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Organizations

• American Association of School Librarians http://www.ala.org/aasl
• AASL Advocacy Toolkit http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=AASL_Advocacy_Toolkit 
• (YALSA) Young Adult Library Services Association http://www.ala.org/yalsa
• IASL (International Association of School Librarians): School Libraries Online http://www.iasl-slo.org/
• Library Research Service: Research and Statistics About Libraries http://www.lrs.org/
• Big6 http://big6.com/
• British Columbia Teacher-Librarians' Association http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCTLA/
• Educational Media Association of New Jersey http://www.emanj.org/s1april99.html
• Illinois School Library Media Association http://www.islma.org/
• Maine Association of School Librarians http://www.MASLibraries.org/
• Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/infocurr/infolit.html
• Minnesota (certification requirements) http://www.educatorsresources.com/webpages/certif.html
• Information Power Update http://www.ala.org/aasl/infopwrmenu.html
• LM_NET Archives http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml
• PSLA http://www.psla.org/
• Washington School Library Association http://www.wlma.org/

Information Skills (See also Information Literary Lessons)

• WLMA Information Skills http://www.wlma.org/Instruction/wlmaospibenchmarks.htm
• Neverending Search http://joycevalenza.com/
• Valenza Information Literacy Page infolit.html
• AASL Learning Through the Library http://www.ala.org/aasl/learning/
• ALA Information literacy sites http://www.ala.org/acrl/resfeb99.html
• Big Six Skills http://big6.com/
• Big Six Organizer http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/
• Cyberlibrarians' Rest Stop (tutorials) http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/
• Developing WWW Research Lessons http://www.learningspace.org/instruct/lplan/rlesson.htm
• Elementary Library Media Instructional Program Plan--Evergreen School District, Vancouver http://www.ima.egreen.wednet.edu/library/mediaprogram.html
• Evaluation of Resources on the Internet http://www.hi.is/~anne/webeval.html
• Graphic Organizer Index (Greg Freeman) http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
• ICYouSee: A Guide to the World Wide Web (Ithaca College) http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/ICYouSee.html
• Information Literacy Lessons (Bob Eiffert) http://www.beiffert.net/wordpress/index.php?cat=6
• Information Literacy Links http://znet.yi.org:88/library/teachers/teachers.html#Information%20Literacy
• Information Literacy - Learning How to Learn http://www.ri.net/RITTI_Fellows/Barton/infolit.html
• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_toc.html
• Infozone http://www.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca/infozone/index.htm
• Kathy Schrock’s Home Page http://kathyschrock.net/
• Library Juice http://www.libr.org/Juice/
• LibrarySmart http://www.librarysmart.com/working/home.asp
• Library Spot http://www.libraryspot.com/paperfeature.htm
• Media Literacy Clearinghouse http://www.med.sc.edu:1081/
• North Carolina Skills Curriculum http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/Information/
• Wisconsin Curriculum Allignment Resources: Information Technology Literacy http://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/DPI_Standards/index.htm
• Nueva Library Research Goal http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/research.html
• Palmerston Resource Center: Information Literacy http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/library/info_lit/infolit.htm
• Washington Library Media Association Information Literacy http://www.wlma.org/Literacy/infoskil.htm
• Do We Really Know Dewey? http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/dre/dewey/index.html
• How to Choose the Search Tools http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ToolsTables.html#Recommend
• Overview for Searching Information (Tammy Payton) http://www.buddyproject.org/tool/search/default.asp
• Library Land: Lessons http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/LibraryLand/chil/skill.htm

• Researching Librarian http://www2.msstate.edu/~bea11/trl/

• The Spider's Apprentice http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

• Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools and Technique http://www.ouc.bc.ca/libr/connect96/search.htm

• Seven Steps Toward Better Searching http://edweb.sdsu.edu/WebQuest/searching/sevensteps.html

• How to Teach the Internet http://www.unl.edu/websat/teach.html

• BCK2SKOL http://kelim.jct.ac.il/b2s/

• Search Engine Watch http://www.searchenginewatch.com/

• Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT) http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

• Ozline: Surf, Stumble and Lurch http://www.ozline.com/learning/stumble.html

• TeachersFirst Professional Resources Matrix http://www.teachersfirst.com/prof.htm

• webTeacher - http://www.webteacher.org/

General Resources

• Big Six Skills http://big6.com/
• Big Six Organizer http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/
• Colorado Department of Education: Library Media Standards http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/slsm_Standard56.htm
• CyberSmart Curriculum http://www.cybersmart.org/home/
• Developing Educational Standards: Library Media http://edStandards.org/StSu/Library.html
• Do We Really Know Dewey?
• Doug Johnson’s Homepage http://doug-johnson.com/
• ERIC Digest: Learning and Teaching Information Technology Computer Skills in Context (Eisenberg and Johnson) http://ericit.org/digests/EDO-IR-2002-04.shtml
• Evaluation of Resources on the Internet http://www.hi.is/~anne/webeval.html
• IASL: School Libraries Make a Difference http://www.iasl-slo.org/make-a-difference.html
• Information Literacy Page (Valenza) infolit.html
• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_toc.html
• Kathy Schrock’s Home Page http://kathyschrock.net/
• LibrarySmart http://www.librarysmart.com/working/home.asp
• LRS Library Research Service (Research, statistics, and much more!) http://www.lrs.org/
• Maine School Library Facilities Handbook http://www.maslibraries.org/about/facilities/handbook.html
• Mankato Schools Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/infocurr/infolit.html
• Media Literacy Clearinghouse http://www.med.sc.edu:1081/
• NETS: National Educational Technology Standards http://cnets.iste.org/
• Neverending Search http://joycevalenza.com/
• North Carolina Skills Curriculum http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/Information/
• Project BETTER: Information Literacy (Maryland) http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/success%5Fmspap/general/projectbetter/information%5Fliteracy/general.html
• Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT) http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
• Washington Library Media Association Information Literacy http://www.wlma.org/Literacy/infoskil.htm
• WLMA Information Skills http://www.wlma.org/Instruction/wlmaospibenchmarks.htm

