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This categorized list of frequently answered LM_NET questions was created to reduce some of the repetition on the list. If you are looking for an answer and it is not here check the archives. If you would like to see an area added, send an email to the address below. You can search this page using the "Find" feature in your browser.
Library Administration
Resources,    Copyright,    Policies & Management
Promotion and Outreach
After School Programs,    Library Websites

Collection Development
Selection,    Cataloging,    Funding,    Maintenance
Information Literacy
Bibliographic Instructions,    Searching,    Evaluation,    Researching

Non-Fiction Collection
Reference/Databases,    Free/Online Reference,    Government
Collaboration and Curriculum
Curriculum Resources,    Working with Teachers,    Standards

Fiction Collection
Books/Book Talks,    Children's Book Awards,    Authors    Genres

Library Research
Action Research,    State Studies

Please direct corrections or updates to: Jenny Robins at jrobins@ucmo.edu                           Last updated September 7, 2007


Library Administration

Resources

About ED - Educational Associations and Organizations
ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
Resources for School Librarians
XE.com: The Universal Currency Converter(tm)
Area Decoder - Area Code Lookup Service
Research Libraries Group
The Educators Reference Desk (formerly ERIC)
New Zealand Digital Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet - lii.org
Refdesk: reference, facts, news, free and family friendly
Fact Monster: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
The Internet Public Library
Digital Reference Services: Bernie
LibraryHQ.com : Resources for the Wired Librarian
School Libraries Menu Page
School-Libraries.Org: Online Resources for School Librarians
IASL: School Libraries Online
Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries
Librarian Blogs
Librarian Blog picks for 2006
Social Bookmarking sites -2006

Copyright

Groton Public Schools Copyright Implementation Manual Online (5 MEG PDF file)
Creative Commons
University of Texas Fair Use Guidelines
Keeping it Legal by FNO (From Now On)
Copyright Website
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom from the University of Maryland, University College
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers -Copyright Chart
Primer on the Digital Millennium
Kent School District Resources

Policies and Management

Job Interview Tips
Ovedue Incentives- Part 1 (long)
Overdue Book Ideas -New IDEA
Overdue Book Ideas -New IDEA
Moving Library Part 1
Moving Library Part 2
No More Agents of Benevolent Neglect! Doug Johnson's library media center evaluation Checklist
Non-collection Supplies for the Library

Collection Development

Selection

Monroe County Children's Department -Books in a Series list
Amazon/Bibliofind
Google's Print Project
Abe Books
Antiquarian Booksellers
Trussel's Eclecticity
Alibris
Powell's City of Books
Baltimore County Public Schools' Selection Criteria
Author's Guild Back-in-Print
Best Books of 2005
Best Books of 2006
State Book Awards
State Book Awards Programs

Cataloging

Location of beginning chapter books
Web-based Cataloging #1
Web-based Cataloging #2
Do We Really Know Dewey?
Library of Congress Online Catalog
Library of Congress Authority Records -Lookup Subject Headings
Main Heading for a series
Instructions on Importing Marc Records from the LOC
Inexpensive or free library automation systems
Downloading MARC records from the LOC - adapted from an LM_NET post

Funding

IMLS Grants

Maintenance

Weeding Statistics part 1 (long)
Weeding Statistics part 2 (long)
Weeding #1
Weeding #2
Taking Inventory

Nonfiction Collection

Reference/Databases

Alice Yucht: State Databases
Reasons for Keeping Online Databases
The Great Database Debate
Science Databases
Using Electronic Databases with High School Students
LEXIS®-NEXIS� Academic Universe Home Page
Martin Luther King Jr. Databases
Best Print Reference Books for Elementary Schools
Favorite Nonfiction Books for MiddleSchool
Using Gale ebooks
List of Free Databases 2006
Online Science Databases
More (mostly) Free Databases
World Education and Kinderkid database
About High School Databases

Free/Online

Welcome to Kids Discover!
Zoobooks Home
Animal Search
Time for Kids
Biography Channel biographies
Biography Center
Lives, the Biography Resource
Google's Scholar
Google's Maps
WorldAtlas.com

Ready Reference: Dictionaries, Enclycopedias, Almanacs, etc.
Definition of Reference Materials
OneLook Dictionary
The Free Dictionary by Farlex
Rhymezone
World Almanac for Kids
Wikipedia
Encylopedia.com (Columbia encyclopedia
e.encylopedia
Merriam-Webster OnLine - Dictionary - Thesaurus - Word of the Day
FOLDOC - Computing Dictionary
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, Atlas
MSN Learning and Research - Dictionaries
Your Dictionary
The Phrase Finder
Bartleby's Reference
The Math Dictionary
A Reference Quiz

Government

LM_NET 03/25/04: HIT: specific economic information for local area and US
Status of State-Funding dbases K-12 Fall 2003
ANSWERS - Accessing National Surveys with Electronic Research Sources
State and Local Government on the Net:
CIS® Congressional Universe Home Page
Welcome to Cyber-Geography Research
50states.com - States and Capitals
Federal Archives
Countries of the World
CMSU Pathfinder for Government Documents by Mark Love
United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page
Text Only - United States Patent and Trademark Office home page
CIA - The World Factbook
NASA Kids
Constitution Center
The American Promise - Farmer's Insurance
Economic Statistics for local area and US
NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration

