America: History and Life database
This is a Web-based service. Access is limited to on-campus use by faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries. Added 20 August 2001.
This is a Web-based service that provides full-text access to publications of the American Chemical Society. Access is limited to on-campus use by faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
This collection of thirty-five databases, many with abstracts, covers the humanities, science and technology, and social sciences. Specific databases include ERIC, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact the department office for more information.
DialogClassic on the Web offers Web access to Dialog's classic command language interface. This service is available to library science students enrolled in specific courses (e.g., LS 574, Database Searching) and working under faculty or staff supervision. A password is required.
DialogWeb offers a Web interface that permits menu or command driven searches. This service is available to library science students enrolled in specific courses (e.g., LS 574, Database Searching) and working under faculty or staff supervision. A password is required.
DialogSelect provides a Web interface that is designed for novice users. This service is available to library science students enrolled in specific courses (e.g., LS 574, Database Searching) and working under faculty or staff supervision. A password is required.
EBSCOhost® Web is a Web-based search engine for accessing EBSCO databases. Available databases include Academic Search FullTEXT Elite, Business Source Elite, Health Source Plus, and Facts on File. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
This "is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals." It represents "a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart, which provides the search infrastructure, and the Gale Group, which provides the published editorial content."
This is a Web-based search engine for accessing Gale Group full-text databases. Available databases include Business and Company ASAP, Expanded Academic ASAP, and Health Reference CenterAcademic. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
InfoTrac®
This is a CD-ROM search engine for accessing IAC indexing and abstracting databases. This is accessible to library science students over the department's local area network. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of IAC.
This is a Web-based search engine for accessing H.W. Wilson indexes and full text databases. Available databases include Bibliographic Index, Biography Reference Bank, Book Review Digest Plus, Humanities Full Text, and Readers Guide Full Text. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of H.W. Wilson Co. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact the department office for more information.
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text
Separate access to this index is provided through Carlson Library. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University.
This purports to be the world's largest website for the search and delivery of research articles, with access to article summaries from over 25,000 publications linked to the full text of over 11,000 titles. Ingenta includes CARL UnCover, which it acquired in 2000. Ingenta is available to the general public. There is no charge to search Ingenta; but users do incur charges if they choose to order the full text of articles. Added 18 August 2001.
This provides Web-based access to a subset of the Lexis-Nexis information database for a consortium of academic libraries. Access is limited to on-campus use by faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
Off campus users click here for access to Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Cataloger's Desktop (demonstration version only)
Cataloger's Desktop is a CD-ROM that provides electronic access to a variety of cataloging tools, including Library of Congress Rule Interpretations, USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data, CONSER Editing Guide, Subject Cataloging Manuals, etc. This demonstration version is accessible to library science students from any department computer. Anyone may download a copy of the demonstration version via anonymous ftp from ftp.loc.gov/pub/cds/demo.exe.
Classification Plus (demonstration version only)
Classification Plus is a CD-ROM that provides electronic access to Library of Congress Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings. This demonstration version is accessible to library science students from any department computer. Anyone may download a copy of the demonstration version via anonymous ftp from ftp.loc.gov/pub/cds/demo.exe.
National Agricultural Library main page
AGRICOLA, or AGRICultural OnLine Access, indexes journal articles as well as books, audiovisual materials, serials, and other materials in the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and other cooperating agencies. The database covers "all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition." It is a free public service of NAL.
National Library of Medicine main page
"PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE®, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals." It is a free public service of NLM.
NetLibrary "offers libraries and organizations around the world the most comprehensive collection of electronic books (eBooks) available, making it possible for you to access a wide range of research, reference, and reading materials online. netLibrary eBooks are easy to use. They are accessible from any location. Searching them is fast and efficient. You can search every word in every eBook, as well as search within a particular eBook. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries and AccessPA.
This is a Web-based collection of full-text articles drawn from periodicals, newspapers, and wire services, with backfiles dating from 1991 or 1992. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
The following products and services are provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use as part of OCLC's Library School Program.
Cataloging Label Program
The Cataloging Label Program "allows OCLC Cataloging users to process labels from . . . a label file created with OCLC software, or a local system." It is accessible to library science students from any department computer.
CatME for Windows
CatME cataloging software permits "batch online searching and processing with offline editing." It is accessible to library science students from any department computer.
CJK Software
CJK Software is a cataloging tool and reference tool that provides access to "nearly 1.7 million Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) records in WorldCat and all records in the OCLC Authority File." It permits cataloging of CJK materials with vernacular characters. It is accessible to library science students from any department computer.
