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American Library Association (ALA): AASL

  American Association of School Libraries.  
American Library Association (ALA): ALA Professional Tips Wiki

  As stated "This wiki serves several purposes: Providing a pathfinder to the rich resources in the ALA website (www.ala.org); Gathering our responses to your questions; Enabling the library community to share new resources for getting our jobs done."  
American Library Association (ALA): Booklists & Book Awards

  Included are all of the current award winners, as well as past winners in several categories including Best Books and Printz Awards. Awards are given in January.  
American Library Association (ALA): Intellectual Freedom

  Intellectual Freedom/Banned Books Week (September) Information.  
American Library Association (ALA): YALSA

  Young Adult Library Services Association  
American Library Association (ALA): Teen Reading

  Information on Teen Read Week (October).  
Award Winning Children's Literature Database

  The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards.  
Awesome Librarian Links

  Awesome Library organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.  
Book Spot

  Best book-related content on the Web; such as, bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more.  
Books A to Z: Book Publishing

  Books AtoZ provides all the tools and services necessary to publish a book, from one copy to millions.  
Booktalks: Quick and Simple--Nancy Keane

  Loads of sample booktalks, tips for booktalking and much more.  
Bubl Link

  Uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary organization structure for its catalogue of Internet resources.  
Chilling Effects: Copyright

  Includes discussions of traditional copyright, fair use, reverse engineering, and the new additions to copyright of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)--a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, George Washington School of Law, and Santa Clara University School of Law clinics.  
Dewey Decimal Classification System

  List of classes used in system.  
Dewey Decimal Classification System: OCLC Dewey Browser

   
ILILE: Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education-- Kent State University

  The Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE) provides local, regional and national leadership in fostering valuable collaboration among teachers, school library media specialists and academic faculty who work together to promote information literacy in the K-16 classroom. Resources include OH State Standards materials (ODE checklists), lesson plans, pathfinders, etc.  
ILILE: Principal's Project

  "The goal of the Principal Project, funded by ILILE, was to collect and disseminate resources to help administrators to better understand the role of the certified library media specialist and the importance of a strong library media program."  
ILILE: Principal's Project--Articles for the New School Library Media Specialist

  New to the job? Knowledgeable leaders in the field provide valuable insights for a successful first experience.  
ILILE: TRAILS--Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

  Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS) is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. The assessment items are based on the Ohio Academic Content Standards and Information Power. The Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students. Funded by ILILE.  
INFOhio

  INFOhio, a statewide cooperative school library and information network, supports and enriches teaching and learning by providing equitable access to quality resources for Ohio's PreK-12 community of students, educators and parents. INFOhio's components include electronic resources for schools, instructional development for teachers, and school library automation -- all promoting information literacy and media literacy through the use of technology.  
INFOHIO: DIGITAL MEDIA COLLECTION (INFOHIO)

  Ohio's Area Media Centers (AMC) Digital Video Collection (DVC) is available to all Ohio K-12 schools at no cost to districts, educators or students--contains searchable database, with ability to stream or download video. LHSW is a member of the Northcoast Educational Media Center (NCEMC).  
INFOhio: INFOhio and Ohio's Academic Content Standards

  INFOhio works closely with the Ohio Department of Education to provide students, teachers and parents with resources that support and supplement Ohio's Academic Content Standards. The resources found here will help Ohio's educational community learn more about standards-based education and how INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources align with each of the Academic Content Standards.  
INFOhio: INFOsearch

  A power search is used to locate high quality information from the INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources that supports Ohio's Academic Content Standards and many other topics of interest to students, parents and educators.  
INFOhio: Record

  INFOhio's online monthly newsletter--provides library media staff, other educators and parents with important and timely information.  
INFOhio: Toolkit

  INFOhio's Toolkit provides educators and parents with the supplies and resources needed to get the school year off to a great start and to ensure continued success throughout the year.  
Internet Library for Librarians

  A portal designed for librarians to locate Internet resources related to their profession.  
LEECA

  Lake Erie Educational Computer Association, located in Elyria, OH, provides services to LHSW including the library automation system as part of INFOhio.  
LEECA Schools Web2

  Provides access to all of the libraries served by the Lake Erie Educational Computer Association (LEECA).  
Librarian's Index to the Internet

  Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website serving California, the nation, and the world-- over 20,000 quality entries organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.  
Librarian's Yellow Pages

  LYP is a comprehensive online library resource featuring thousands of listings of products and services for librarians and information professionals in every field  
Library of Congress

  Online Catalog.  
LibrarySpot: Librarian's Shelf

  Issues and resources of interest to librarians: Education and Employment, Publications, Library Roles, Issues, Internet and Libraries.  
Northcoast Educational Media Center

  Provides training, service, leadership, and coordination in the acquisition and responsible use of educational media including videos, on-line databases, and other resources, to our member schools (LHSW is a member.)  
Ohio Guidelines for Effective School Library Media Programs

  The Library Guidelines represent a standards-based education (SBE) approach to school library programs. The project includes three parts: 1. The Library Guidelines which define what students should know and be able to do as a result of an effective school library media program, and identifies conditions necessary to establish quality library programs; 2. The Library Toolkit which provides the evidenced-based research that supports the Library Guidelines, and practical examples for implementing the Library Guidelines; and 3. The Alignment Guide which aligns the Library Guidelines with Ohio Academic Content Standards.  
OhioNet: Communique

  Electronic announcement list that contains timely product news and announcements--source of discount information from vendors.  
Professional Journals: Resources for School Libraries

  Index of sites for Journals, Listservs, and Sites for Library Research.  
Professional Journals: Library Media Connection (LMC)

  "Magazine for School Library Media and Technology Specialists." Book reviews for K-12, professional reading and multi-media.  
Professional Journals: School Library Journal (SLJ)

  "World's largest reviewer of books, multimedia and technology for children and teens."  
Professional Journals: School Library Media Activities Monthly

  "Supports K-12 school library media specialists as they plan collaborative lessons and units with teachers. It helps to strengthen information literacy skills and the research process while stressing the importance of introducing a variety of reference materials and other resources. It promotes the integration of technology into teaching and learning and provides links to a vast array of literature for students. The articles in each issue are written by library media professionals, helping others in the field stay abreast of current issues and trends."  
Professional Journals: Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

  Bimonthly journal addressing librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults. The only magazine devoted exclusively to the informational needs of teenagers--book reviews of YA literature.  
Professional Organizations: American Library Association (ALA)

  ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. ALA offers professional services and publications.  
Professional Organizations: Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA)

  OELMA is dedicated to educational, literary and technological excellence in library/media services in Ohio's schools.  
Resources for School Libraries

  Contains links to a wide range of areas of interest to school library media specialist--ranging from administration to library facilities.  
YA Literature: Reading Rants!

  Out of the ordinary teen booklists.  
YA Literature: Teen Ink

  Book reviews written by teens.  
YA Literature: Teen Reads

  Teens info and features about favorite YA authors, books, series and characters--contains in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and the Ultimate Teen Read List with 250+ of the most popular "teen reads"---This is THE place online for teens to talk about their favorite books --- and find the hottest new titles!  
YA Literature: Teens Read Too

  Explore the latest in Young Adult fiction. Includes calendars for release dates of titles, links to author sites, author interviews and top YA picks.  
YA Literature: YA Literature Series

  Compilation of popular, young adult series fiction by author and series title from Bettendorf, IA Public Library Teens' Page.  
YA Literature: YABooksCentral

  Information on young adult books--includes book reviews, author interviews & bios, press releases, industry news and much more on both children's and YA books.