LIS Open Access E-Journal - where are you?

Journal Title: Webology - Year 2008, Vol 5, Issue 4

Abstract

Access to published information is of interest to many users. Library and information science (LIS) professionals are especially interested in gaining access and guiding users to all available information. Though they are often dependent on traditional subscription-based library resources, moving away from the costly ones and replacing them with usage of available open access sources, presents practitioners with a significant budget consideration in today's shrinking economy. This paper examines the availability of current LIS open access e-journals; their presence in well- and less-well known abstracting and indexing sources, their inclusion in standard library bibliographic tools as well as coverage by Google Scholar, a computer generated search engine.

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Izabella Taler

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Izabella Taler (2008). LIS Open Access E-Journal - where are you?. Webology, 5(4), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-687562