Librarian Links

HELPFUL PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES for Librarians

Professional Information

 Advocacy

Learn To Use CFB Online Resources
ABC-Clio
Social Studies Resources

Teaching
Books Introductory Movie

Evaluation Forms
PDAS in PDF format
PDAS Web form
(not saveable; fill out & print)

PDAS Scoring Guide in MS Word format
Self Report Form in PDF format
Self-Report Form in MS Word format

Associations, Certification
American Library Association

AASL – American Assoc of School Librarians
a division of American Library Assoc.

International Association of School Librarianship
Today
is…Internet Resources for This Day

Texas
School Libraries

Texas State Library

Texas Library Association
TASL
Blog

Media
& Technologies Blog

TCEA –
Librarians SIG

Texas State Board for
Educator Certification

UNT’s School-Library.Org

Journals
School Library
Journal

TeacherLibrarianJournal for School Library Professionals
Library-Media Connection

Journals
for Information Professionals

Library Journals,
Newletters & Zines

LISTA
through Ebsco

LIS Resources
ChildLIt
listserv @ Rutgers U
fill in form to subscribe
LM_NET listserv – to
subscribe
, type SUBSCRIBE LM_NET Firstname Lastname in body of
email (no subject)

Tile.netdiscussion lists, usenet groups, ftp sites
Mailing List Archives
Internet FAQ Archivesfrom usegroups
AASLblogblog of the Am
Assn of School Librarians, div of ALA

BlogBib – about librarian
Weblogs

Free Resources from Ebsco
LISTA – Library, IS, Tech
Abstracts

Teacher Reference Center
GREENfile – environmental
info
Aqweb’s Library & Info Science Resources

BellaOnline Library Sciences

Librarianship / Educator’s Reference Desk

Library Education Desktop Online from TSL and UNT

LibraryInstruction.com
grass-roots contributions
Library Science Online Dictionary
LibrarySupportStaff.com
for those
working in libraries:  check out Education4You

LOEX: Library
Orientation Exchange
clearinghouse for library instruction and
information literacy; from E Mich Univ

Resources for School Librarians
Region 20 ESC Online Workshops
School Library Media Specialist
online course–good review
Shambles for Librarians

Library Science Jeopardy
fun way to review

ALA/AASL
Advocacy Toolkit

Advocacy PPTs from Iowa Assoc Sch Libs
ALA Fact Sheet-School LMCs / School LMSs
Advocacy from BC Teacher-Librarians Assoc
PA School Librarians
Assoc Wkshops


School Libraries Work
research paper, Natl Commission on
Libraries & Information Science, online in pdf by Scholastic

 Reference Services

Library of Congress
LOC Ask a Librarian
LOC Prints & Photographs
Online Catalog

Thesaurus for Graphic
Materials

LOC Wise Guide
monthly publication of links to online materials contained in a collection,
database, reading room or other area of the LOCy’s online offerings.

FirstGov.gov
Reference Center

ALA’s Great Sites for Kids

ALA/RUSA Best Reference Websites (2003)

ALA:
State Agency Databases
wiki of publicly accessible information
Answers.com for Librarians
Information Resources for Information Professionals
Internet Public Library
KIdsClick Websearch for Kids by Librarians
(scroll down to see page through a librarian’s eyes) (alternate URL)

Librarians’ Internet Index

Library Spot
Lookups
databases of common info; zipcodes, statistics, demographics; can
register/subscribe for expanded service

Multonomah Country Homework Center
RedLightGreen
bibliographic index (like WebCat)


RefDesk.com

Resource Shelfpremiere
online references


RS Fast Facts


RS Webcam Collection

SUNLINK on the WWWbooklists, etc.
ICRC – Internet Collegiate Reference
Collection
@ Bloomsburg U of PA
Virtual ChaseHow To
Do Research, for legal professionals!


People Finder Guide

Virtual Reference Desk @ Syracuse U
Internet Archivedigital library of audio, video, images, text, etc.


Top 20 Essential U.S. Government Websites
from about.com

School Library Webpages
Peter Milbury’s Network of School Librarian Webpages

Information Literacy

 Collection Development

Did
You Know?
video about
globalization and the future



AASL’s NEW Standards for the 21st century learner

TRAILS-Tool for Real-Time Assissment of
Omformation Literacy Skills
from ILILE & Kent State Univ
ILILE-Institute for Library & InfoLit
Education

SOS for Information Literacy
multimedia resource that
includes lesson plans, handouts, presentations, videos and other
resources to enhance the teaching of information literacy.


Applying Big6,
InfoLit, NETS to Internet Research
matrix and lessons from Media
Technologist Janet Murray – a superb site

Grade
Level Chart of 21st century literacy lessons
from PacBell & UCLA

Media Specialist’s Toolkit
Use these online activities to teach and reinforce the information literacy skills
Module Maker
developing questions for research from Jamie McKenzie



OWL@Purdue University
PPT Presentations

Selecting
Resources: The Big Picture!

selecting library resources

Research Center
from Answers.com – guide & worksheets

WebQuest Page at San Diego State U
WebQuest  Design Patterns

Big 6
Big 6: An Information Problem-Solving Process
Big 6 Turbo Tools
Big6 Resources
Big6 Resources part 2
21CIF: 21st Century
Information Fluency Project
from IMSA (IL Math & Science
Academy); model similar to Big6

Dewey Decimal System
Caveman Theory of Dewey Decimal System
(similar Caveman DDS story)
Do the Deweyinfo & online quiz
Do We Really
Know Dewey?

