Libraries and Library Studies Resources
Other Interesting Libraries On the Web
- Innovative
Internet LIbraries
- his WWW site provides a convenient place to explore how libraries are
using the Internet to improve service. Links are given to many excellent
examples of libraries using the Internet to good advantage.
- The
California State Library
- The California State Library is charged
with performing a wide variety of supportive and service activities as
defined by law. It operates under the direction and control of the State
Librarian, an appointee of the Governor.
Librarian Resources
- Bulletin Board Ideas
- Some examples and ideas for bulletin boards, with a musical theme. Includes ideas, comments and suggestions from teachers.
- Information Power
Update
- The most recent draft of the document (in process) which
sets the standards for successful school library media programs.
- SunLink Weed of the Month
Club
- Help with weeding your collection is available here! Use it wisely
for an effective collection!
- School Librarian Links
- School Librarian Links is an all-in-one reference site for school
librarians and teachers new to locating resources on the Internet.
- The Building Blocks of Research: An Overview of Design, Process and
Outcomes
- This document, created by Debbie Abilock, tries to
tease out the relationships among information literacy, problem solving,
curriculum design and teaching.
- Why
Librarians Should Rule The Net (Vol 1, No. 4)
- Excellent article from E-NODE, a free monthly newsletter about the
Internet and society. To subscribe to E-NODE, send the following email to
enodelist@garnet.berkeley.edu
- The
School Librarian's Role in the Electronic Age
- Carol Simpson responds to the question: "Why have school librarians?"
the skeptics call, "when everything will be available online?" in this
ERIC Digest.
- Standards and
Guidelines for School Library Programs
- The State of Texas has adopted guidelines for school library
programs. "Guidelines establish three levels of school library programs
that meet or
exceed standards. A description of a school library program that should
be considered below standard is also established. A model school library
program has five major components."
- Booklists for
Children and Adults
- Recommended readling lists for various client groups, including
college-bound, African-American, plus source lists.
- The Essential Library: Partner in School Design
- Landmark article on school libraries in the Coalition of Essential
Schools approach, by Mark Gordon, Librarian, Central Park East Secondary
School, New York City (an outstanding Coalition school).
- The CSLA
"Best Sellers" Campaign for Strong School Libraries
- A public
awareness campaign of the California School Library Association using a
dedicated assemblage of high-level, non-librarian spokespersons, to
broadly communicate the message that strong school libraries increase
student success, regardless of the socio-economic status of a school's
community.
- School
Library Design
- Large collection of articles, tips, and links to
suppliers built around the theme of school library design. Includes
messages on the topic posted to LM_NET.
- AcqWeb's
Directory of Publishers and Vendors
- Web pages for book vendors, publishers and related organizations,
including journals, library science, etc.
- Amazon.com Keyword Search
- Search this huge catalog for titles of books in print. Lots of vital
information is available.
- Center for the
Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
- This helpful page provides query access to a database of more than
3000 recommended books in Spanish for children and adolescents
published around the
world. Readable in English and Spanish.
-
Building Digital Libraries
- This page is intended to provide links to information about hardware,
software, vendors and current digital library projects. This is a
collection of information about and links to products and services that
may be of use to those of us proceeding down the path of creating digital
libraries.
- Copyright: Fair Use
- This Stanford University site gathers all available information on
the Web related to "fair use" of copyrighted materials. Very thorough and
well-organized.
- Digital Libraries: Research &
Development
- D-Lib, a forum for news, information, and discussion
about research and advanced implementation projects in digital libraries.
-
Library Clipart Collection
- An extensive collection of clipart for
libaries. (Images of books, bookshelves, cassettes, CDs, media, people,
etc.)
- Directory of
Electronic Journals and Newsletters
- Diane Kovacs and Dru Mogge have made their ARL directory available
which "contains descriptions and links to almost 1700 entries. The
following electronic serials appear in the print edition of the Directory
(June 1996). Before publishing this electronic edition, each link was
verified...."
- Scholarly Electronic
Publishing Bibliography
- Charles Bailey's well-known collection: "This bibliography presents
selected articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that
are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on
the Internet and other networks. Most sources have been published between
1990 and the present; however, a limited number of key sources published
prior to 1990 are also included. Where possible, links are provided to
sources that are available via the Internet."
- Greater Bay Area Library
Council
- Innovative organization of multi-type libraries to share
resources, part of a grant to the California State Librarian.
- Internet
Source Validation Project
- The purpose of this Memorial University Faculty of Education Action
Research project was to develop a set of guidelines for students and
teachers who want to use the Internet as a source of information for
research papers.
The Problem: The staff at Bishops High School began to question the
validity of information included in recent student term papers. Students
were accepting almost all home pages as accurate regardless of content
because they were "in print."
Perspective: Print materials commonly
used for student research have usually passed through either peer research
or editorial boards before publication. However, no such validation exists
for internet materials which may be posted by both genuine authorities and
those with questionable credentials.
- Libraries, the
Internet and the NII
- From the Wisconsin Division for Libraries and Community Learning,
comes a gathering of information of interest to libraries and the issues
involved in going online. This site includes many full-text resources.
- ALA
- The American Library Association, the professional organization with
vast resources for librarians of all types.
- LM_NET
- An excellent resource for school library media teachers and those
interested in school libraries.
- Conservation OnLine
- Covers a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the
conservation of library, archives and museum materials.
- ALA Intellectual Freedom
- World Wide Web home page for the Intellectual Freedom Committee of
the American Library Assocation.
- The PACS Review
- An excellent electronic journal for academic librarians using the
Internet.
- LC
Graphic Material Thesaurus
- The LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Topical Terms for Subject
Access (LCTM) was developed in the Prints and Photographs Division of the
Library of Congress. LCTGM provides a substantial body of terms for
subject indexing of pictures, particularly large general collections of
historical images which are found in many libraries, historical societies,
archives, and museums. It is authorized for use in MARC (Machine-Readable
Cataloging) records. LCTGM supersedes Subject Headings Used in the Library
of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, which was issued as a
preliminary list in 1980.
Professional Education Literature
-
Electronic Journals In Education
- From the University of Waterloo Electronic Library, links to journals
of interest to educators, mostly at the college level.
- Index to Electronic
Journals In Education
- "This collection aims to be an authoritative source of electronic
research and academic serial publications -- incorporating all freely
distributed scholarly electronic journals available online."
- Return to Ramon Garza's Web Links Page..