VBPS Media Specialist/Librarian
& English Teacher Resources

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Collection Development & Purchasing |Information Literacy, ETC.
IPL Pathfinder: Resources for School Librarians

Professional Organizations & Publications

AASL  American Association of School Librarians 
AECT Association for Education Communications and Technology
ALA   American Library Association  
Booklist  "
For more than 90 years, Booklist magazine has been the librarian's leading choice for reviews of the latest books and electronic media."
eSchoolNews
"Where K-12 education and technology meet."
Horn Book
"Publications about books for children and young adults."
Information Today
International Reading Association
LM_NET
"Dedicated to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field. Network with your fellow professionals to share our strengths."
MACUL Michigan Association for Computer-related technology Users in Learning
MAME Michigan Association for Media in Education  
NCTE National Council of Teachers of English. "A professional association of educators in English Studies, Literacy, and Language Arts."
SLJ School Library Journal Online
Teacher Librarian "The journal for School Library professionals."
Technology & Learning "The resource for education technology leaders."
VOYA Voice of Youth Advocates 

Collection Development & Purchasing

Cataloging & Collection Development:
Children's Literature Web Guide
"Internet resources related to books  for children and young adults."
Downloading MARC Records How-To
VideoLibrarianOnline

Weed of the Month Club

Compare Prices/Check Availability:
Amazon.com
BestBookBuys " We don't sell books, we just find the best prices!"
Book & Book Collecting

PUBLISHERS & Their Resources:
Demco "Serving Library and School professionals since 1905. Regardless of changes in technology, your work (and ours!) is still about people. We've been supporting the needs of libraries and schools with quality products for almost 100 years, and we are dedicated to your future."
Gale Publishing
Libraries Unlimited & Teacher Ideas Press
Literary Marketplace
Winnebago


Information Literacy, ETC.
BIOTN - Best Information on the Net
for Librarians

Booktalks -Quick and Simple
Library Media & PR
Creating School Web Sites Step-by-Site
Genreflecting by Diana Tixier Herald
Information Literacy and Lesson Plans for Librarians:
     http://big6.com/
     http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/big6/

    
Media Awareness Network
     http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~lu/course/info_literacy/definition/sld001.htm
        
Information Searcher's CyberTours
Internet Library for Librarians
Library of Congress
MEL - Michigan Electronic Library: Libraries & Information Science
Resources for School Libraries
Surf Report

Book Review Sources (Searchable)
NYT Book Reviews
A free collection of book reviews published in The New York Times since 1996.
Publisher's Weekly
USA Today Best-selling books searachable database.

 

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This page was updated on 05/01/08.