Libraries

Resources about library and information science or relevant to library professionals.

Sub-headings:

Fun Facts

Internet for Libraries

Issues

Library Advocacy & Promotion

Library, Librarian & Library Science Blogs

Discussions of all aspects of librarianship and all types of libraries, as well as blogs written by librarians on a variety of topics.

Libraries Around The World

Libraries by Type

Library Employment

Library News

On the Job

Organizing the Web

Resources in this category:

BCK2SKOL Lessons
http://www.sc.edu/bck2skol/fall/fall.html

Online classes (including exams) for the librarian with little or no experience using the Internet--a great place to get started.

English-Spanish Language Resources for Library and Information Professionals
http://eubd1.ugr.es/

"Here you´ll find a bilingual dictionary of terminology (both general and specific) used by library and information professionals containing over 89000 entries." Entries in the dictionary are taken from a variety of sources, including the IFLA Glossary.

Evaluating Internet Information
http://www.lib.vt.edu/instruct/evaluate/evaluating.html

This website offers advice when looking for quality information on the web. It includes exercises to train us to use critical thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources.

How to Use the Dewey Decimal System
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/ddchow.html

Here is a brief overview of the ten Dewey Decimal categories and what type of books you would find in each of the categories.

ISBNdb.com
http://isbndb.com/

Attention book-lovers of the world! Search the database at ISBNdb.com to find publishers' international standard book numbers, library call numbers, and books on your favorite subject. ISBNdb also searches online library catalogs for your selections and compares prices at online book stores.

Libraries411.com
http://www.libraries411.com/

This site is a free searchable online directory of Public Libraries in the USA and Canada. It provides both an address and a map image for each returned result.

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

Features a searchable list of links to online exhibitions created by archives, historical societies, libraries and museums worldwide. Managed by the Smithsonian Institution.

The New York Public Library Digital Library Collections
http://www.nypl.org/digital/index.htm

"The New York Public Library Digital Library Collections represent a growing body of primary source materials created for the Web. The Digital Library Collections provide the public with digital versions of books, manuscripts, photographs, engravings, and other items as well as tools to browse, search, and analyze these materials remotely via the Internet. Many of the Digital Library Collections feature rich background and contextual information."

North Carolina ECHO: Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
http://www.ncecho.org/

This site offers an online doorway to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions.

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
http://lu.com/odlis/index.cfm

"ODLIS is designed as a reference resource for library and information science professionals, university students and faculty, and the general reader and library user. The primary criterion for including a new term is whether a librarian or other information professional might reasonably be expected to encounter it at some point in his (or her) career. The technical vocabulary of publishing, printing, book history, and computer science has been included when, in the author's judgment, a definition might prove helpful, not only to library and information professionals, but also to laypersons. "

Planning and Building Libraries
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/architecture/index.htm

This excellent site includes not only considerations and tips for librarians planning their own renovations, expansions, or new buildings, but also provides library standards, hints for barrier-free design, resources for library automation, and a list of famous libraries with links to many images of award-winning designs.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html

"The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the history and experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world." This web resource, part of the New York Public Library, hosts digital collections, online exhibitions, archives and manuscripts finding aids, and links to events and other related libraries.

Search for Public Libraries
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/librarysearch/

"The Public Library Locator is a tool to help you locate information about a public library or a public library service outlet when you know some, but not all of the information about it. The information in this locator has been drawn from the NCES Public Libraries Survey." Libraries can be searched by name, address, phone number, etc., but also by legal service population, number of full time or professional staff, operating expenditures, operating income, collection size, services offered, types of transactions recorded - and many more. This allows users to compile lists of similar libraries across or within regions, states or counties. A powerful and flexible tool.

WorldCat [OCLC]
http://www.worldcat.org/

Search the catalogs of libraries around the world for books, music, videos, and articles.