Books or articles not owned by the University Libraries can be requested through Interlibrary loan . WorldCat The WorldCat database provides access to books and other materials in libraries worldwide. The Library Catalogs page of the University Libraries' web site also offers links to many other library catalogs, such as the Library of Congess, U.S. Presidential libraries, the Smithsonian, and law and medical libraries. You must have a SUNY card issued by the University at Albany AND currently be affiliated with the university as faculty, staff or student. Information Science Abstracts covers the literature of information technology, including information retrieval, information generation, library applications, etc.
Materials covered include journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, patents and monographs.
This is the index of choice for basic research in library science, especially for U.S. materials. Approximately 230 journals are indexed, as well as selected monographs. Book reviews are listed in a separate section at the back of the print volumes. LISA indexes articles from over 550 periodicals in the areas of library science, information science, records management, online information retrieval, information technology, technical services, book selling and publishing. ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse, is a vast resource for journal and report literature in the field of education and is derived from the print publications Current Index to Journals in Education and Resources in Education .