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· Children’s
Author and Illustrator Links
· Children’s
Picture Book Database
Offers
abstracts of over 4000 children’s picture books
(preschool to grade three), suitable for those who
design interdisciplinary curricula for elementary
schools and library programs. The user may search
over 900 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills)
from the following categories: Literature, Language
and Communications, Mathematics, Health and
Medicine, Natural History and Natural Science,
Social Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts
· Libraries
& the Internet Toolkit
A
Toolkit to help librarians manage and communicate
about the Internet was first distributed at the ALA
Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio. Permission is
granted to libraries to reproduce the Toolkit.
· Scholastic.com
· PubList
uses sources such as R.R. Bowker’s Ulrich’s
“International Periodicals Directory” to provide
bibliographic data for more than 150,000 domestic
and international print and electronic publications
including magazines, journals, e-journals,
newsletters, and monographs and hyperlinks to some
publishers. Quick and easy access to detailed
publication information including, titles, formats,
publisher addresses, editor contacts, circulation
data, and ISSN numbers. Each periodical listing also
includes a link to the source records.
· International
Association of School Librarianship
· Librarians'
Index to the Internet
Maintained by Carole Leita at Berkeley Public
Library, this index is a "searchable, annotated
subject directory of around 5,000 Internet resources
selected and evaluated by librarians for their
usefulness to users of public libraries."
· American
Library Association
· Library
Land
- Designed for librarians, link categories range
from Young Adult Services to References to
Automation. Content Area: Community Interest
(Reference Desk)
· Librarian's
Information Online Network
This
resource includes unique links such as Automation
for Schools, CD-ROMs for School Libraries,
Cataloging Resources for School Libraries, and
Lesson Plans & Teaching Activities for School
Librarians. Content Area: Community Interest
(Reference Desk)
· American
Association of School Librarians
· Library
Web Manager's Reference Center
The
FAQ of the Web4Lib listserv, this site ontains a
wealth of information for computer managers
including "bombproofing" workstations, effective
bookmark management, kiosk modes, launching CD-ROM's
from Netscape and more. Content Area: Technology
(Internet, Web Development)
· Booklist
American Library Association's Booklist magazine of
reviews is now online and includes Reviews of Books
for Adults, Reviews of Books for Youth, Reviews of
Audiovisual Media, Reviews of Reference Materials,
Booklist Editors' Choice '95, Best Books Lists, and
more.
· Library
Spot
This
library resource was designed to "bring the best
library and reference sites together with insightful
editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot."
The site includes a reference desk (links to general
reference tools), a reading room (links to journals,
magazines, and newspapers), and libraries (links to
library catalogs). Special resource guides are
provided for parents, students, and teachers.
· Handbook
for Storytellers
This
handbook is filled with practical advice for
storytellers on choosing, learning, and telling a
story. The site also includes background
information, a list of references, and more. This
site is part of the Internet School Library Media
Center (ISLMC) Children's Literature and Language
Arts page by Inez Ramsey of James Madison University
·
Virtual Public Library
·
School Library Hotspots
·
Curriculum Links for Media
·
Librarians as Internet Resource Providers
·
Peter Milbury's School Library and School Librarian
Web Pages
·
The
Internet Advocate
·
Humanities,
including k12 instructor/student.
·
The Shy Librarian
Reference Materials
·
Information Please Almanac for Kids
·
Global English definitions—with human-voice audio
pronunciations—now
are now available at Microsoft Encarta World English
Dictionary
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Student Advantage: Academic Research Engine
·
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
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Encarta Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/Default.asp
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Columbia’s Concise Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
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Information Please Encyclopedia
http://www.infoplease.com/
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Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/
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PC Webopedia
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/
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Encyclopedia of the Orient
http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
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Home Improvement Encyclopedia
http://www.bhglive.com/homeimp/docs/index.htm
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
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E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
http://www.emulateme.com/
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Web of Online Dictionaries from Wordsmith
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
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Techweb Encyclopedia
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.cgi
·
Biographical Dictionary
http://s9.com/biography/
·
Law Dictionary
http://www.wwlia.org/diction.htm
·
One Look Dictionary -
http://www.onelook.com/
·
The Nine Planets Glossary
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/help.html
·
HTML Glossary
http://www.willcam.com/cmat/html/glossary.html
·
3D Atlas Online
http://www.3datlas.com/
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