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- About Our
Library Blogs: FAQ (Georgia State University)
- Blogging 101
- Blogging
by the Numbers
- The Blogging
Revolution
An article from Wired Magazing by Andrew Sullivan.
- Blogossary: The Blogosphere's Dictionary
- Blog Weblog
- Bloggie Awards
- Building a Sustainable Future
A conversation blog for the "Building a Sustainable Future" workshops sponsored by the Kansas
State Library and WebJunction's Rural Library Sustainability (RLS) project.
- Carnival of the Infosciences
A weekly weblog post showcasing the best posts in the blogosphere about topics related to Library
and Information Science.
- Designing Better Libraries
This blog on using "design, innovation and new media to create better library experiences," from
certified "movers and shakers" Steven Bell, Brian Mathews, John Shank, Jill Stover, Jeff Trzeciak
and Michael J. Giarlo, is chock full of good ideas.
- Feel-Good Librarian
- Flash: Blogging Goes
Corporate
Article from Wired News.
- In the Bookroom
Staff from Library Journal pitch in to comment on the book business and the roughly 1,000 new
books they receive each week.
- IRC World
"a team blog of nearly 180 information resource centers (IRCs), libraries and American centers
located at U.S.embassies and consulates in more than 140 countries" aimed at sharing ideas, tools
and information, advancing collaboration between the IRCs, and promoting the use of IRCs to foreign
audiences."
- Is Blogging a
Fad?
- LibrarianInBlack.net "resources and
discussions for the "tech-librarians by default" among us..."
- Librarian of Fortune (Mary Ellen Bates)
- Library
& Information Science: Weblogs (DMOZ)
- Library Crunch
- Library Grants Blog
The authors of the book Grants for Libraries provide updates here, announcing relevant grants, what
it takes to qualify for them, and application deadlines.
- Library Related Blogs &
Links
- Library Stuff: The "New
Breed" of Library Weblogs
- Library Tourguide to Technolgy
- Library Weblogs
- Papercuts
The Topeka and Shawnee Public Library offers this site. The archives is grouped under headings
such as Fantasy, Audio, Genealogy, Kid Picks, Inspirational, "The Best Books You Aren't Reading,"
etc.
- Presentations from Computers In Libraries, 2004 (PowerPoint
required)
- Small Town Librarian
- Superpatron
A library blog from the patron's perspective.
- Technobiblio: Library Blogs:
Useful or Useless?
- Why and How to Use Blogs to
Promote Your Library Services
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Miscellaneous |
- Best
Free Reference Web Sites Combined index 1999-2005
Prepared by the Machine-Assisted Reference Section(MARS) of the Reference and User Services
Association(RUSA) of ALA
- Book Chasers
Enter an ISBN number to find multiple editions.
- Children and the
Internet: Laws Relating to Filtering, Blocking and Usage Policies in Schools and Libraries
- A
circulation analysis of print books and e-books in an academic research library
A study, published by OCLC, comparing usage of books available in both print and e-book format at
the Duke University Libraries.
- Cornell University
Library Technical Reports and Papers
- Five Weeks to a Social Library
Some of the library world's pioneers in "Library 2.0" offer understandable explanations of blogs,
RSS, social bookmarking, wikis, and other tools, and offer assignments to give you hands-on
experience.
- ISBN 10 to 13 Converter
- LibraryLaw.com
The site, maintained by Mary Minow, an attorney and a Cupertino, CA, library
commissioner, contains a wealth of information on legal issues and laws relating to
libraries of all types. It is especially strong on laws relating to copyright and
disabilities.
- Libriana (Digital
Librarian)
- Libraries: How
They Stack Up (OCLC)
- The Library History Buff
This site promotes the appreciation, enjoyment, and preservation of library history. It features
illustrated commentary and links to related sites in the areas of "librariana" (about collecting library
artifacts and memorabilia, with a list of collectible items), library history (such as Carnegie libraries
and membership libraries), and postal librariana. The site is maintained by retired librarian
Larry T. Nix.
- Library Marketing: Thinking Outside the
Book
- Library + Online
From ReSources.com this site contains an eclectic array of links to libraries, codes, catalogs, book
stores, online services and more.
- Library Signage
Observe the good, the bad, and the ugly of signs found in libraries, with viewer comments.
- National Library of Canada's
Network Notes
A series designed to provide up-to-date information on networking projects, technologies
and other areas considered important aspects of library networking.
- Presidential
Libraries
- The Researching Librarian; Web resources
helpful for librarians doing research
- Rethinking How We
Provide Bibliographic Services for the University of California (PDF)
- RFID for Library Applications
Working Group
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing
Bibliography
Selective bibliography presenting over1,600 articles, books, and other printed and
electronic sources useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on
the Internet.
- Steven Bell's Keeping Up Web Page
Steven Bell, Director of the Paul J. Gutman Library at Philadelphia University, maintains
this site for self-guided professional development. Areas include Resources for:
- Steven Bell's Article: "To
keep up, go beyond; Developing a personal professional development plan using e-resources outside
the bounds of library literature"
College & Research Library News, V.61, N. 7, July-August, 2000.
- The
Value of Libraries: Impact, Normative Data, & Influencing Funders
- Virtual Library: resources you can use
Articles and studies on the impact of digital technology on libraries and librarianship published by
the Benton Foundation.
- WebJunction
A 2002 award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
funded this portal for public libraries and other organizations that provide open access to information.
- World
Lecture Hall: Library and Information Science
Links to course materials developed by faculty worldwide.
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Organizing the Internet |
- Absolute Webaholic
- Beaucoup!
- Best Information on the Net (St. Ambrose
Univ.)
- BUBL Link
- Beyond the Bookmarks:
Schemes for Organizing the Web
- Complete Planet
- CyberLibrarians' Rest Stop
Includes tutorials and helpful tools for all Web searchers.
- Dictionarylink.com
English Language, scientific, legal, and medical dictionaries as well as encyclopedias, thesauri and
even crossword solvers are included in this site.
- Digital Librarian
- DMOZ Open Directory Project
The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web.
- Faceted Metadata Search and
Browse
A brief explanation of faceted search, in which users can easily switch between searching and
browsing "using their own terminology for search while recognizing the organization and vocabulary
of the data." Includes a comparison with traditional parametric search engines, examples of
faceted search, and key features of major faceted-search engines. From Searchtools.com.
- Infomine
- Internet Library for Librarians
- Internet Resources Newsletter
Archive
- LibDocs; resources for librarians
- Librarian's Index to the Internet (LII)
- Librarian's Resource Centre
List of resources maintained by the Toronto Chapter of the Special Libraries Association.
- Library Spot
- Looksmart.com
- Martindale's The Reference Desk
An incredible resource containing dictionaries (generic and specific), calculators (16,000+), maps,
translators and a whole lot more. This site is hosted by the Univ of California-Irvine Library.
- Pinakes; a subject
launchpad
- Refdesk.com
- Search Engine Watch
- Search Engines Worldwide
- Search Systems (Public Record databases)
- SiteSource; Web sites that work
- Subject Index to Literature on
Electronic Sources of Information
This site is maintained by Marian Dworaczek, Monographs Coordinator at the University of
Saskatchewan Library.
- University of Chicago,
Pathfinders
- Univ. of Nevada-Las
Vegas, Subject Guides
- Web Based Resources
- WebStrider
- WWW Virtual Library
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