Library Links for Educators

Book Repair Manual

Book Stores on-line: Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble  |  Hamilton  |  Strand   | Powell's Books | BookBrowse

BookTalks - Word of Mouth Site 

BookWire.com -  THE comprehensive online portal into the book industry. Our mission is to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general book enthusiasts with the resources they need.  

Bulletin Board Idea Sites - BB Ideas for High School Media Specialists,  SLJ's BB sites

FNO - From Now On by Jamie McKenzie

Graphic Novels - Do Comic Books belong in the Library?

Informed Librarian Online - "Professional Reading for the Information Professional"  Links to more than 275 publications.  

Information Literacy:

• AASL Toolkit for Information Literacy - how school libraries help students learn.
• Components
• davidvl.org - professional resources & achievement
• Information & Technology - standards and curriculum
• OELMA Student Learning - Most recent study, conducted in Ohio, of student learning through the library media center.
• slms evidence based practice

Innovative Internet applications in Libraries  Ages and Stages, Book and reading lists, catalogs, e-journals, image maps, graphics, virtual tours, local databases, newsletters, online exhibits, tutorials and guides, virtual reference desks, web forms, etc.

Jobbers: 

• Baker and Taylor  
• Brodart Library Supplies and Furnishings
• Follett TitleWave
• Library Supplies.com
• Perma-Bound  
• Strand

Journals  |  Library Journals, newsletters and Zines

Landmarks for Schools - Many templates for making rubrics, Web pages.  Excellent links to Web sites with ideas for using it in the classroom.    (use for web pages)

Library and Information Science News

LibrarySpot - Contains links to more than 2,500 libraries around the world.

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MAINE Information: Maine Info Net - Maine Library Management System for interlibrary loan.   Maine Libraries on the Web:           Maine State Library | Bangor Public Library   Farmington Community Library Youth Dept.      Milo Free Library  | Library Districts: NMLD, CMLD, SMLD

Maine Comprehensive Local Assessment System

Maine Chapter 125 & 127/Comprehensive Education Plan

Maine 911 Sites & Numbers:  MSLN2HelpDesk: 1-877-FOR MSLN (1-877-367-6756)

MSLN : http://circrider.msln.net/

MSLN Connections : http://www.usm.maine.edu/msln

MSLN Circuit Rider : http://circrider.msln.net

780-5046 - Janet Harmon

768-2760 - Louis Blair

Maine Libraries - Something for Everyone 

Maine Memo On-line newsletter

BRHS Information Retrievers from Boothbay

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Net Notions for Librarians - Many links

Organizations: AASL      ALA      Maine Association of School Libraries (MASL) and Maine Library Association    Northern Maine Library District

Orientation / skills

• Big 6 Skills - Interactive site for teaching skills BIG6
• essential skills lessons
• Freshman Orientation and Expanding the Library Collection Online - from Patti's workshop in Portland.
• library skills sites
• presentation and graphics PP instruction
• Teaching Web-based Research Skills - The Virtual Chase offers a new instructional Web on teaching Web-based research skills. Designed for Internet trainers, educators, or librarians, the teaching Web provides resources and activities for a full-day workshop on teaching patrons, children, and just about anyone, how to conduct research on the Web. Visit the home page to learn how to use this free resource in your non-profit classes.
• web quest orientation for 9th grade

Promotional Ideas Sites:

• Gale Group - Free stuff site for bookmarks, cards, 
• get caught reading
• Library Lovers Month
• Marketing Your Library
• School Library Media Day
• Using the Internet to Enhance your Library Program - InfoSearcher - Excellent offering of links
• You've Got Mail: Electronic Publications for your schools

Reading / Lit Sites:

• Children's and Young Adult's Index to authors and illustrators

• Children's Literature

• Fiction DataBase -  Designed for the genre fiction reader, this site contains fiction bibliographies, reviews, links to author Web sites, a pseudonym directory, series listings, and more. All entries are grouped by genre.

• International Bibliography of Literature written in English since 1970 that deals with cross-cultural experiences.  Indexed by country and subject.

• Reading for kids and teens - links to pursue.

• Reading Rants - Out of the ordinary teen book lists

• YALSA Library Pages: Patrick Jones' YA Librarian Help Pages ]

• young Adult Literature links

Reference Services - listing of live links for help

mit opencourseware - a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership.

Research Buzz - ResearchBuzz is designed to cover the world of Internet research. To that end this site provides almost daily updates on search engines, new data managing software, browser technology, large compendiums of information, Web directories -- whatever. If in doubt, the final question is, "Would a reference librarian find it useful?" If the answer's yes, in it goes!

ResourceShelf - Gary Price - updated daily.

StartSquad.org - Best place to start for age-appropriate Web sites.

Surfaquarium - Resources for web links

Surf Report - Issued monthly - excellent links

teaching, learning, and technology center - Webquests, Internet Projects

Teen Librarian - New 2/2003.  General resources, links, interviews, reviews and chat rooms.

Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk - Resources and news for information professionals and researchers.

Web Junction - In 2002, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) a three-year grant to build a portal for public libraries and other organizations that provide open access to information.

Database Quicklinks, Description and Information
 

pages maintained by BARBARA FINLAY, Library Media Specialist