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Librarians' Information

Professional Organizations
Local Libraries and organizations
Book Sites
- Book Reviews, book talks, books by themes, topics, literature lesson plans,
- BrainHive.com
Library Journals online
Internet Sites for Librarians - with bulletin board ideas
Standards / Information Literacy
Copyright
Keeping Current
Lesson plan sites
Library curriculum related websites - games, activities
- St. Joseph Library information

Ask a Teacher-Librarian - LAUSD Teacher Librarians

Library of the Early mind - film of 40 authors

dancing at Seattle Public Library by Nick and Anna Golla

When I become a librarian.....

Professional Organizations

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
American Library Association (ALA)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Pacific Northwest Association of Independentt Scools (PNAIS)
Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)
Washington Library Association (WLA)
Washington Library Media Association (WLMA)
Washington State Library (WSL)
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Local Libraries and organizations

Inside Story - Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators - Western WA
King County Library
Seattle Public Library
University of Washington Libraries
Also check for resources
- Multnomah (Oregon)
- SunLink (Florida union catalog)
Z39.50 sources - list of
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Book Sites -- to buy - see Occe Sold Tales 22442 72nd Ave S, Kent, WA 98032 (Mon - Sat 10am - 9pm, Sun Noon - 6)

Amazon
Bank Street Books online with lists and reviews (BookSense 76)
Black Library.com - booksellers specializing in Af. Am. books
Black Books Galore a children's. book service started by Af. Am. mothers
BookSense.com
BookFinder - great for finding cheapest price
BookSpot
Bookwire book reviews, publisher information and much more
FetchBook.Info Compare new & used books prices - Scan 62 book stores, 40,000 sellers, in a click. NEW
Old Children's Books
Powells
Publishers' Weekly list of upcoming books for sale/being published
- Kids Read list of Upcoming books and books in series
SortFloorBooks.com - online bookstore of used and bargain books - free shipping if over $15.00
Through the Magic Door - online bookstore searchable for kids -Lazarus' Library Treasures Trove
- Look and Learn Magazine - old comic book style -August 2007 archive
- Children's Magazine
- Comic Characters
About.com online Book Club

Rights of the Reader (PDF)

