Library & Information Science: eResources

Library-subscribed databases are vital sources of information for good research output and assignments. Common content in databases includes journal articles, conference papers, news articles, statistics, images, and patents.

Journals are essential to academic research and learning. They offer current information and are important means to communicate focused, in-depth studies and findings on specific topics.
 

TOP JOURNALS

The top information science and library science journals based on 2014 Impact Factor are :

• MIS Quarterly (ISSN: 0276-7783)
• Journal of Information Technology (ISSN: 0268-3962)
• Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (ISSN: 1067-5027)
• Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (ISSN: 1083-6101)
• Journal of Strategic Information Systems (ISSN: 0963-8687)
• Information Systems Research (ISSN: 1047-7047)
• Journal of Informetrics (ISSN: 1751-1577)
• Government Information Quarterly (ISSN: 0740-624X)
• European Journal of Information Systems (ISSN: 0960-085X)
• Scientometrics (ISSN: 0138-9130)

LOCATING JOURNALS

E-Journals

There are several ways to search for e-journals in the NTU Library Subscribed E-journals: A-to-Z List:

• If you know the name of the journal, search by title.
• If you’re looking for journals on a broad topic, search by subject, e.g. “social sciences”. Alternatively try searching in databases relevant to library and information science.
• If you’re familiar with a specific journal provider, you can access their e-journals by searching the index.
• You can also search by keyword within the journal title, subject, publisher and others.
  
   

​Print Journals

Print journals may be located  through using the Library Catalogue. To find relevant print journals in the library catalogue, do an Advanced Search . Choose “Journals” as the format and search by subject or title.

Important Note: Individual articles are not searchable in the Library Catalogue; you can only search for the journal titles.

JOURNALS NOT FOUND IN OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION

Need a journal article which is not subscribed by NTU Libraries? Make a request for it via our Document Delivery service.

The Communication & Information Library houses mainly AV titles needed for course use. More AVs are located at the Business Library and the Art, Design & Media Library. There are few AV titles on library and information studies. These 2 may prove interesting:

• The Hollywood librarian : a look at librarians through film
• The man who wanted to classify the world : from the index card to the internet

SEARCHING FOR AV TITLES

Looking for a specific AV title? Here is a step-by-step instruction guide to search for AV titles in the Library Catalogue.

INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  IFLA is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.
• Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
• ASEAN University Network Inter-Library Online and Information Networking Among ASEAN Universities (AUNILO)
• Libraries of the Australian Technology Network (LATN)
• International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL)

LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS

• Library Association of Singapore
  The Library Association of Singapore (LAS) is the national organization representing the interests of the library and information professionals in Singapore.
• American Library Association
• Association of College & Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association)
• Association of Research Libraries
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
• Australian Library and Information Association
• Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
• Brunei Darussalam Library Association (BLA)
• Librarians Association of Malaysia or Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia (PPM)
• Thai Library Association
• Medical and Health Library Association of the Philippines (MAHLAP)

REGIONAL LIBRARY SCHOOLS

• Wee Kim Wee School of Information & Communication, Division of Information Studies
  The Master of Science in Information Studies programme is a multidisciplinary programme that draws on the disciplines of Library and Information Science, Management and Information Technology. Visit the DIS blog for more information.
• University of Malaya, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
  The Master of Library and Information Science program is designed to produce graduates with a thorough knowledge of theory and practise in library and information science, and who are able to work in a number of information environments.
• Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Information Management
  UTM’s Faculty of Information Management offers diploma, degree and postgraduate programes in Library Science and Information Management.

REGIONAL NATIONAL LIBRARIES

• National Library Board Singapore
  The National Library Board of Singapore manages the National Library and the public libraries in Singapore.
• National Library of Malaysia
• National Library of Indonesia
• National Library of the Philippines

OTHER RESOURCES

• First Monday
  Peer-reviewed journal on the Internet