Resources for School Librarians - Index

Publishers and Vendors

Publishers of Books and Videos

• The Children's Book Council - A non-profit organization of children's book publishers. A list of materials for Children's Book Week is available here. There is an online catalog, and orders may be submitted online or printed out for mailing.
• The Canadian Publishers' Council - Representing 34 Canadian book publishers.
• ABC CLIO
• Bowker - Publisher of Books in Print and Ulrich's Periodical Directory.
• Capstone Press
• Cobblestone Publishing - Nonfiction magazines for students 9 - 14.
• The Education Place - from Houghton Mifflin. Games, projects, and links to education sites.
• Linworth Libraries Unlimited - Professional books for librarians and teachers.
• Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Divison
• Neal-Schuman - Professional books for librarians.
• Nystromnet - Maps, globes, and geographical multimedia.
• Pan Asian Publications - Distributors of Asian books, cassettes, and CD's.
• Penguin Group
• Teachers@Random- Random House children's books for grades K-8.
• Scholastic Library Publishing
• Steck-Vaughn Publishing Corporation
• World Almanac
• The Publishers' Catalogues Homepage - Links to over 6000 publishers.

Vendors of Materials for Libraries

• American Library Association Online Store - ALA books and graphics.
• Baker & Taylor
• Barnes and Noble
• Brodart Library Supplies and Furnishings
• COMPanion Corporation - Library automation for the Macintosh and Windows.
• The Consumer Information Center - All those great pamplets are now online, and there is information on ordering these publications.
• W. T. Cox - Periodicals vendor.
• Demco - Library supplies, books and furniture.
• Ebsco Publishing - K-12 Schools
• Follett Library Resources - Books, AV, and CD-ROM's.
• The Gale Group - in Schools
• Gaylord - Library supplies and furniture.
• Highsmith - Library supplies and furniture.
• In My Book - Greeting cards which become bookmarks.
• Library Skills - Posters, shelf dividers, and other products.
• The Library Store - Library supplies.
• Library Video Company - Videos and CD-ROM's. This is a searchable site, and you can store orders on their site.
• Mackin Educational Resources - PK-12 school library and classroom distributor of books, non-print and electronic resources.
• OCLC: Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
• Perfection Learning Corporation
• Perma-Bound Books
• Renaissance Learning - Web site for Accelerated Reader
• Scarecrow Press
• Smith System - Booktrucks and other library furniture.
• Social Studies School Service - Catalogs, lesson plans, and links to social studies sites.
• H.W. Wilson
• Library Automation Companies - Directory of web sites.

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