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Information and Literature Survey in Social Sciences

Notes 5. IEL Online (http://www.ieee.org/)
6. OCLC (http://www.oclc.org)
7. Springer Verlage link (http://www.springerlink.com/)

13.3 E-Reference Sources

These are authoritative works that provide specific answers or information. As you go through school,
you will need to use reference sources to find information about topics, locate facts, and answer
questions. There are many types of reference sources, including atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
thesauri, directories, almanacs, manuals, biographies, and handbooks, among others. Each type is
available either in print, on CD-ROMs and the Internet. Reference information sources can be general
or subject specific. For example, The Encyclopedia Britannica is general while The Encyclopedia of
Stem-Cell Research, The Encyclopedia of Pain, and The Gale encyclopedia of Medicine are subject
encyclopedias. Other reference sources such as dictionaries, atlases, directories also have both general
and subject categories.

A set of Encyclopedia Britannica and Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
3. ……….form a large part of the collection of a library for providing web based services.
4. Major advantage of electronic journals is that they are ……………….and easy to access.
5. Reference information sources can be general or………………..

13.4 Subject Gateways

One solution that has been developed to tame this anarchy-charged Net scene and facilitate the Net
cruising process is the service known as subject gateways. Subject gateways are web sites that compile
complete information on various resources available on a particular subject. The compilation process
is undertaken by information professionals and subject experts and the information links shown by
these services will in all probability be 100 per cent authentic.

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