CILIP | CILIP Online resources

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The following online resources are available for members to use direct from their desktops.

Please note CILIP members can download articles for personal research only

Simply register for services on the CILIP website to gain immediate access to the following resources direct to your desktop

Emerald fulltext journals and database.

Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA),

Information Research Watch International (IRWI)

Journal of Information Science

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

A remote search service is available to members for other online services either by emailing us or by using the Information Centre.

BookFind Online
Information Research Watch International (IRWI)
Emerald (Additional journals available in the Information Centre -Journal of Interlending and Document Supply; Program; Records Management Journal; Aslib Proceedings).

Alternatively, access to these databases and full text access to the Emerald journals is available from our information centre

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Online discussion

Online debate is a vital professional tool for CILIP members scattered throughout the country and abroad, and CILIP's discussion lists are especially targeted at members who might find themselves working in isolation from professional colleagues.