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LIBRARIANSHIP

• ALA Information Power
  http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/
  informationpower/informationpower.htm
• Doug Johnson School Library Program Consultant
  http://www.doug-johnson.com/
• Internet Library for Librarians
  http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
• Library in the Sky
  http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.asp
• The Big 6
  http://www.big6.com/
• Education World
  http://www.education-world.com/
• Child Information Protection Act (CIPA)
  http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/pld/
  librarytech.html#cipa
• Library Technology
  http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/pld/
  librarytech.html#librarytech
• Digital Libraries and e-books
  http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/pld/
  librarytech.html#digital
• Young Adult Librarians’ Homepage
  http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/yaonline.html
• International Association of School Librarians
  http://www.iasl-slo.org/
• LION (Library Information Online Network)
  [Lesson plans and teaching activities for school librarians]
  http://www.libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/lion/lessons.html
• School Libraries on the Web
  http://www.sldirectory.com/
• School-Libraries.org
  http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/gateways.html
• School Librarian Emergency Sites
  http://www.yk.psu.edu/~mer7/soslib.html
• Library Spot
  http://www.libraryspot.com/
• Library HQ
  http://www.libraryhq.com/
• Internet Library for Librarians
  http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
• AcuWeb
  http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/
• The YA Librarian’s Homepage
  http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
• Serials in Cyberspace
  http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/
• Education Virtual Library
  http://www.csu.edu.au/education/library.html
• NewsBank
  http://www.newsbank.com/us_scho/us_scho.html
• Pronouncing Authors’ names
  http://www.geocities.com/apetalous/

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BOOKTALKS

• Quick and Easy Booktalks
  http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/
• BookTalks@Random
  http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/
  librarians/booktalks/booktalks.html

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JOURNALS/REVIEWS

• Comprehensive List of Journals, eZines, Newsletters
  http://www.libdex.com/journals.html
• IASL's Reviews Of Professional Materials for Librarians
  http://www.iasl-slo.org/reviews.html

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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

• American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=
  Collection_Development&Template=/TaggedPage/
  TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=4&ContentID=420

• Baltimore County Public Schools
  SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER COLLECTIONS
  http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/admin/selection.html

• Overview of Collection Development
  http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/cdt/collman.htm
• WLMA Policies and Procedures Impacting School Library Media Centers
  http://www.wlma.org/WaLibraries/policyconcepts.htm#selpol

• Guidelines for the preparation of a collection development policy
  http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/resource/acliscdp.html

• Managing Our Collections for Information Power
  http://www.bham.wednet.edu/departments/libmedtech/
  documents/LibraryCollectionManagement.pdf
• Model Selection Policy
  http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA115.html
• Materials Selection Policy for School Library Instructional Technology Centers
  http://sls.k12.hi.us/selection.html
• To Link or Not to Link
  http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&
  articleid=CA210718

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CATALOGS

• Interlibrary Loan SCOOLS union catalog
  http://www.scools.org/
• GST BOCES Video Library
  http://www.gstboces.org/videolibrary
• Steele Memorial Public Library—their online databases are great!
  www.steele.lib.ny.us
• NYS Library
  http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/
• WSKG Education
  http://www.wskg.com/education.htm

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CITING SOURCES & COPYRIGHT 

ECSD standard citation style is MLA. Science teachers may use APA

• MLA STYLE: PAPER & ONLINE
  http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/mlastyle.htm
• Samples:
  http://www.sctboces.org/elmira/bms/MLA%20citation%20
  style.htm
• Citing and plagiarism
  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/contents.html
• Citation styles online
  http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
• Landmarks Citation Machine
  http://www.landmarkproject.com/citation_machine
  /index.php
• School Library Journal - copyright
  http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=
  articleArchive&articleId=CA153069&display=
  searchResults&stt=001

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

• SCT BOCES Teacher Center
  http://www.sctboces.org/teachercenter/
• Mansfield University
  http://library.mansfield.edu/
• SUNY Albany
  http://www.albany.edu/sisp/
• University of Buffalo
  http://informatics.buffalo.edu/lis/

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WEEDING

• SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club
  Funded by the Florida Department of Education, SUNLINK is Florida's K-12 public school union catalog.
  http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/
• Weeding the Library Media Center Collections
  Provided by the State of Iowa Department of Education.
  http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA209.html
• Wood Place Public Library
  http://www.woodplacelibrary.org/Policy.html#Collection
  %20Maintenance/%20Weeding%20Policy%20for%20
  Wood%20Place%20Public%20Library
• Weeding Fiction
  http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html
• Weeding
  http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/cdt/weeding.htm
• Seven Guidelines for Weeding
  http://www.sbac.edu/%7Emedia/guid_weeding.html
• Weeding the Reference Collection
  http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review/5/bernholz.html
• Weeding the Reference Collection: A Review of the literature (pdf)
  http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review/5/bernholz.pdf
• Weeding: A Practical Manual for Librarians
  http://lms.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Forms/resourcelib/
  Weeding%20Coll..pdf

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DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION

• New York State Department of Education
  www.nysed.gov
• US Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

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LESSON PLAN SITES

• School Librarian Lesson Plan Sites
  http://www.yk.psu.edu/~mer7/soslib.html#plans

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RESEARCH

• School Library Impact Studies
  http://www.lrs.org/impact.asp
• See Appendix……(attach the 4 page studies list)
  The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement.
  ERIC Digest. Author: Lance, Keith Curry
  http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/colo.html

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