Books Reviews, talks, and literature sites

ALAN review
BookHive -"your guide to children's literature" reviews, genres, chapter books
Book lists by theme, topic
- TheBestKidsBookSite.com
- Booklists - Morton Grove Public Library
- CCBC bibliographies and book lists
- Children and YA literature bibliographies - Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Children's Picture Book Database - Miami University - searchable
- Database of Award Winning Children's literature - searchable
- Fiction lists for YA - by several topics
- Libraries with good lists
  - Monroe County Library
  - Scottsdale Public Library - by grade, by genre
- LindasLinkstoLiterature - books lists, book reviews, book awards
- Picture books for older readers - Richie's picks
- PlanetEsme.com - best books of .......
- NancyKeane.com - comprehensive lists by genre/topic
- Reading Rants - booklists for teens by topic
- SunLink - Florida's library system online- check catalog collection
- TheBestKidsBookSite.com
- TeachingWithKidsBooks -- good lists of books by grouped grade levels, including read aloud ideas
- Thematic lists of books - maintained by TeachingBooks.net
- Themes and other subjects - Carol Hurst
- World Fiction
  - Fiction around the world - WebSmart Teen page
  - Teen World Fiction - Novi Public Library
  - World Fiction for teens - FraminghamPL
- Zuckerman's Barn - ability to do Advanced search for setting
Book reviews by Frederick Muller, librarian at Halsted - very honest-not for students
- Book reviews list of links at Mitchell Media Center
- Peggy Johnsen - Whitworth School of Education - yearly lists (PDF)
Booktalks
- The Booktalker - Joni Bondart - more for YA
  - Booktalk archive
  - Booktalk of the month
- Librarians@Random - booktalks of their latest books
- Nancy Keane's booktalks
Bookleads.wikispaces.com - Joyce Valenza - ways to promote books online
- make books online
  - MixBook.com - for photographs
  - StoryBird.com
- share about books online
  - Glogster for Teachers - create online interactive posters for yourself and your students
  - ShareBookBox.com
Booktrailers - creating
- Booktalks online
  - Digital Booktalk.com - some K-12
  - Nancy Keane
  - Killer Blurb wiki from 6th grade at MurrayHill
- Booktrailers for children - with powerpoint - and how to make them
- already created under direction of Dr. Mark Geary
  - Early Elementary BookTrailers
  - Late Elementary BookTrailers - Bayside Academy & Morgan
  - Adolescent BookTrailers
- Video booktalks online - list of links by Drs.Cavanaugh
Carol Hurst literature site - with book reviews
Cataloging sources - 6 tools to simplify cataloging - Valenza
- Cataloguers Toolbox
- Classify
- Web2Marc
- LOC -subject authorities also LOC catalog
- WorldCat
Children's books - About.com - lists by various types, subjects, etc.- (caution: lots of popups)
Children's Book Council - sponsor of Children's Book Week
Children's Literature.com - birthday lists, awards lists and 2003 choice list
Children's Literature - list of links from ERIC with lesson plans, info on books
Children's literature activities for the classroom - by grade k-6, genre, links done by a teacher Marcia Goudie
Children's Literature Web Guide
Children's Picture Book Database searchable database of children's picture books, organized by topic (like learning the days of the week), concept (like celebration, aging, culture), and the usual author/title/publisher
Curious Pages - recommended inappropriate books for kids, (sarcastically) - blog
Cynthia Leitich Smith Children's Literature resources
Database of Award Winning Children's literature
Doucette Index, k-12 literature-based teaching ideas, an index to books and websites (UCalgary)
Home2School - with searchable lists by grade level and subject
Kay Vandergrift's Special Interest Page
Linda's Links to literature by book title, this site provides links to activities and lesson plans - need to subscribe
Literature Lnks - list of books - setting, cause and effect, similes, writing traits
- BiblioCat
- EdHelper.com - $$
- EMints.org
- Literature Ladders
- Teacher Views
Literary Link for everyone interested in studying literature in several categories - YA, Children's -GOOD
MIKIDS with Novel Ideas study guides and ideas - by title
Mitchell Media Center - whole host of links to various topics, literacy/literature, curriculum, teacher resources, etc.
Nancy Polette - with book lists, ideas
Publishers with book guides, literature ideas, etc.
- Houghton Mifflin
- PBS Kids
- Penguin Readers Teachers' area
- Random House
- Scholastic
Sonderbooks - reviews with favorite books listed by year and YA, picture books, fatansy, etc. by Sonder Eklund
Today in literature - more adult authors, classic and modern, a calendar of engaging stories about the great books, writers, and events in literary history

Teacher Librarian Journals online

American Libraries
Book Links ALA connecting books, libraries, classrooms
Booklist
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Crinkles kid version of School Library Media Activities Monthly
FromNowOn FNO: the Educational Technology Journal
Horn Book Magazine
Knowledge Quest
Library Sparks
School Library Journal
School Library Media Activities Monthly
TeacherLibrarian

Others of interest

Computers in Libraries
Electronic School the school technology authority
eSchoolNews K-12 decision maker's technology and internet newspaper
Ex Libris an E-zine for Librarians and Information junkies
Information Today
Major publisher of reference works and journals for library and information specialists.
Library Journal digital
Multimedia Schools
NewBreed Librarian
T.H.E.journal Technological horizons in education
list of Library journals
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Internet sites for librarians -- PLAY Lightning Librarian -- online game sorting and shelving books

