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Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights view detail comment email this

An interpretation of the American Library Association (ALA) "basic principles that should govern the service of all libraries," concerning electronic information. From ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/accessdigital.cfm
Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Ethics, Social Issues

Last updated Jul 30, 2009


Booklist Online view detail comment email this

Online edition of print magazine of same title. Contains reviews of books and electronic media for adults, young adults, and children; interviews, bibliographies, and lists of recommeded titles; indexes to the print magazine; and more. From the American Library Association.
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Magazines

Last updated Aug 10, 2009


CD HotList view detail comment email this

"CD HotList is a music recommendation service for librarians, from librarians." The site offers complete discographical information and capsule reviews for dozens of new music CD releases each month. Music genres covered include classical, jazz, rock/pop, world/ethnic, and country/folk. CDHL is edited and written by music librarians and distributed by Baker & Taylor.
http://cdhotlist.btol.com
Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Music, Musical Genres

Last updated Dec 3, 2004


College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News): Internet Resources view detail comment email this

"Internet Resources articles from C&RL News provide annotated listings of Internet-accessible resources ranging from Web sites to discussion lists to online journals and more." Topics include biography resources; children's literature; crisis, disaster, and emergency management; disabilities; and science fiction and fantasy. Browsable by topic or date back to 1998. Note: use the wiki link for updated and new lists. From the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), part of the American Library Association.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/internetresources.cfm
Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship

Last updated Mar 27, 2009


Comic Books for Young Adults view detail comment email this

This serves as an excellent first stop for librarians planning to develop comic book collections to serve teens at public libraries. Pithy answers to questions about the value of comic books to teen readers, collection development policies, recommended titles, and sample artwork from a wide variety of comic books can be found quickly. Includes an extensive, well-organized selection of Internet Resources .
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/
Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction

Last updated Nov 21, 2001


GLBT Collection Development Policies view detail comment email this

"A directory of library collection development policies related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues." From librarian Frank Cervone at Chicago State University.
http://www.cervone.com/html/glbt_coll_dev.html
Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Social Science

Last updated May 8, 2008


Government Information Clearinghouse & Handout Exchange view detail comment email this

This wiki features a collection of subject guides (lists of Internet resources). Topics include African-Americans, aviation, budget, business, declassified government documents, gambling, gun control, immigration, patents, sexual harassment, smoking, and much more. From the Education Committee of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association. Material in the lists is not limited to government publications. Some of the bibliographies are for materials found in specific libraries.
http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Exchange
Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre

Last updated Dec 15, 2008


Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries view detail comment email this

An annotated bibliography of hundreds of graphic novels with ISBN, price, and publisher information. The site also has a recommended list of titles for libraries starting to collect graphic novels for young adults, and a page of annotated links to comics and graphic novel sites. Compiled by Steve Raiteri, a librarian at the Greene County Public Library, Xenia, Ohio.
http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/graphicnovels.htm
Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature: Fiction

Last updated Jan 6, 2002


Selection Sources for Congregational Libraries view detail comment email this

A great site for anyone running (or planning to start) a church library, or looking for religious books or videos. Some of the many resources on this site include "links to library associations, software for running a library, and reviews of print and electronic sources designed to aid in library purchasing." Searchable and browsable. From New Mexico State University librarian Ellen Bosman.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/church/index.shtml
Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Social Science

Last updated Dec 2, 2004


SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club view detail comment email this

An excellent resource for all librarians, this site includes tips for making weeding decisions, an archived list of past months' weeding topics, and links to other weeding resources. Stories about unusual items found while weeding round out this useful site from SUNLINK, Florida's K-12 public school union catalog.
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/
Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship

Last updated May 27, 2006





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