Library and Information Science:
A Guide to Online Resources

Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services

Many articles, books, papers, and other library and information science resources are not freely available online. When you cannot access a publication online, you should consider obtaining the materials through interlibrary loan (ILL) or a document delivery service (DDS).

Interlibrary Loan Services

Library of Congress Interlibrary Loan Service

For non-U.S. libraries, see the section on Loans to Libraries Outside the U.S.

British Library Loan Service

One of the British Library's Document Supply Services.

Document Delivery Services

British Library Document Supply Services

One of the many document supply services available through the British Library is British Library Direct, which allows users to search the last 5 years' worth of articles from the 20,000 most heavily requested titles at the British Library, covering most subjects, languages and places of publication. All items can be delivered electronically.

Google Scholar

Search for scholarly literature in the field of library and information science and other disciplines. Sources include peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Some publications are available for free; others can be purchased online.

IngentaConnect Complete

A searchable database of more than 4.5 million citations from over 13,500 publications. Electronic, fax, and Ariel document delivery is available for millions of articles. View its library science listings.

Library of Congress Duplication Services

The Library's Duplication Services is a fee-for-service program responsible for copying and duplicating materials from the Library's collections.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

Presents multiple options for researchers to access more than 1.9 million dissertations and theses. If users have a specific title in mind, Dissertation Express will let them look it up by title, author, or publication number, and the place an order immediately via ProQuest's online ordering system.