13 Point Checklist for principals
Big6
Bulletin Board ideas
- Library Bulletin Board monthly ideas throughout year - BEHS
- Library Media Center Bulletin Board ideas
- Titles for great library and classroom bulletin boards - Squidoo
Collection Development - list of links - from Resources for School Librarians
- Building a School Library Collection Plan A Beginning Handbook with Internet Assist by David V. Loertscher - LMCsouce.com
GEM Gateway to Educational Materials sponsored by US DOE and National Library of Education
Hotlist on Librarian resources list of links on Filamentality
ICONnet from AASL
Internet School Library Media Center
Librarycom.com with free MARC records
Library PR & Media - toolkit with bookmarks, clipart, etc.
LibrarySpot
LISNews to check up on News for Librarians and Information Science Workers
MIKIDS
Quotations for librarians
- Book Quotes
- Reading Quotations
Resources for School Librarians
Roles of the Library Media Specialist- The Library Office - Baltimore country PubliC Schools
- Teacher
- Instructional partner with Library Media Scope and Sequence
School-Libraries.org organizational affiliate of the websites and services of Peter Milbury, school librarian, teacher, writer, consultant and Internet trainer, for all who are interested in providing the best resources and services possible for school libraries
TeacherLibrarian list of web resources with copyright, policies, web links and more
Web2MARC - giving MARC records to websites
Weed of the month
- Weeding guidelines (pdf)
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Standards / Information Literacy

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner - visualization of and interactive explanation
- AASL standards for the 21st century learner - REMC12wikispaces.com - list of links
  - Correlation of 1998 to new 2007 - SLMAM
  - Standards for the 21st century learner in action - ALA - entire document and grade level benchmarks
- Crosswalk of common core standards
- Learning4Life - ASLA implementation of new standards
- Lesson Plans - database from ALA - to register and use
- Powerpoints
  - SMLS Leadership retreat powerpoint on standards - Dickinson and Stripling
  - Standards for the 21st century learner - colorful basic explanation
Common Core
- Illinois School Library Media Association - Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries - iSAIL
- Information Fluency Continuum- NY - benchmark skills k-12 with assessments - teaching common core through library instruction
  - see full list of links
  - Common Core ELA state standards by grade
  - Priority Benchmark Skills and Assessments PDF with lesson plans -- by grade
    - grade 3 alignment
    - grade 4 alignment
Information Literacy & Fluency Blog - with videos - 5w's
Media Literacy -
- Project Look Sharp with video clips, teacher lesson plans, handouts
  - Media Literacy lessons bug game/commercial video
NonFiction
- Uncommon Corp - formerly NonFiction matters
- Why non fiction matters - wiki - Angela Maiers
Technology standards -- new
21st Century Information Fluency Project - tutorials, online challenges, search wizard
- Information Literacy - an internet hotlist, list of links, topics
- Information Skills Curriculum with lesson plans
- Information Skills Instruction
TRAILS - tool for Real-time assessment of Information Literacy Skills
online multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th grade standards. FREE
- other online tools/ideas - 16 best sites on Internet safety - iLearnTechnology.com
  - Carnegie Cyber Academy
  - Internet Safefy with Professor Garfield
  - Netsmartz Kids
  - NSTeens cyberbullying, email, IM, chatrooms, gaming, revealing too much, social networking, and other Internet safety tips through videos, games, and comics online.
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Copyright Information

Copyright Clearance Center get permission to reproduce copyrighted content such as articles and book chapters in your journals, photocopies, coursepacks, library reserves, Web sites, e-mail and more
Copyright in an Electronic Environment guidelines - NC Public Schools
Copyright Tutorial University of Texas' highly interactive "Crash Course" covering all media
new movie performance copyright explanation
10 Big Myths about copyright explained
The UT Crash Course in Copyright
Visit to Copyright Bay interactive - fun - to inform and entertain educators about copyright issues in a non-profit setting - U of St. Francis
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Keeping Current

Blogs to keep current - list from SLJ 9/2008
- Technorati.com

LibWorm (beta)
LISnews
Ning for Librarian Bloggers - also TeacherLibrarianNing
Weblogs - LISwiki.org