Connexion Integrated Cataloging Service
OCLC's Connexion service provides access to WorldCat (the OCLC® Online Union Catalog, the Library of Congress name and subject authority files, and WebDewey. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. System requirements include a 450 MHz Pentium processor, 64MB of RAM, 1024x768 display resolution, and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Netscape 6.2 or higher. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact the department office for more information. Added 27 March 2003.
FirstSearch is a Web-based online information service introduced in October 1991. It provides access to over 80 different databases, including Library Literature and Information Science and ERIC. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact your instructor for more information.
ILL Micro Enhancer for Windows
ILL Micro Enhancer for Windows automates "many tedious and time-consuming borrowing and lending tasks." It is accessible to library science students from any department computer.
ProQuest Information and Learning Company
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
This provides Web-based access to citations and abstracts for every title in the Dissertation Abstracts database. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
This provides Web-based access to UMI's collections of information, including article summaries and selected full-text. Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
Books in Print on Disc
Books in Print On Disc provides access to records for more than 1.6 million in-print books by subject, author, title, publisher, ISBN, price, publication date, and grade level. It is accessible to library science students over the department's local area network. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of R.R. Bowker.
Ulrich's On Disc
Ulrich's on Disc provices access to records for "more than 230,000 periodicals, serials, annuals (regular and irregular), and newspapers published worldwide by using 24 different criteria." Included are over 7,300 annotations from Magazines for Librariesand Library Journal. It is accessible to library science students over the department's local area network. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of R.R. Bowker.
The following services are provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use as part of the Research Library Group's library school program.
Eureka is a Web-based search engine for accessing Research Library Group databases, including the English Short Title Catalogue, Hand Press Book Database, RLG Serials, the RLG Union Catalog, and SCIPIO: Art & Rarebook Sales Catalogs. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. Access is limitd to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact your instructor for more information. Added 6 April 2005.
RLIN21 is the Research Library Group's bibliographic utility. A separate user i.d. and password are required to access this service. Access is limitd to faculty, students, and staff of the Department of Library Science. Contact your instructor for more information. Added 6 April 2005.
This is a Web-based search engine for accessing a variety of databases, including ERIC and Library Literature. A password is required: when prompted for your "Library ID Number," enter the first four letters of your last name and the last four digits of your social security number (e.g., jone1234). Access is limited to faculty, students, and staff of Clarion University. This service is provided through the Clarion University Libraries.
SIRS Government Reporter is an Internet-accessible database that provides access to "information issued by the U.S. government on domestic and international affairs, scientific research, business developments, government procedures and military issues." It also contains "hundreds of significant historic documents and Supreme Court decisions" as well as "information on members of the U.S. Congress, Supreme Court justices and federal agencies." A password is required. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of SIRS, Inc.
SIRS Renaissance is an Internet-accessible database with information "on cultures, architecture, philosophy, religion and visual arts." A password is required.This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of SIRS, Inc.
SIRS Researcher is an Internet-accessible database containing thousands of full-text articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Coverage is from 1988 to the present, and articles are selected from more than 1,200 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and U.S. government publications. A password is required. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of SIRS, Inc.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a dynamic, authoritative, and comprehensive Web-based reference work about philosophy. It is published by the the Metaphysics Research Lab at Stanford University and is available for free. Added 2 August 2005.
ISI Web of Knowledge "is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not-for-profit organizations." It provides access to indexes such as Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, ISI ProceedingsSM, Derwent Innovations Index, Journal Citation Reports on the Web, Current Contents Connect, and others. A password is required. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of Thompson ISI.
CatSkill® (demonstration version only)
CatSkill® "is an interactive CD-ROM package that provides training in the use of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (2nd edition 1988 revision), and MARC (USMARC)...." It is accessible to library science students from any department computer.
ITS for Windows
This is a CD-ROM database of MARC records for cataloging. It is accessible from LS Lab 5 only. This service is provided to the Department of Library Science for instructional use through the generosity of TLC.
United States Government Printing Office
This service provices access to a variety of federal databases, including the Federal Register, Congressional Record, the Code of Federal Regulations, Commerce Business Daily, and the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. This is a free public service of the U.S. Superintendent of Documents.
Office of the Federal Register
This site provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, Public Laws, etc. On 16 October 1998, LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected) was added. The Office of the Federal Register is a unit of the National Archives and Records Administration.