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Information Literacy
- The Big Six
Eisenberg and Berkowitz formulated a six step process for information
literacy.
- Information
Literacy web tutorial from UMass Boston
The research process as a self-guiding tour.
- KQWeb
The online version of Knowledge Quest magazine from the American
Association of School Librarians division of the American
Library Association. The March/April 2002 issue was called "One
Step Beyond: From High School to College."
- Library
Resources and Methods of Research: an online study guide from Ithaca
College
Well organized and user-friendly. Includes library resources, methods
of research, citing sources and Boolean logic.
- MentorWeb from the University
of the Pacific
On online course which accompanies the three semester Mentor Seminar
required of all incoming freshmen.
- Information Power:
The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
Taken from the ALA's Information Power book.
Professional Development
- The American Library Association
Look under Divisions for useful information..
- Ask ERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center, begun at the U.S. Department
of Education, provides information and answers on a broad range of education-related
issues.
- Current Cites
An annotated bibliography of articles, books, and digital documents
on information technology plus a small number of full-text articles.
- Libraries
and Library Science
About.com offers up-to-date information on the school library world
and library science. A useful site despite the annoying advertising.
- Librarian's Yellow
Pages on the Web
"Easy-to-use buyer's guide created by librarians for librarians."
The search engine allows keyword or vendor searching.
- LISNews
Current topics and news of the library and information science world.
- LITA
Annual Top Technology Trends for Libraries
ALA's Library and Information Technology Association focuses on important
library trends to watch.
- Massachusetts School Library Media
Association
"dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning through
the integration of school library media programs, resources, and technologies
into the total educational process."
- NMRLS
Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System provides databases free
of charge to public and school libraries and holds training classes
for librarians in the region.
- Publist
Currently under revision. A free searchable directory of information
about more than 150,000 publications and 8000 newspapers world wide.
Information comes from such sources as Ulrich's International Periodicals
Directory. Browse periodicals by subject. Document delivery available.
- Researching Librarian
Provides links to professional print and electronic information on library
and information science.
- Resources from GaleGroup
Free resources on writing research papers and documenting resources.
- Web4Lib
A listserv for librarians who maintain web sites. Archives of topics
are easy to search.
Top
Directories and Reference Desks
- INFOMINE
The University of California at Riverside has gathered and annotated
over 20,000 scholarly web resources in a very easy to use interface.
The search engine automatically extends words. For an exact search term,
put the term in quotation marks.
- Internet Public Library
The School of Information at the University of Michigan maintains this
comprehensive site, which includes Teen and Youth links.
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
From the University of California at Berkeley, this complete subject
listing is very user-friendly, and links to a helpful search engine
page.
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Librarians' Resource Center
Special Libraries Association web links arranged in three categories--public
services, professional development and technical resources.
- Martindale's The
Reference Desk
Updated almost daily, an extremely well organized and categorized site
featuring extensive and high quality links to (almost) all fields. Scroll
down the page for the links, and be prepared to increase the font size
on your browser to read the yellow print against the bright blue background.
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New York Times Navigator
The selected net resources page of the New York Times for the newsroom,
this page is supposed to change frequently. Very comprehensive links
not limited to the news. There are three specialized navigators for
students in grades 3-12, teachers and parents.
- Open Directory Project
Subject headings selected by editors, a directory similar to Yahoo.
- RefDesk.com
Calling itself the "single best source for facts on the net," RefDesk.com
is a great site for the intellectually curious. Professionals will find
it too busy for a first stop.
- Scout Report
Published every Friday on the web (available via e-mail as well),
it offers a convenient and quick way to stay informed of new and informative
Internet sites. Sites are evaluated by professional librarians who select,
research, and annotate each resource.
- Teen Librarian
A nice newsy site that includes chats and message boards, but no information
about who is responsible for it.
Projects and Tutorials
Web Searching
- OWHL Search Engine Help
A guide page for using search engines, and help understanding the difference
between a database, search engine and gateway site.
- Search Engine Watch
Not a search engine itself, but rather "watches" and reports
on the evolution of search engines, reviews them, offers insights, how
they are indexed, and other information that is not readily available
anywhere else.
- Tool Kit
for the Expert Web Searcher
Pat Ensor maintains this page for ALA's Library and Information Technology
Association, LITA. Contains much information on searching techniques
and available search engines.
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