Books and Literature

• Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Page http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/
• Aaron Shepard’s Storytelling Page http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/
• ALA Book/Media Awards
• http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Book_Media_Awards&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=18&ContentID=40667
• Amazon http://amazon.com/
• Author Spotlight (Houghton Mifflin) http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/author/index.html
• Between the Lions http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/
• Barnes & Noble Book Browser http://www.bookbrowser.com/
• Best Books for Young Adults (YALSA) http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya
• Book Club Resources bookclubs.html
• Bookhive (children's reviews) http://www.bookhive.org/bookhive.htm
• Booktalks: Quick and Simple (Nancy Keane) http://rms.concord.k12.nh.us/booktalks

• Booklists for Young Adults on the Web http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/

• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site http://www.carolhurst.com/
• Children's Books http://www.4childrensbooks.com/
• Children’s Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
• Children's Literature Comprehensive Database http://www.childrenslit.com/
• Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
• Children's Theatre Plays http://childrenstheatreplays.com/
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature http://www.dawcl.com/
• High School Literature Sites http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/hslit.html
• Kay E. Vandergrift’s Special Interest Page http://www.scils.rutger.edu/~kvander
• Teachers@Randomhttp://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/
• Random House Reader Resources http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/rgg.html
• Reading Group Choices http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
• Reading Group Guides http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
• Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/index.html
• Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/literature/
• TeachingBooks.net http://www.teachingbooks.net/

Young Adult

• See YA Around http://www.geocities.com/cplrmh/
• Young Adult Librarian’s Help Homepage http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
• Internet Public Library TeenSpace http://www.ipl.org/teen/

Models for Creating Pathfinders

• Internet Public Library http://ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/
• Methuen High School Media Center Pathfinders http://www.methuen.k12.ma.us/snhamer/
• Nutley High School Library Pathfinders http://penguin.nutleyschools.org/~nhslib/pathfinders/pathfinders.htm
• Camden County Library System's Pathfinders and Reference Guides http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/web/pathguide.htm
• Homework Center at Multnomah County Library http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
• Pathfinder for Constructing Pathfinders http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/pathfinders/path.htm
• Pathfinders: Guides to Information Sources http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/lmc/pathfinders/pathfinder.htm

Journals

• American Libraries Online http://www.ala.org/alonline/index.html
• Booklinks http://www.ala.org/BookLinks
• Booklist http://www.ala.org/booklist/index.html
• Bookwire  http://www.bookwire.com/ljdigital/
• Horn Book http://www.hbook.com/mag.shtml
• Journal of Youth Services in Libraries http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JYSL/jysl.html
• Knowledge Quest http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb
• Library Journal http://www.bookwire.com/ljdigital/
• Linworth Publishing http://www.linworth.com/libraryTalk
• LIS News http://www.lisnews.com/
• Multimedia Schools http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools
• Online http://onlineinc.com/onlinemag
• Publishers Weekly Online http://www.bookwire.com/pw/pw.html
• School Library Journal Online http://slj.com/
• School Library Media Research http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR
• Teacher Librarian http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/
• VOYA http://www.scarecrowpress.com/

School Library Web Pages

• School Library Webpage WebQuest
• Resources for building School Library web sites
• School Library/School Librarian Web Pages http://www.school-libraries.net/
• School Libraries on the Web: A Directory http://www.voicenet.com/~bertland/libs.html
• School Library Webpage WebQuest evallib.html
• IASL School Library Webpage of the Month http://www.iasl-slo.org/web_award.html
• School Libraries and Librarians on the Web: Online Models for Effective K-12 Internet Use http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~pmilbury/ten.html
• Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/innovate.html

Technical Services

• SUNLINK http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/
• ACQWeb (for acquisitions)  http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/acqs.html
• Library of Congress MARC Standards http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/
• Library of Congress Online Catalog http://catalog.loc.gov/
• LION: Cataloging Resources for School Libraries http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/lion/cataloging.html
• OCLC Bibliographic Format and Standards http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/

Discussion Lists

• AASL Electronic Discussion Lists (for members)
• To subscribe to any of the AASL lists: http://www.ala.org/aasl/aasllist.html
• YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Electronic Resources http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/YALSA/Electronic_Resources/Websites_and_Mailing_Lists.htm
• ALAWON
• To receive messages from ALA’s Washington office http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon
• Big6 http://big6.com
• LM_NET on the Web (Subscribe to or search the archives one of the most popular professional online mailing lists visit) http://www.askeric.org/lm_net/
• Child Lit (unmoderated listserv maintained by Rutgers University) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/childlit/about.html

Employment Sites

• Monster.com http://www.monster.com/
• LIBJOBS Mailing List Information http://www.ifla.org/II/lists/libjobs.htm

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