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June 1, 1997
On-line Resources for School Libraries
by Michael Lyman
As a technology coordinator, I am often reminded of how important our
librarian is to the school. Any technology director familiar with the term
"retrospective conversion" immediately knows how important librarians are. I've
seen Catherine Corum, our librarian at Fenn School, surrounded by crowds of fourth-grade
students, giving book recommendations to each one in such a way that I'm convinced she has
read every book in our library at least twice. She'll do this while working with teachers
to find reserve reading and to schedule times when a class or two can have private time in
the library, and discussing with me the merits of EBSCO verses Pro Quest verses Electronic
Library versus Britannica. No one else in our school can manage people and resources as
well as Catherine, and I'm grateful for her help every day.
April 13-19 was National Library Week, and I thought it would be nice to
recognize the nation's school librarians by putting together a list of great on-line
resources they can use everyday. Catherine and I have compiled a list of the most useful
Internet sites for librarians that we could find. We've also listed several librarian
listservs to help keep librarians in touch. These should help librarians round out their
library World Wide Web pages.
Great Lists of Links
The
New York Times Navigator. Used every day by reporters at the New York Times,
this site has annotated links to search engines and other sites on the web.
Librarians Index to
the Internet. "The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated,
subject directory of more than 2,500 Internet resources chosen for their usefulness to the
public library user's information needs."
Choose
the best engine for your purpose (Nueva School; Hillsborough, California). This is a
really great idea! Debbie Abilock, Librarian at the Nueva School, and Marilyn Kimura,
Assistant Librarian at Nueva, have put together a list of easily understandable
suggestions for using different Internet search engines, on-line encyclopedias, and other
Internet resources.
Young Adult Librarians Homepage
(Kansas City Public Library) A list of resources for librarians serving teens. An
excellent way to find resources specifically for girls.
Citing Resources on the Net
All of these Internet sites explain clearly and succinctly how to cite
resources found on the Internet.
APA Style Electronic
Formats (Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey) Based on the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association.
Classroom
Connect A how-to guide for referencing online sources in student bibliographies from
Classroom Connect.
MLA Citation
Guide (Janice R. Walker, University of South Florida) A very basic, easy to follow
reference guide to MLA-style citations.
Internet Training for Teachers
The ALA has a created a series of online courses in Internet basics for
librarians.
Listservs for Librarians
These list was compiled by East
Carolina University School of Education. To subscribe to any of the listservs, send
email to listproc@xxxxxx and in the message, type SUBSCRIBE <Name of the list>
<First Name><Last Name>
For example, to subcribe to the Library Personnel listserv, send email to
listproc@ksuvm.bitnet. In the message, type SUBSCRIBE libper-l <first name> <last
name>
Library Personnel (libper-l@ksuvm.bitnet)
School Librarians (lm-net@listserv.syr.edu)
Government Documents Librarians (govdoc-l@psum.psu.edu)
Public Librarians (publib@nysernet.org)
Library Administration (libadmin@list.ab.umd.edu)
Young Adult Librarians (pubyac@nysernet.org)
College Librarians (colldv-l@vm.usc.edu)
Southeastern Library Association (sela-l@nebula.lib.vt.edu)
North Carolina Library Association (ncla-l@ils.unc.edu)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues (gay-libn@usc.edu)
ALA-Sponsored Lists
The American Library Association has 58 public listservs for librarians. To
subscribe to any of the lists, send email to listproc@ala.org. In the message, type
SUBSCRIBE [Name of the list] [First Name][Last Name]
Intellectual Freedom (alaoif@ala.org)
American Library Association Washington Office (ala-wo@ala.org)
News Releases (alanews@ala.org)
E-Mail: Michael Lyman
This article was first published in the CoSN Newsletter for April, 1997.
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