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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 FEb 2, 2011


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
LibraryHQ.com : Resources for the Wired Librarian
IASL: School Libraries Online

Copyright

Creative Commons
University of Texas Fair Use Guidelines
Keeping it Legal by FNO (From Now On)
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

Collection Development

Selection

Monroe County Children's Department -Books in a Series list
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

Cataloging

Do We Really Know Dewey?
Library of Congress Online Catalog
Library of Congress Authority Records -Lookup Subject Headings

Funding

IMLS Grants

Nonfiction Collection

Reference/Databases

Alice Yucht: State Databases
World Education and Kinderkid database

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.
OneLook Dictionary
The Free Dictionary by Farlex
Rhymezone
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

Government

Status of State-Funding dbases K-12 Fall 2003
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
UCMO Pathfinder for Government Documents by Mark Love
Learn at Home: A Listing of Government Agency Pages for Kids

United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page
CIA - The World Factbook
NASA Kids
Constitution Center
The American Promise - Farmer's Insurance
NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration

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

Statistics
Survey Research Laboratory
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

Children's Book Awards

Children's Book State Award Winners

Promotion and Outreach

After School Programs

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

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
California's Velcro Crop under Challenge
Google Gulp

Researching

The Independent Investigation Method
The Internet: Is it student lifesaver or drowning pool? By Ryan Quinn
Seeking Meaning: Kuhlthau's Information Searching Process
Online Resources to Support the Big 6
Big 6 Resources, from John Newbery Elementary School
Duke University Guide to Library Research
The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How To Do Research

Citations
NoodleBib
APA Style
The OWL at purdue: APA Style Guide
Son of Citation Machine

Plagiarism
Turn-it-in
EVE 2 Plagiarism Detection System

Collaboration and Curriculum

Curriculum Resources

Annenberg Media
Middle School Webliographer
Library of Congress American Memory
Library of Congress Online Exhibits
Library of Congress Global Gateway to World Culture
TRIP1 K-12 Education Links and Resources!
Shambles Curriculum Mapping Menu
CyberSmart Curriculum
Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Sources for Keypals/Penpals
Kids' Space Connection
E-Pals classroom Exchange

Working with Teachers

Good Character
Using a Template to collaborate

Assessment

Assessing Inquiry-Based Learning
Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms: TOC

Standards

AASL Information Literacy Standards

Library Research

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State Studies

The Ohio Study
School Libraries Work! Scholastic
Show Me Connection: The Missouri Study

Updated 2/2/11 by Jenny Robins