List of Electronic Databases by Subject

Online database
CD-ROM database

Library and Information Science

	Database	Available at*
	BookData Online It is an online bibliographic database which enables users to search for titles published in U.K., U.S. and South Africa (including forthcoming titles and out of print records.) Full bibliographic data and enhanced descriptive content are provided.	ALL
	China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CAJ) It offers full-text and full-image access to over 6,000 serials published in China in the fields of science and engineering, agriculture, medicine and hygiene, humanities, economics, politics and law, education and social sciences, electronics and information science. Articles are mainly written in Chinese and only some of them are English articles. Central Library provides all 9 series, City Hall Public Library provides the series on politics and law only, and Kowloon Public Library and Sha Tin Public Library provide the series on education and social sciences only.	HKC, CHPL, KPL, STPL Free search of citation references on Internet
	Chinese Library and Information Science Abstracts (CLISA) The database includes abstracts of English and Chinese publications on Library and Information Science published in China and Taiwan from 1955 to the present. It covers journal articles, dissertations, books, conference proceedings and research reports.	HKC
	Global Books in Print Contains bibliographic descriptions and ordering information for more than 2.5 million books.	HKC, ML
	Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) It provides accesses to past, present, and ongoing developments in librarianship, information science, online retrieval, new information technologies, and publishing. It currently abstracts over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages.	HKC, ML
	Library Literature and Information Science Full-text Provides full-text retrieval for information in journals of library and information science.	HKC, ML
	What Do I Read Next? What Do I Read Next? includes over 119,700 recommended titles, more than 65,100 plot summaries, and awards information from 566 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.	HKC, ML Remote Access

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NOTE: The availability of databases for remote access or library use is subject to change without prior notice. If you have any questions or comments on the use of these databases, you are welcome to contact us at hkcl_ref@lcsd.gov.hk .

*Library Codes:
HKC	Hong Kong Central Library (Reference Library 8/F and 9/F)
CHPL	City Hall Public Library (Reference Library)
KPL	Kowloon Public Library (Reference Library)
STPL	Sha Tin Public Library (Reference Library)
TMPL	Tuen Mun Public Library (Reference Library)
TWPL	Tsuen Wan Public Library (Reference Library)
ML	All of the above major libraries
DL	District Libraries
ARTS	Hong Kong Central Library (Arts Resource Centre)
ALL	All Hong Kong Public Libraries