Bibliography
Library and Information Science: A Guide to Online Sources
This is a guide to free, full-text resources on the Internet for librarians. The Most Frequently Asked Questions page provides answers to the questions most often asked of the Library of Congress.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Aims to cover all subjects and languages.
Infomine
Lists major scholarly categories alphabetically, including Biological, Business, Electronic Journals (fee and free), Government, Instructional, Maps, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Visual Arts
Research 101
Interactive tutorial from University of Washington libraries about conducting research, developing research questions, and understanding how information is produced and distributed. Its organizing principle is the concept of information cycles.
Virtual Reference Shelf
Compiled by the Library of Congress and composed of materials drawn from Internet Public Library Reference Service, Librarian's Index to the Internet and Refdesk, the range of general and subject-specific reference sources comparies favorably to a well-stocked public library.
Open Source Serials Manager
Developed at the Simon Fraser University Library for the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries. Offers a suite of free services. Includes Resource Comparison (RC) which allows users to compare title cover data for serials.
Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy
Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to resources available concerning information literacy. Its categories are easy to browse and load quickly. Particularly useful are links to information literacy Web tutorials at various universities.
StartSpot
Family of 'spot' sites, each serving as an in depth Web portal, guiding users to a wealth of ourstanding resources. Provides links to the webpages of public, K-12, academic, and other library reference works of all kinds. Links to sources of speeches, full-text articles, as well as literary criticism.