Books

The book “A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Equation Modeling” by Schumacker R. E. & Lomax R. G. (1996) was also helpful for me.

Also there is another book

“Using LISREL for Structural Equation Modeling: A Researcher's Guide” by Kelloway, E. K. (1998).

Article

Online references

SEM

http://plaza.ufl.edu/algina/7412.pdf Syllabus of EDF 7412 Structural Equation Modeling Course. There are many useful references and http://plaza.ufl.edu/algina/index.html homepage of Prof. James Algina who offers the course.

http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/structur.htm Key concepts and terms and Assumptions of SEM. by G. David Garson. It was very very useful for me to gain an understanding of SEM.

http://cais.isworld.org/articles/4-7/default.asp?View=html&x=64&y=7 this journal article was one of the most useful for me `Structural Equation Modeling And Regression: Guidelines For Research Practice` by David Gefen.

http://attila.acadiau.ca/library/ASAC/v23/230201.pdf very useful pdf document for beginners like me by Vinod Kumar and Danuta Deregowska.

LISREL

http://www.utexas.edu/cc/stat/software/lisrel/ General info and some links related with LISREL.

http://www.utexas.edu/its/rc/tutorials/stat/lisrel/ A very useful link for LISREL and PRELIS

http://www.utexas.edu/its/rc/answers/faqs.html Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Sample size for multiple regression, Accessing LISREL on ITS Systems,  Heywood cases and LISREL,  Covariance matrix not positive definite, Total coefficient of determination for structural equations, P-values for coefficient tests, Reading missing data directly into LISREL, Comparing groups using LISREL and Assessing model identification.

http://www.gsu.edu/~mkteer/semfaq.html Ed Rigdon's SEM FAQ

http://www.gsu.edu/%7Emkteer/semfaq.html Frequently asked topics; very very useful especially the `Not Positive Definite Matrices--Causes and Cures`  at http://www.gsu.edu/~mkteer/npdmatri.html. also the problem is defined.

http://bama.ua.edu/archives/semnet.html  SEMNET (Structural Equation Modeling Discussion Group) was especially useful for me in understanding issues related to SEM. You can search the achieves from the following link http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=semnet

http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/corner.htm Karl’s Corner was also one of the most useful sites for me. Prof. Karl Jöreskog is one of the LISREL authors.

http://www.ssicentral.com/other/entry.htm Free student edition of LISREL 8.54 for Windows.

http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/trouble.htm LISREL Tech Support and Troubleshooting. The link may be useful if you are facing a problem such as Covariance matrix not positive definite.

http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/faq.htm LISREL FAQs a useful link for beginners.

http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/pfaqs.htm PRELIS FAQs a useful link for beginners.

http://www.ssicentral.com/lisrel/mainlis.htm Historical background and general info about LISREL.