Many professional websites are available for school library media specialists.
The following websites listed on this page will be of interest to school library media specialists:
- School Library Professional Websites
- Library Homepages
- General Library Websites
- Library Portals
- Library Humor, Quotes, and Quirky
- Social Action and Advocacy
- Library Blogs
- Links to Other Resources
School Library Professional Websites
InfoSearcher
http://www.infosearcher.com/
Infosearcher is the online complement to Information Searcher, a print newsletter started 12 years ago by Pam Berger, a library media specialist and educational technology consultant. It is the longest published newsletter in K-12 education designed specifically for professionals working to integrate technology into the curriculum.
Library Research Service at University of Denver
http://www.lrs.org/
LRS reports and analyzes statistics on school, public, and academic
libraries, and conducts studies on major library issues. Includes section
for school library information http://www.lrs.org/school.asp.
Librarians (section) at Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/
ODLIS - Online Dictionary for Library and Information
Science (2004) by
J.M. Reitz
http://lu.com/odlis/
School Libraries.org (P. Milbury)
http://www.school-libraries.org/
For school library Webmasters and electronic managers of school libraries.
SLiP (School Library Information Portal)
http://www.cla.ca/slip/
Canada's gateway portal to documents for school libraries originating in Canada and not widely available in published form.
Library Homepages
School Library Media Center Hompages
School and Library Websites from
Information Architecture of the Web at eduScapes
http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1.htm
Related Webpage:
School Library , Media and Technology Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1f.htm
School Libraries.Net from School
of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University (P.
Milbury – B. Woolls and D. Loertscher)
http://www.school-libraries.net/
Links to Web Pages created or maintained by school librarians around
the World.
Examples:
Barrington High School Library Media Center, IL
http://bhs.cusd220.lake.k12.il.us/media_folder/library/index.htm
Broad Street Elementary School Library, Butler, PA
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/broadstreetlibrary/
Lawrence High School Library, Kansas
http://library.lhs.usd497.org/
Library Media Technology from Bellingham Public Schools, WA
http://bellinghamschools.org/department-owner/instructional-technology/library-media-technology
Naples High School Library Media Center, FL
http://www.collierschools.com/nhs/lmc/
North Elementary Library Media Center, Noblesville, IN
http://www.nobl.k12.in.us/North/NorthMedia/index.htm
Springfield Township High School Virtual Library by J. Valenza, PA
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/
Tenafly High School Lalor Library Media Center, Tenafly, NJ
http://www.librarymedia.net/
Library Directories
Find a Library - Indiana
http://www.doe.in.gov/olt/library/findlibrary.html
Public Library Websites from
Information Architecture for the Web at eduScapes
http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1g.htm
Special Library Websites from
Information Architecture for the Web at eduScapes
http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/archspecial.html
Public Library Homepages
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov
Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/
Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/
Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Public Library of,
Charlotte, NC http://www.plcmc.org/
Chicago Public Library http://www.chipublib.org/
Denver Public Library http://denverlibrary.org/
Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library http://www.imcpl.org/
Los Angeles Public Library http://www.lapl.org/
Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR http://www.multcolib.org/
New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org
San Francisco Public Library http://sfpl.org/
Seattle Public Library http://www.spl.org/
Toronto Public Library http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/
General Library Websites
Internet Library for Librarians
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
Conservation Online (CoOL) a project of the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
http://cool.conservation-us.org/
ExLibris by Mary Laine
http://marylaine.com/exlibris/
IPL2 (Internet Public Library) from Drexal University, College of Information Science and Technology
http://www.ipl.org/
Librarians and Archivists from Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/library/
Library Instruction.com by Michael Lorenzen
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
Includes lesson plans, links to articles, material on information literacy and links to other resources.
Contains library instruction lesson plans, articles about library instruction, library instruction bibliography, and links to library instruction resources. This site also includes material relating to information literacy.
Library Law by Mary Minow
http://www.librarylaw.com/
Site focuses on legal issues of interest to libraries, such as copyright, privacy and the First Amendment.
Teen Librarian.com by M. Doyle
http://www.teenlibrarian.com/
Online community for young adult librarians. Sections include: Message Board, Chat Room, Directory, Q&A Archive, News Archive, Resources/Links, Careers.