Politics and Voting Records
Project Vote-Smart
Annenberg Political Fact Check
Thomas Legislative Issues: voting records

Statistics
Kids Pages at the Federal Statistics site
Survey Research Laboratory
Online Univ Survey/Public Opinion Research Centers
ICPSR Homepage
FedStats

Fiction Collection

Books/Book Talks

University of Calgary's Children's Literature Web Guide
Project Gutenburg - free electronic books
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
Picturing Books: A Web Site About Picture Books
Mazza Collection
Picturing Books: A website about picture books
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education book list

Children's Book Awards

Children's Book State Award Winners
Caldecott Winner and Honor Books, 1938 - 2004
ALA's Notable Books

Authors

Meet authors and illustrators at Childrens Lit
Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators

Genres

Books for Boys
Historical Fiction

Promotion and Outreach

After School Programs

Coalition for Community Schools
21st Century Schools
21st Century Community Learning Centers

Library Websites

Phoenix Teen Central
Multnomah County Library - Homework Center Homework Help
Grandview Elementary School Library
Springfield Township High School Library by Joyce Valenza
ISD #623 Information Literacy

Information Literacy

Bibliographic Instruction

For Elementary Students
K5 lessons/ideas
Shelf marker hokey pokey
Library lesson plan links
Fun 1st grade lessons
Teaching 4th Graders to Use an OPAC (long)
Internet search lessons for 6th grade
Questions for the Google Game
Ideas for teaching students to use reference materials
Secondary Behavioral Management Ideas

Searching

Search Sites: Kids Websites Directories
Kid's Click: A Directory for Kids
Quintura for kids
NoodleTools "Choose the Best Search for Your Need"
Search Engine Relationship Chart
Dillong School District II search resources
AltaVista - Image Search
Netscape Search
Answers.com
Google's "Suggest" Labs
AltaVista - Advanced Web Search
Overture
LookSmart
kartoo
Lycos
Vivisimo Document Clustering
Welcome to INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
DMOZ: The Open Directory
Grokker
Kids Search Engines from Search Engine Watch
Picsearch - This image search engine claims to be safe for kids
iTools

Evaluating Websites

What Search Sites Know About You
One-stop Shambles Information Skills and Literacy Page
Credibility Commons
WYSIWYG: Web Site Reliability WebQuest

Urban Legends and False Virus Alerts and Spurious Websites
Urban Legends
Virus Myths Homepage
F-Secure virus-info/Page
Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
Symantec's Anti-Virus Hoax Pages
Facts About
The Godsend Institute
Mark Twain website
California's Velcro Crop under Challenge
Google Gulp

Researching

Big 6 and others
Answers to Questions about the Big 6
Ws of Information Inquiry
The Independent Investigation Method
Favorite Websites for Research
The Internet: Is it student lifesaver or drowning pool? By Ryan Quinn
Research Flow Chart by Craig Odle
ALA | Amplifying Literature with Primary Sources
Seeking Meaning: Kuhlthau's Information Searching Process
SUNLINK's FINDS site
Online Resources to Support the Big 6
Big 6 Assignment Organizer for Grades 3-6
Big 6 Resources, from John Newbery Elementary School
Duke University Guide to Library Research
Basic Steps in the Research Process, from the Cambridge Ringe and Latin School
The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How To Do Research

Citations
NoodleBib
APA Style
The OWL at purdue: APA Style Guide
Son of Citation Machine
APA Research Style Crib Sheet
The Columbia Guide to Online Style

Plagiarism
Turn-it-in
EVE 2 Plagiarism Detection System

Collaboration and Curriculum

Curriculum Resources

Annenberg Media
SUNLINK from the University of Central Florida
Middle School Webliographer
Jenny's Educational Resource List
Library of Congress American Memory
Library of Congress Online Exhibits
Library of Congress Global Gateway to World Culture
Barbara Wales Guide to Resources in Education
TRIP1 K-12 Education Links and Resources!
Shambles Curriculum Mapping Menu
CyberSmart Curriculum
Copyright Frienldy Graphics list from the Springfield Township High School Library
Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Sources for Keypals/Penpals
Kids' Space Connection
E-Pals classroom Exchange
Teaching.Com by International E-Mail Classroom Connections (IECC)
Exchange Programs for Gifted Students

Working with Teachers

Good Character
Differentiated Instruction
University of Virginia Education Library: Instruction/collaboration
Using a Template to collaborate
Advantages for teachers that come from collaborating
Encouraging Teachers to Use the Library
Encouraging Teachers to Use the Library, cont.
Librarian's Role in Information Literacy Promotion

Assessment

Data-Based Decision Making
Dr. Helen Barrett's Bookmarks
Assessing Inquiry-Based Learning
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms: TOC

Standards

MCREL's compilation of content standards for K-12
AASL Information Literacy Standards
Links to State Library Standards

Library Research

Action Research

Classroom Action Research: Madison Metropolitan School District (WI)

State Studies

The Ohio Study
Library Research Service: School Library Impact Studies
Show Me Connection: The Missouri Study

Updated 9/7/07 by Jenny Robins