Resources for School Librarians - Index

Journals, Listservs, and Sites for Library Research

Journals

• AAAS Science Books and Films - Reviews of science materials.
• American Libraries Online
• Booklist Online - Book review journal from the American Library Association
• Computers in Libraries
• The Horn Book, Inc. - Publisher of Horn Book Magazine and Horn Book Guide.
• Knowledge Quest on the Web - Online journal of the AASL.
• Library Journal - Digital version.
• LMC: Library Media Connection - For school library media specialists and technology specialists. This journal replaces Book Report and Library Talk by Linworth Publishing.
• Library Philosophy and Practice - Electronic journal which "explores the connection between library practice and the philosophy and theory behind it."
• MultiMedia and Internet@Schools - Thumbs Up for a very informative web site.
• Resource Links - Canadian journal for children's and young adult literature.
• School Libraries Worldwide - Journal of the the International Association of School Librarianship.
• School Library Journal Online
• School Library Media Activities Monthly
• School Library Media Research - The refereed research journal of AASL.
• Teacher Librarian - The journal for school library professionals.
• Video Librarian Online - Video review journal for libraries. Some reviews are free and, of course, there are more available if you subscribe.
• The Warrior Librarian Weekly - Must reading unless you have no sense of humor.
• AASL Publications and Journals

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Links to Collections of Journals and Databases

• The Librarian's E-Library - A cooperative project of the ALA and Google which will allow you to search for library information at over 295 web sites.
• ALA Professional Tips Wiki - Search for information available at the ALA web site.
• Electronic Journals in Librarianship and Information Science - From the Thomas Perry Library
• LISTA Database - Library, information science, and technology database provided free by EBSCO
• InformationR.Net - Digital information in the Information Research Field. This is a list of serials on information management, books, web searching and other topics of interest to librarians and researchers. All include a sample of papers or news item that are freely accessible.

Listservs

• LM_NET - Listserv for school librarians.

Sites for Library Researchers

• The Researching Librarian - Essential site for library research with links to journals, statistics, and current awareness sites
• Google Scholar
• SLMQ Research Articles - Full text articles from School Library Media Quarterly supporting Information Power.
• ERIC - Digital library of education literature.
• E-LIS - An international "open access archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, on Librarianship, Information Science and Technology, and related areas."
• D-List - A digital library of articles in information science and technology.
• School Libraries Bibliography - An extensive bibliography of articles on school libraries compiled for Canada Archives and Libraries.
• Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science - By Libraries Unlimited.

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