Library and Information Science: Books on LIS History, Theory, Practice & More

The library catalog is a great place to find in-depth information on topics in the history of LIS, theory, pratice and much more.  Use a simple keyword search to locate information on a particular topic.  You can also look for specific books by title or for books by an individual author or browse the stacks by call number.

If you're looking for articles on Library and Information Science, you might be tempted to look only in the databases for journal articles.  But books often collect a number of articles on a particular topic all in one place.  Below is a sample of some of the many books in the library's collection that contain essays on a single topic in LIS.

If you don't find what you need in Simmons' catalog, search WorldCat for books in other local libraries or in libraries around the world.

One of the best ways to discover the perfect source for your topic is to browse the library stacks by call number range.  Each call number range represents a particular subject and all of the books on a particular topic will be located in the same general area on the shelves. So if you want a book about library collections, go to the call number range beginning with Z662 to see what we have!