Web4Lib Electronic Discussion
http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
Discussion of issues relating to the creation, management, and support of library-based World-Wide Web servers, services, and applications.
Library Portals
BUBL Information Service
http://bubl.ac.uk/
Selected Internet resources covering all subject Areas, with a special focus on library and information science.
CyberDewey
http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/CyberDewey.html
Links organized using the familiar Dewey Decimal Classification system.
Information R.net from Tom Wilson
http://informationr.net/fr/freejnls.html
Links to research on information management, information science, and information systems.
Internet Library for Librarians http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
LibDex http://www.libdex.com/
Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com/
Researching Libarian http://www.researchinglibrarian.com/
Humor, Quotes, and Quirky
Quotable Quotes About Libraries from ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ola/salquotablequotes.cfm
Johnson’s (Doug) Little List of Library and Technology Laws
http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rules.html
Librarian Avengers
http://www.librarianavengers.org/
Library Humor on the Web by A. Yucht from AASL
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/. . . /kqwebarchives/v33/331yucht.cfm
Quotations About Libraries and Librarians from International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://archive.ifla.org/I/humour/subj.htm
Unshelved by B. Barnes and G.
Ambaum at Overdue Media
http://www.unshelved.com/
Great comic about a young adult librarian.
http://www.snopes.com/
Social Action and Advocacy
Information for Social Change
http://libr.org/ISC/
An activist organization that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics
amongst library and information workers.
Library Juice
http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/
Much of the
material has a social-responsibilities or intellectual freedom focus.
Librarian.net by J. West
http://librarian.net/
Daily [or so] weblog of things librarian.
Librarian Underground
http://www.libraryunderground.org/
A guide to alternative library culture on the Web.
Progressive Librarians Around the World
http://libr.org/international/
World-wide network of librarians actively committed to social justice,
equality, human welfare, and the development of cultural democracy.
Progressive Librarians Guild
http://www.libr.org/plg/
Professional network for discourse and action on library issues.
Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the American Library Association
http://libr.org/SRRT/
Library Blogs
Beyond the Job by
Sarah Johnson and Rachel Singer Gordon
http://www.beyondthejob.org/
Professional tips for librarians: Articles, job-hunting advice, professional
development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further
your library career.
Blog Without A Library by A. Etches-Johnson, reference
librarian at McMaster University.
http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/
A blog about what libraries are doing with blogs, rss, & other
little technologies.
Blue Skunk Blog, The by Doug Johnson http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/
Book Break by MS Spear, Berkley High School Library Media Center
http://www.bookbreak.blogspot.com/
Free Range Librarian by K.G. Schneider
http://freerangelibrarian.com/
Gargoyles Loose in the Library by F.J. Harris, University
High, Urbana, IL
http://www.uni.illinois.edu/libraryblog
Handheld Librarian, The
http://www.handheldlib.blogspot.com/
Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others
interested in libraries.
Information Literacy Weblog http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/
Information Wants To Be Free http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/
Library Stories: Libraries & Librarians in the News http://librarystories.blogspot.com/
Library Stuff from Information Today
http://www.librarystuff.net/
Library + Technology Smorgasbord by Andrew R. Whitis http://www.whitis.us/blog/
Peter Scott's Library Blog http://xrefer.blogspot.com/
Schaffler Library Blog from Northfield Mount Hermon Library System, MA
http://library.nmhblogs.org/
Resource Shelf http://www.resourceshelf.com/
School Librarian in Action by Zarah Grace C. Gagatiga, Manila, Philippines http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com/
Shifted Librarian, The by J. Levine
http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/
A"shifted librarian" is someone who is working to make libraries
more portable.
Tame the Web (Libraries, Technology & the Big
Picture) by Michael Stephens
http://tametheweb.com/
Links to Other Resources
Resources for School Librarians
http://www.sldirectory.com/
School Library Websites: Examples of Effective Practice
http://schoollibrarywebsites.wikispaces.com/
A wiki-clearinghouse of the collective recommendations of participating colleagues; suggested exemplars of effective practice.
Skype and Author
http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
Mission is to provide K-12 teachers and librarians with a way to connect authors, books, and young readers through virtual visits.
YA Librarian: All Things Teen and Library in One Place
http://yalibrarian.net/