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Librarians' Information 
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- American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- The Internet Library Association (ILA)
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)
- Washington Library Association (WLA)
- Washington
Library Media Association (WLMA)
- WLMA Oz region
- Washington State Library (WSL)
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
- Z39.50 sources - list of
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Librarians@Random - booktalks of their latest books
- Nancy Keane's booktalks
- Carol Hurst literature site - with book reviews
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 13 Point Checklist for principals
- Big6
- Bulletin
Board ideas
- Library Bulletin Board monthly ideas throughout year - BEHS
- Library Media Center Bulletin Board ideas
- 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
- Resources for School Librarians
- Roles of the Library Media Specialist- The Library Office - Baltimore country PubliC Schools
- 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
- Weed
of the month
- Weeding guidelines (pdf)
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
- Learning4Life - ASLA implementation of new standards
- Powerpoints
- MAME leadership institute retreat on standards - powerpoint - Friday
- MAME leadership institute retreat on standards - powerpoint - Saturday
- SMLS Leadership retreat powerpoint on standards - Dickinson and Stripling
- Standards for the 21st century learner - colorful basic explanation
- AASL
standards for the 21st century learner - REMC12wikispaces.com - list of
links
- 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
- 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
- Bookleads.wikispaces.com - Joyce Valenza - ways to promote books online
- Booktrailers - creating
- 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
- cataloging online
- Elementary Library Routines - wiki with ideas for routine activities: transitions, book care, curriculum, resources - GREAT
- Finding Blogs to keep current - list from SLJ 9/2008
- Blogs - recommended - see also 100
Best Blogs for School Librarians (2009) and Library
School blogs
- iLibrarian -"nes and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution"
- Information Wants to be free - Meredith Wolfwater
- Library Link of the Day
- 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
- Pew Internet and American Life Project - source for current information and statistics on the impact of the internet on children and families
- Publicity
for libraries videos
- On the street where you live - walk along book/pages buildings video - 4th Estate
- 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
- 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
- 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
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