Librarians on the Internet
Created as part of a presentation by Karen Work Richardson,
February 1997
Last Update: April 9, 1999
The Internet has been compared to a library but certainly the
only library it really resembles is the Los Angeles Public Library
after the earthquake. Parts of it are damaged and inaccessible,
and those parts that are readable are all in a big pile of the
floor. Some attempt has been made to organize it, but finding
information can still be hit or miss. Yet, librarians are expected
to be information retrieval experts.
This index is designed with school librarians in mind and includes
everything from copyright information to lesson plan stockpiles
to powerful search engines. Take what you can from it: I suggest
you pick and choose from my rather exhaustive list to develop
your own desk reference of resources that work best for you.
I have created a similar page with administrators
in mind that you might find helpful.
Table of Contents:
Searches and Indexes:
Search Engines, Indexes, and Guides
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Subject Area Reference
and Lesson Plans:
- Library in the Sky
- An all-purpose site with links for each subject area
- Social Studies
Lesson Plans and Resources
- Yahoo
Social Studies Link
- HyperHistory
- Mega
Language Arts and Social Studies link from University of Illinois
at Springfield
- Environmental
Education on the Internet
- Maintained by the National Consortium for Environmental Education
and Training
- Internet for
Minnesota Schools
- NASA K-12 Internet
Initiative
- Math and Science
Curriculum
- Lesson Plans from the Explorer database at University of
Kansas
- Welcome to AskERIC
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Real and Virtual
Libraries
- The
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
- Internet Public
Library
- InfoBahn Librarian
- International
Association of School Librarianship
- Libweb - Library
WWW Servers
- School
Librarian Web Pages
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Required Reading:
- FYI,
RFC #1578-Schools and Internet
- A must-read with plenty of basic information and reference
sources but a little outdated (1994)
- The (possible)
Death of History, The Disneyfication of History: Why Books, Libraries
and Librarians Remain Essential
- When the Book?
When the Net?
- Libraries of
the Future
- Information
Fad Bandwagon Internet World Wide Web
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Miscellaneous
Education Sites:
- Apple Library
of Tomorrow
- Rescol canadien
- Canada's SchoolNet
- Scholastic Place
- National School
Network Exchange
- Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page
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Dress Code Lesson
Plan Sites:
Use these sites to introduce students to the concept of information
literacy. Ask the question: what makes a reliable information
source both on and off the Internet?
- Lebow Bros.
Dress Code Page
- Why would a clothing company be interested in dress codes?
- Skirting the
Issue
- Obviously biased satire about women's rights to wear pants
to work in California written by the president of an employee
relations consulting firm
- Dress Codes
News Article
- Detroit news article that describes efforts to ensure success
of dress codes
- Dress
Code sample
- Dress codes at the Henley Royal Regatta
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