Librarianship and Information Sciences

The focus for Librarianship is the Humanities Reading Room - floor 2.

Collections
Reading Room services
Enquiry services
Copy services
Current awareness
Digital libraries
Library journals
Library resources

Collections

The Humanities collection, comprising both legal deposit and purchased material, covers both current practice and the history of libraries internationally. Information retrieval, digital libraries, library management, reference services and cataloguing are a few of the many topics covered in depth. Stock from the British Library Information Sciences Service-BLISS, formerly the Library Association Library, was incorporated in 1997. Recently acquired material is detailed in a quarterly accessions list.

Reading Room services

CILIP members are entitled to a Reader Pass upon proof of membership, and subject to the identification and other requirements for reader registration.

The onsite enquiry service for Librarianship and Information Science (LIS) is based in Humanities Reading Room - floor 2. Here you will also find reference material, recent monographs and latest journal issues on open access; older items can be ordered using the British Library Integrated Catalogue.

Access to the following databases is available for registered readers using British Library computers in our Reading Rooms:

electronic journals (onsite access only) are also available.

Our Librarianship and Information Science Reader Guide gives further information about using our onsite services and key sources of information.

Enquiry services

Reader Services Enquiries can answer questions about the Library's Reading Room services, carry out catalogue checks and make advance orders for readers from closed access stock. More complex enquiries will be referred to staff of the Librarianship and Information Sciences Service.

Copy services

Reproductions of items in the collection can be purchased, subject to UK copyright legislation and preservation guidelines. Self-service copying facilities are available in the Humanities Reading Room. For remote requests contact Imaging Services

Current awareness

CILIP Calendar - Branch and Group events
Current Cites - Information technology in libraries
Information science conferences worldwide
LIBDEX - Library weblogs
LIS News.com - News and current events
Lisjobnet - Appointments online from CILIP
Managinginformation.com - News service from Aslib's journal
ZETOC - Journal contents pages from the British Library

Digital libraries

DELOS - European Union funded research
Digital Preservation Coalition - Preservation of digital resources in the UK
IFLA - Digital libraries resources and projects
PADI - National Library of Australia's gateway to digital preservation resources

Library journals

Librarianship & Information Science Journal Locator - Includes British Library shelfmarks, and many links to contents pages and abstracts
Electronic journals - Directory of Open Access Journals
InformationR.net - Prof Tom Wilson's list of freely accessible journals and newsletters
LIBDEX - Journals and newsletters

Library resources

IFLA - "The global voice of the library and information profession"
Internet Library for Librarians - Wide range of profession-related links, U.S. orientated
Library and Information Science publishers - Acqweb's directory of publishers and vendors
Library Associations - World listing from IFLA, coordinated by ALA
Library of Congress - Tools and resources for information professionals
Library schools - Prof Tom Wilson's world list
Services for information professionals - Bibliographic, document supply and other services offered by the British Library
UK Higher Education and Research Libraries - Ian Tilsed, University of Exeter
UK Public Libraries - compiled by Sheila and Robert Harden
UNESCO libraries portal