex/homePage?id=kA140000000GuxUCAS&l=en_US
     • ProQuest Dialog Search Solutions: http://support.proquest.com/dialog/apex/homePage?id=kA140000000GuwMCAS&l=en_US
       
     • ProQuest Dialog “how do I”: http://support.proquest.com/dialog/apex/homePage?id=kA140000000GuwRCAS&l=en_US
   • Factiva
     • Factiva Home Page: http://www.factiva.com
     • Factiva Log in: https://global.factiva.com/
     • Factiva Learning Program: http://www.dowjones.com/factiva/learning.asp
   • Nexis.com
     • LexisNexis Home Page: http://www.lexisnexis.com/
     • LexisNexis Search Help: Using Search Connectors and Commands
     • Nexis.com login page: nexis.com
     • LexisNexis Academic: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/
     • LexisNexis Academic Help wiki: http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Category:Academic_Help
   • Electronic Databases and Indexes at Simmons College:
     • The list of databases (arranged alphabetically): http://simmons.libguides.com/a-zlist
     • Simmons Library Find a Journal: http://atoz.ebsco.com/Titles/1194
     • Simmons Library Research Guides : http://beatleyweb.simmons.edu/libguides/

    

   II. LECTURES AND THE MOODLE COURSE SITE

   For each class session, the lecture notes or presentations (produced in PowerPoint format) will be made available for your review. All the lecture notes are stored in the Simmons Moodle course site and in folders identified by the session headings and content titles.

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