Dictionaries (printed)

• ALA glossary of Library and Information Science/ Heartsill Young, editor.
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006 A48 1983
• Dictionarium bibliothecarii practicum, ad usum internationalem in XX11 linguis/ Zoltan Pipics.
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006 P57 1974
• Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and reference Book: a directory of over 9, 600 words/ Raymond John Prytherch.
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006 H32 2000
• Harrod's Librarians' Glossary of Terms used in Librarianship, Documentation and the Book Crafts .../ Leonard M. Harrod.
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006H32 1990

 

Encyclopedias (printed)

• ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services/ [Robert Wedgeworth, editor]
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006 A18 1986
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science/ Miriam Drake, editor.
  MN - REFERENCE (MERIC) Z1006 E57 2003

Encyclopedia(Electronic)

• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Electronic databases

• EbscoHost Research Databases (Access restricted to UWI Students and Staff).
• Emerald- Full text: Electronic Management Research Library Database (Access restricted to UWI Students and Staff). contains over 25,000 management articles from its archive back to 1989 and provides access to over 130 journals.
• FirstSearch from OCLC (Access restricted to UWI Students and Staff). Provides access to more than 15 databases.
• International Information Literacy Resources Directory
• ProQuest (Access restricted to UWI Students and Staff.) providing access to:
  ABI/INFORM Global includes 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal
  Academic Research Library Covers a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

Electronic Journals

• D-Lib Magazine
• Digital Library of the Future (ScienceDirect)
• International Journal of Information Management (available only from UWI Mona, Campus)
• The Journal of Academic Librarianship (available only from UWI Mona, Campus)
• Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services (available only from UWI Mona, Campus)
• Webology: an international online journal, is a scholarly journal in English devoted to the various fields of Library and Information Science and Computer Science. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Webology publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike
  

Audiovisuals

• Videocassette no. 434
  Critical thinking [videorecording] : how to evaluate information and draw conclusions / Center for Humanities ; written, produced, and directed by John Hopkins.
  

Internet resources

• AcqWeb
• Book History Online: International Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries
• Children's literature web guide
• Libraries Designed for Learning (available online Free)
• Library and Information Sciences: Citation Guides for Electronic Documents (IFLANET)
• LibraryHQ: Resources for the Wired Librarian
• Literature for Children from the State University System of Florida
• The Production of Knowledge
• MARC
• World List of Departments and Schools of Information Studies, Information Management, Information Systems, etc.

Academic Departments/Institutions/Associations etc

• American Association of Law Libraries
• American Library Association
• Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
• The Association of Information Management Professionals
• Association of Research Libraries
• International Association of School Librarianship
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
• British Library
• Jamaica Library Service
• Library and Information Association of Jamaica (formerly Jamaica Library Association)
• The Library Association (UK)
• Library of Congress
• Medical Library Association
• National Library and Information Systems Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
• National Library of Jamaica
• OCLC
• Special Library Association
• University of the West Indies, Mona. Department of Library and Information Studies
  

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Liaison Librarian: Rosemarie Runcie
Email:rosemarie.runcie@uwimona.edu.jm