Library, Archival, and Information Studies

This 73-volume print set was published over the span of the years 1968-2003.

The 3rd edition of this 4-volume encyclopedia covers Archival Science, Bibliography, Document and Genre Theory, Informatics, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Library and Information Science, Museum Studies, Records Management, Social Studies of Information.

Two volume work with nearly 600 entries, written by a global team of over 150 contributors; the subject matter ranges from mobile library services provided by camel and donkey transport to search engines, portals and the World Wide Web.

Great for short definitions and acronyms.

Journal citations often use abbreviations for the name of a journal. Google searches will often find the name of the journal, but for those challenging abbreviations not found by Google, consult this useful print reference work.

Provides an overview of recent trends and significant developments.

This important series on "information from ARL member institutions on current research library practices and policies" starts in 1973 and continues to present. Over 300 titles are available. UBC Library has an online subscription 2006 to present; older issues are available from Hathitrust. Print copies of each Kit are available as well.