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/arch1.html
Related Webpages:
School Library Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/archschool.html
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.
School Libraries on the Web by L.
Bertland
http://www.sldirectory.com/
This is a list of library web pages maintained by K-12 school libraries
in the United States and in countries 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 Libary, Butler, PA
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/broadstreetlibrary/
El Rancho Charter School Library, Orange Unified School District, CA http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/rancho/libhome.html
Lawrence High School Library, Kansas
http://library.lhs.usd497.org/
Library Media Technology from Bellingham Public Schools, WA
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/departments/libmedtech/libmedtech.htm
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/media/NorthMedia/INDEX.HTM
Springfield Township High School Virtual Library by J. Valenza, PA
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/
Tenafly High School Lalor Library Media Center, Tenafly, NJ
http://www.librarymedia.net/
Library Directories
Find a Library - Indiana
http://www.doe.state.in.us/olr/library/findlibrary.html
Public and Special Library Websites from
Information Architecture for the Web at eduScapes
http://eduscapes.com/arch/archlibrary.html
Public Library Homepages
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov
Internet Public Library from School of Information,
University of MI, Ann Arbor
http://www.ipl.org/
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://www.denver.lib.co.us
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.lib.ca.us/
Seattle Public Library http://www.spl.org/
Toronto Public Library http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/
General Library Websites
Internet Library for Librarians
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
Conservation Online (CoOL) a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
ExLibris by Mary Laine
http://marylaine.com/exlibris/
Librarians and Archivists from Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/library/
Librarians’ Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
Library Instruction.com by Michael Lorenzen
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/
This site contains library instruction lesson plans, articles about library instruction, a large library instruction bibliography, and links to library instruction resources. This site also includes material relating to information literacy.
Library Journal from Reed Business Information
http://www.libraryjournal.com/
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.
LION (Librarians Information Online Network) sponsored by Library Services of the School District of Philadelphia
http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/lion/index.html
Collection of Internet-based resources of interest to school librarians, to foster communication and resource sharing among school librarians, and to encourage creative use of the Internet in the educational process. (webmaster is Ken Garland)
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 from Berkeley Digital
Library
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/RefCenter/
A website electronic discussion for library-based World-Wide Web managers.
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/
Internet Public Library http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
LibDex http://www.libdex.com/
Library HQ http://www.libraryhq.com/resources.html
Library Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials from the Washington Research Library Consortium
http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?p=about&c=liblists
Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com/
Researching Libarian http://www.researchinglibrarian.com/
School Library Media Centers from Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/libraries.htm
Note: Some of the linked resources are dated; however, there is still some useful websites here.
Humor, Quotes, and Quirky
ALA Quotable Quotes
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/availablepiomat/quotablequotes.htm
Johnson’s (Doug) Little List of Library and Technology Laws
http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/rules.html
Librarian Avengers
http://www.librarianavengers.org/
Libraries for Dummies
http://librariesfordummies.blogspot.com/
Library Humor on the Web by A. Yucht from AASL
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/v33/331Yucht.htm
Quotations About Libraries and Librarians from International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/subj.htm
Unshelved by B. Barnes and G.
Ambaum at Overdue Media
http://www.overduemedia.com/
Great comic about a young adult librarian.
http://www.snopes.com/
Social Action and Advocacy
Anarchist Librarians Web
http://www.infoshop.org/alibrarians/public_html/
Radical and anarchist librarians working towards a better world and socially responsible libraries.
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://libr.org/Juice/
News digest for librarians, library and information science students,
and other interested people. Includes announcements, many web resources,
calls for papers, and news affecting the library world. 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 Discussion Group of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/srdg/index.htm
Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the American Library Association
http://libr.org/SRRT/
Street Librarian by C. Dodge
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/7423/
News, information, resources, and links for the progressive librarian.
Library Blogs
Alice in InfoLand by Alice Yucht, Rutgers University,
NJ
http://www.aliceinfo.org/
Armstrong Library from Neil Armstrong Elementary School, Park View,
IA
http://armstrong-library.blogspot.com/
Beyond the Job http://librarycareers.blogspot.com/ by
Sarah Johnson and Rachel Singer Gordon
Professional tips for librarians: Articles, job-hunting advice, professional
development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further
your library career.
BiblioTech Web http://www.bibliotechweb.com/ by Scott Pfitzinger
Blog Without A Library by A. Etches-Johnson, reference
librarian at McMaster University.
http://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/favorites/
Book Break by MS Spear, Berkley High School Library Media Center
http://www.bookbreak.blogspot.com/
Feel Good Librarian http://feelgoodlibrarian.typepad.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.uiuc.edu/library/blog/
Grandview Library Blog http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/
Handheld Librarian, The http://www.handheldlib.blogspot.com/
Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others
interested in libraries.
I For An I http://www.iforani.com/
Infomancy by Chris Harris http://www.schoolof.info/infomancy/
Information Literacy Land of Confusion, The http://lorenzen.blogspot.com/ by Michael Lorenzen
Information Literacy Weblog http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/
Information Wants To Be Free http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/
Joyce Valenza's Neverending Search http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org/
LBR (Librarians By Request) http://lbr.library-blogs.net/
Librarian Avengers http://www.librarianavengers.org/
Librarian in Black http://librarianinblack.typepad.com
Librarian in the Middle by Robert Eiffert, Pacific Middle School, Vancouver, WA
http://www.beiffert.net/wordpress/
Resources and news for middle school librarians. Related blogsite: Pacific MS Library Bookblog http://beiffert.net/liblog/
Librarian.Net http://www.librarian.net/ by Jessamyn West
Library Crunch http://www.librarycrunch.com/
LibraryLaw Blog http://blog.librarylaw.com/ by Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.
Library Stories: Libraries & Librarians in the News http://librarystories.blogspot.com/
Library Stuff from Information Today
http://www.librarystuff.net/
Library + Technology Smorgasbord http://www.whitis.us/blog/ by Andrew R. Whitis
Li-Blog-ary from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, CA
http://www.galileoweb.org/liblogary/
Mabry Middle School - Media Center Blog
http://mabryonline.org/blogs/media/
Many teachers and the principal have their own blogs.
NextGen Librarian
http://www.nexgenlibrarian.net/
Blog from the creator of NextGen Libarrian, the listserv for library
and information professionals, paraprofessionals, and students in Generations
X and Y to discuss the future of the profession, issues related to
being a young librarian.
Peter Scott's Library Blog http://blog.xrefer.com/
Don't miss his links to School
Library Blogs.
Reading Room from Northfield Mount Hermon Library System, MA
http://nmhlibrary.typepad.com/
Resource Shelf http://www.resourceshelf.com/
School Librarian in Action http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com/ by Zarah Grace C. Gagatiga, Manila, Philippines
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/
Thacher Library Blog from the James G. Boswell Library at The
Thacher School
http://thacherlibrary.blogspot.com/
Wanderings Of A Student Librarian by J.M. Moll
http://joy.mollprojects.com/myblogs/wanderings/
Zanetti Montessori Reading Room from Alfred Zanetti Montessori Library
http://zanettimontessori.blog-city.com/
Links to Other Resources
Resources for School Librarians
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/evaluate.html
YA Librarians' Homepage
http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/