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The '''Library and Information Science Abstracts''' ('''LISA''') is an international abstracting and indexing tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists. LISA covers the literature in [[Library and information science]] (LIS) since 1969 and currently abstracts 440+ periodicals from 68+ countries and in 20+ languages.
LISA was originally published by the [[Library Association]]. [[Bowker-Saur]] began publishing LISA in 1991.<ref>[{{cite web |url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2488422 |title=Library & information science abstracts |work=NLA Catalog }}</ref> [[Cambridge Information Group]] acquired Bowker in 2001 and LISA began being produced by subsidiary [[Cambridge Scientific Abstracts]].<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=ProQuest |date=31 August 2001 |title=Cambridge Information Group Acquires R.R. Bowker |url=https://librarytechnology.org/document/24817 }}</ref> CSA merged with [[ProQuest]] in 2007.
Library & information science abstracts - NLA Catalog]</ref> [[Cambridge Information Group]] acquired Bowker in 2001 and LISA began being produced by subsidiary [[Cambridge Scientific Abstracts]].<ref>{{Cite journal| title = Cambridge Information Group Acquires R.R. Bowker| accessdate = 2020-08-16| date = 2001-08-31| url = https://librarytechnology.org/document/24817}}</ref> CSA merged with [[ProQuest]] in 2007.
==Coverage==
Meho & Spurgin (2005)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meho, |first1=Lokman I. & |last2=Spurgin, |first2=Kristina M. (2005). |title=Ranking the Researchresearch Productivityproductivity of Librarylibrary and Informationinformation Sciencescience Facultyfaculty and Schoolsschools: An Evaluationevaluation of Datadata Sourcessources and Researchresearch Methods.methods ''|journal=Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology'', |date=October 2005 |volume=56( |issue=12), |pages=1314–1331 |doi=10.1002/asi.20227 }}</ref> found that in a list of 2,625 items published between 1982 and 2002 by 68 faculty members of 18 schools of [[library and information science]], only 10 databases provided significant coverage of the LIS literature. Data showed that [[Library Literature and Information Science]] (LLIS) indexes the highest percentage of LIS faculty publications (31.2%), followed by [[INSPEC]] (30.6%), [[Social Sciences Citation Index]] (SSCI)(29.6%), and LISA (27.2%). LISA is thus the fourth most comprehensive in this study.
==Other important databases covering library and information science==
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==Further reading==
*Gilchrist, A. & Presanis, A. (1971). Library and information science abstracts: the first two years. ''ASLIB Proceedings'', 23(5), 251-256.
* {{cite journal |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Alan |last2=Presanis |first2=Alexandra |title=LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ABSTRACTS: The FIRST TWO YEARS |journal=Aslib Proceedings |date=1 May 1971 |volume=23 |issue=5 |pages=251–256 |doi=10.1108/eb050289 }}
*Gonzalez-Alcaide, G.; Castello-Cogollos, L; Navarro-Molina, C; Aleixandre-Benavent, R; Valderrarna-Zurian, J.C. (2008). Library and information science research areas: Analysis of journal articles in LISA, ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology'', 59(1), 150-154.
* {{cite journal |last1=González‐Alcaide |first1=Gregorio |last2=Castelló‐Cogollos |first2=Lourdes |last3=Navarro‐Molina |first3=Carolina |last4=Aleixandre‐Benavent |first4=Rafael |last5=Valderrama‐Zurián |first5=Juan Carlos |title=Library and information science research areas: Analysis of journal articles in lisa |journal=Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology |date=January 2008 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=150–154 |doi=10.1002/asi.20720 }}
*Kumar, T.V.R. & Parameswaran, M. (1998). Chain indexing and LISA. ''Knowledge Organization'', 25(1-2), 13-15.
* {{cite journal |id={{INIST|2354934}} |last1=Remesh Kumar |first1=T. V |last2=Parameswaran |first2=M. |title=Chain indexing and LISA |journal=Knowledge organization |date=1998 |volume=25 |issue=1–2 |pages=13–15 }}
*Montesi, M. & Owen, J.M. (2007). Revision of author abstracts: how it is carried out by LISA editors. ''ASLIB Proceedings'', 59(1), 26-45.
* {{cite journal |last1=Montesi |first1=Michela |last2=Mackenzie Owen |first2=John |title=Revision of author abstracts: how it is carried out by LISA editors |journal=Aslib Proceedings |date=23 January 2007 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=26–45 |doi=10.1108/00012530710725197 }}
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