Copyright / Plagiarism
Introduction
to Intellectual Property
from US Dept of State
Copyright Law of
the US
– free searchable ebook from AskSam; also
Digital Millenium Copyright
Act
searchable ebook
Copyright Clearance
Center @ copyright.com
permissions to use copyrighted works

Educator’s Guide to Copyright & Fair Use


UT Crash Course in Copyright

also Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia

and Copyright Law in Cyberspace
Copyright in an
Electronic Environment

Copyright & Licensing Information
Copyright Website
Creative Commonscopyright free
audio, video, images, text, lesson plans

When works pass into
public domain


Video producers who offer public performance rights
– courtesy of
Dr. Carol Simpson.


A Fair(y) Use Tale by Eric Faden
–  a really
cleverly-constructed mp4 on copyright & fair use, created from Disney
movie clips

The TEACH Toolkit
Plagiarism links
Plagiarism Theme Page
Plagiarized.comguide to
Internet plagiarism


Impact of Plagiarism
Gananda Library, NY
Synthesis: Using the
Work of Others

You Quote It;
You Note It!
– interactive tutorial suitable for MS/HS

Media Literacy
Truth or Fictioncheck out hoaxes
Zapato.netspoof site
All About Explorersa bogus
website created by teachers for upper elementary lessons on evaluating websites.

J.W.Wilson Standard Catalogs
Online


Sunlink Weed of the Month Club

OCLC Classify
to classify book in Dewey

Reading & Reading Lists
Texas Reading Club
from TX State Library
Muller in the Middle
book reviews blog by a great reviewer
Muller’s Book Reviews
older LM_NET posts by Frederick Muller, LMS @ Halstead (NJ) MS

Children’s Literature Webguide
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Website
Database of Award-Winning Children’s
Literature

Historical Fiction Titles by Date
Franklin MS

Recommended Literature K-12
from CA Dept Educ, varied search parameters for extensive list
Recommended Reading Lists
Hays HS, Buda TX

McBookwords: State & Regional Book Awards
links to state
websites of awardwinners

Juvenile Series & Sequels
database 17,000+ books from Mid-Continent Lib
in MO
Young
Adult Series & Sequels
Bettendorf Pub Lib


Books in a Series
Monroe Cty IN Pub Lib
Sidekicks
graphic novel reviews for kids

Based on the Bookmovies from literature


Multicultural Children’s Literature


Books about People with Disabilities

Booktalks
Nancy Keane’s Booktalks

Bookpals
Storytime
– children’s stories read by members of the Screen Actors Guild

Vendors
Follett Titlewave
Video Placement Worldwidefree videos

Multimedia Seedsstarting point
for audio, video, and visual resources

AddALLcomparison shop more than 40 online bookstores
Sources for Out of Print Books
Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America
Abebooks
Alibris
Bibliofind & Amazon.com
Bookwire (from Bowker)
Powell’s City of Books
Backinprint.comfrom the Author’s Guild

Other Resources
Wikibooksonline
open-content textbooks;
check out
Wikijunior for kids

Supplies & Misc
Kapco
Online Book Repair Tips

Sudancolabels, datedue stickers/gun


How to make decisions about database subscriptions

 Technology/AV

  NETS Online Technology
Assessment
for middle school students (from ISTE)
Cybersmart
curriculum for NETS alignment
Technology Connections
(course for students)

Short Course in using a Digital Camera
Digital Citizenship

Internet Literacy
enGauge Internet Literacy Program
Website Evaluation
ALA’s Website Selection Criteria
Evaluating Internet Information
2Learn.ca:
Evaluating Internet Sites


Evaluating Web Resources
from Widener Univ Lib; Flash or PPT
tutorials

Evaluating WWW sites
The Good, Bad & Ugly:
why evaluate web sources
from New Mex State Univ
Quality Information
Checklist

K. Schrock’s Critical Evaluation Tools
Website Reliability Checklist
Searching

Finding Information on the Internet Tutorials
from UCal Berkeley
Library

4 NETS for
Better Searching

Searching the Internet
Assistive Technology
i4c
Assistive Tech website

Laugh Yourself Silly!
Medieval Tech Support – A comedy about learning how to use
a book, from a Norwegian TV show called Øystein & Meg (Øystein & I).
Spoken in Norwegian w/ English subtitles.

TEKS/TAKS & Curriculum

“School
Libraries and Their Impact on Student Performance”
from
ASCD Research Brief, 9/2/2003.

Texas school
libraries: Standards, resources, services, and students’
performance
from Tx State Libraries.

School Library
Programs:  Standards & Guidelines for Texas

new 13 TAC 4.1 (Texas Administrative Code, Title 13.Cultural
Resources, Chapter 4.School Library Programs, Subchapter
A.Standards & Guidelines, Section 4.1).
This is a very long Word document–allow time to download.


Texas Administrative
Code
(with TEKS)


Reading for Information – FREE Online Course
Reading for information requires different mental skills than reading
from fiction. National Geographic Society, Indiana Department of
Education, and ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
have released an online course for teachers and parents titled, “Reading for Information,”
a 9-unit interactive course, techniques for reading and remembering a
wide range of nonfiction material, including descriptions and
procedures, news reporting, arguments and opinions, and biography and
nonfiction narratives. Free at http://reading.indiana.edu/reading/.
For professional development credit or university credit to update
teaching licenses, participate in online discussions and pass quiz at
the end of each unit.