Sci-Ref_Tier2 Handout: Selection Tools (2 pages)

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SCIENCE REFERENCE INSTITUTE- Tier Two

Electronic and Optical Science Reference Sources
SELECTION TOOLS

prepared by
Candy Schwartz, March 1994

SELECTION JOURNALS:

A. Journals Primarily on CD-ROM and Online

 CD-ROM lf Professional
 CD-ROM World (formerly CD-ROM Librarian)
        An especially important source for reviews
 Database
 Online
 Online and CD-ROM Review

 Occasionally also reviews in:
 Computers in Libraries, Electronic Library, Library Hi Tech

B. Journals Used for Selection of All Types of Materials

 Audiovisual Librarian (In reviews section)
 Booklist( Under "Audiovisual Materials: Computer Software" Choice (primarily
academic libraries) (Under "Reference: Databases")
Library Journal (In reviews section, under "CD-ROM Reviews")
School Library Journal (In reviews section, under "Computer Software Reviews")
School Library Media Quarterly (Occasional reviews and articles)
Science and Children. (In reviews, under "Software Reviews")
Science Books and Films (In reviews, under "Software")
Voice of Youth Advocate (Occasionally, in reviews section, under
"Professional:
CD-ROM")
Wilson Library Bulletin (Regular column "CD-ROM/Online Update"; Regular review
section
"Electronically Speaking")

And educational sources such as Curriculum Review, Computing Teacher,
Electronic Learning, Technology & Leaming



EXAMPLES OF RECENT REVIEW ARTICLES:

Brueggeman, Peter. "Earth Sciences CD-ROMs: A Collection Buyer's Guide."
CD-ROM
Professional 7 (no. 9): 45-53 (March 1994).

Kinnell, Susan. "28 Best Macintosh CD-ROMs for Grades K-9." CD-ROM
Professional
7 (no. 9):26-39 (March 1994).

Pack, Thomas. "Electronic Books: A New Spin on the Great American Novel."
CD-ROM Professional 7 (no. 9): 54-58 (March 1994).

FINDING REVIEWS:

Babits, Ann. CD-ROM Librarian Index, 1986-1990. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1991.

Desmarais, Norman. CD-ROM Reviews, 1987-1990: Optical Product Reviews from
CD-ROM Librarian. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1991.

Digest of Software Reviews: Education. [not personally verified]

Fetters, Linda K. Cumulative Index tO Online, Database & CD-ROM Professional,
1986-1991.Wilton, CT: Eight Bit Books, 1992.

Software Reviews on File. New York. NY: Facts on File, 1985-

Also the indexing services covering the reviewing journals, such as Library
Literature, Trade and Industry Index, Education Index, Library & Information
Science Abstracts, Current Index to Joumals in Education,  agazine Index, and
so on.

DIRECTORIES:

CD-ROM Finder: Tle World of CD-ROM Products for Information Seeke.rs. Medford,
NJ:Learned Information, 1993- .

CD-ROMs in Print. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1987- .

Directory of Portable Databases. New York, NY: Cuadra/Elsevier, 1990- .

Ensor, Pat and Steve Hardin. CD-ROM Periodical Index: A Guide to Abstracted,
Indexed. and Fulltext Periodicals on CD-ROM. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1992.

Gale Directory of Databases.  2: CD-ROM, Diskette, Magnetic Tape, Handheld,
and
Batch Access Database Products. Detroit, IL: Gale Research, 1993- .

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS:

Armstrong, C.J. and J.A. Lare. CD-ROM nformation Products: An Evaluative Guide
and Directory. Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1990- .(3 volume (so far) collection of
reviews.)

The Elementary School Library Collection. Newark, NJ: Bro-Dart Foundation,
1977- .

Ensor, Pat. CD-ROM Research Collections: An Evaluative Guide to Bibliographic
and Full-Text CD-ROMDatabases. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1991.

Nichols, Margaret Irby. Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers. 4th
ed. Englewood,CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1992.

Nicholls. Paul. CD-ROM Collection Builder's Toolkit: The Definitive Reference
for CD-ROM Buyers. Weston, CT; Eight Bit Books, 1991 (or latest).Includes
lists
and reviews.
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