GSLIS Room 244 (next to IT Help Desk) or online

Spring 2013

January 14 - May 1

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Monday - 3:30-5:00pm

Tuesday - 10:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday - 3:30-5:00pm

Thursday - 2:30-4:30pm

Friday - 9:00-10:00am

Can't come in person...?  Visit us online at the above times via the GSLIS Blackboard Collaborate Drop In Room  <https://courses.lis.illinois.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=97103>  You can log in with your Net ID username and GSLIS password.

Hours may vary during LEEP on-campus sessions.  If these times are not convenient for you, please email lislib@library.illinois.edu or call Dan Tracy (217-300-8439) or Sandy Wolf (217-333-3804) to schedule an appointment.

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LIS Virtual Library website

A portal to information in the discipline of Library & Information Science, emphasizing both web-based resources and printed resources in the UI library. Includes LIS Easy Search, for simultaneous searching of the three major LIS article databases, along with other online resources.


Library Gateway

The Library Gateway brings together many tools for information seekers, including:

• the online catalog
• the Online Journals & Databases tool (of electronic indexes, journals, newspapers, and reference tools
• links to departmental libraries and subject guides
• tutorials and help pages

LIS Easy Search

LIS Easy Search is a one-stop search tool for the University's print collections, major online resources in LIS, and selected open access web content. It's good for searching by topic. For other disciplines and/or general topics, use other Easy Search options.

Learn to use the LIS Easy Search (video tutorial)

Journal and Article Locator

This tool is a short cut to finding known items in the Library's print and digital collections.

"LIS - Basic Information Sources - Finding Articles" (LibGuide)

Formatted like the guide you're using right now, "Basic Information Sources - Articles" provides an overview of the three major journal indexes in library and information science.  It also describes web search tools (Google Scholar and Scirus) and digital repositories. Many search tips are provided.