Blogs - recommended - see also Best Library/Librarian Blogs (2012) - Edublog Awards
- Bibliotech.me
- BookBug - Tales of a School Library Media Specialist - Mrs. Nase
  - freebies and ideas
- iLibrarian -"nes and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution"
- Information Wants to be free - Meredith Wolfwater
- Library Link of the Day
- MrSchuReads - Watch. Connect. Read
- Research Buzz - "news about search engines, databases, and other information collections"
- School Library Media Activities Monthly SLMAM Blog
- Shifted Librarian - Jenny Levine "information maven"
- Stephen's Lighthouse - Stephen Abram, vp of Innovations
- Tame the Web - Michael Stephens, Graduate School of LIS at
BookBlogs -- from BookBloggerAppreciation Week and also Best Children's books blogs (about.com)
- BookMoot - public school librarian
- Cynthia Leitichsmith.blogspot.com/
- Educating Alice - 4th grade teacher
- Jen Robinson's book page
- Maw Books.com -- best kidlit
- MotherReader
- Planet Esme
- ReadRoger - Horn Book
Bookleads.wikispaces.com - Joyce Valenza - ways to promote books online
- make books online
  - MixBook.com - for photographs
  - StoryBird.com
- share about books online
  - Glogster for Teachers - create online interactive posters for yourself and your students
  - ShareBookBox.com
Books into movies and booktrailers - MrSchu Reads: Watch. Connect. Read.
Booktrailers - creating
- Booktalks online
  - Digital Booktalk.com - some K-12
  - Nancy Keane
  - Killer Blurb wiki from 6th grade at MurrayHill
- Booktrailers for children - with powerpoint - and how to make them
- already created under direction of Dr. Mark Geary
  - Early Elementary BookTrailers
  - Late Elementary BookTrailers - Bayside Academy & Morgan
  - Adolescent BookTrailers
- Video booktalks online - list of links by Drs.Cavanaugh
cataloging online
- biblios.net
- worldcat.org
Ebooks online
- Big Universe Learning $$ -- Letters in the Library ABC
Elementary Library Routines - wiki with ideas for routine activities: transitions, book care, curriculum, resources - GREAT
Media Literacy curriculum - School of Communications and Theatre - Temple U
- 90+ videos for tech and media literacy : conversation starters to history of technology, internet, internet safety and more * also at Open Thinking Wiki *
- inlcudes funny YouTube video about a Book being new technology in Medieval times
Pew Internet and American Life Project - source for current information and statistics on the impact of the internet on children and families
Pinterest sites
- Belinda Self- Teaching/Library
- Kimberly Jo - Library Ideas
- Mrs. Nase - Book Bug - ATBOT
- Vicki Hall - Teaching Librarian Resources
Publicity for libraries videos
- On the street where you live - walk along book/pages buildings video - 4th Estate
  - from Publishers Weekly article
- Quiet on the set video competititon
  - Butterflies - best acting
  - Dewey dating system - honorable mention
  - Library Effect - winner
  - Peaceful day at the library
Publishers' websites with free resources online - list from Teach with PictureBooks blog
- more free resources online
- even more free resources
- and still more
Reading2.0 - wiki spaces - using technology to promote books
- avatars.yahoo.com -- create picture of self
- wordl.net -- create word pictures
The Scout Report A weekly publication of new and newly discovered Internet sites for researchers and educators. These sites are REVIEWED by educators!! To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the scout-report mailing list by sending an email to:listserv@cs.wisc.edu in the body of the message, type: subscribe scout-report yourfirstname yourlastname
Search Engine Watch - search engines and tips and information about searching
Technology - new technology
- Flash animation - Sproutbuilder.com
- Animoto -- see also One True Media - example of both
- avatars.yahoo.com -- create picture of self
- Flash animation - Sproutbuilder.com
- Flickr
- Glogster for Teachers - create online interactive posters for yourself and your students
- Picasa Web - free online photos
- Screencasting
- SlideShare.net and for educators (shows example of Geography of Japan) - or search for ones already done
- Soundzabound for royalty free music
- Surveys
  - Polldaddy
  - SurveyMonkey
- Twitter
- VoiceThread - create collaborative multimedilideshows using images, documents and videos (maybe $)
- Weebly
- Wikis and Wikis for educators
  - WikiBooksJr - online nonfiction books for kids - work in progress
- wordle.net -- create word pictures
Widgets
- LibraryThing - keep track of your books -- see tools
Wired - newest in technology and trends
Research Buzz -news about search engines, databases, and other information collections