Online bookstore gives publication information for books, music, and videos, and also includes reviews, bestseller lists, media tie-ins, reading group guides and more.  For libraries without a current copy of Books in Print, this database is a superb resource.

Find news about the book business, and reviews from School Library Journal, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and other sources.  Search for books and other library materials by author, title, or ISBN.

Distributor of books, video, software, music and related services for libraries.  This site describes the vendor's services available to school libraries, and offers access to TitleWave, the vendor catalog of 85,000 books and CD-ROM titles.

Website of one of the leading serials vendors for libraries.  Order the Periodicals for Schools catalog online, find serials price projections for the coming year, or enter a discussion forum for reference or serials librarians. 

Valuable collection of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.  Find links to lists of book awards, author websites, lesson plans for specific children's books, and discussion groups for topics related to children's literature.  Search by keyword. 

The leading developer and publisher of microcomputer library automation and curriculum-related products and services offers helpful information for users of Follett automation software.  See Follett's "Help Desk" for frequently asked questions, downloads, information bulletins, and e-mail access to technical support staff.

This website has been created for the librarians in Lafayette Parish School System  by Kim Bergeron, in order to help them more effectively use the Follett automation program.  All handouts and quick tips are for the latest version of the software, unless otherwise indicated. 

A monthly annotated bibliography of selected articles, books, and digital documents on information technology.  Keep up with developments in library and information technology without having to read all the literature, and discover journals that address issues of interest to you.  This free publication is a service of the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE.  Read a few issues from the Monthly Publication archives, and subscribe to the Current Cites mailing list.

Links to library and educational software for a variety of library and office functions.  If what you're looking for isn't in the "software" section, browse further afield to the "Library Automated Systems" section.  "Library Software" is part of the Internet Library for Librarians.

Extensive collection of links to resources for barcodes, printers, operating systems, help desks and project management.  No annotations, but icons indicate whether the site originates from a commercial, government, academic, nonprofit, or library agency/organization.

Website maintained by Forest Press, publisher of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).  Read a description of DDC organization, download DDC summaries, read about new and changed entries, and browse the product list, which includes posters and resource kits for teaching. 

The Library Corporation produced this extensive website based on MARC manuals and reference works published by the Library of Congress.  Includes USMARC data formats and code lists, subject cataloging manuals, and other reference manuals for descriptive cataloging of  library materials.

Search 12 million records representing books, serials, computer files, manuscripts, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, and visual materials, and save results in MARC format.

An excellent collection of print and online resources for school librarians who need to catalog materials.  Annotations, order and/or access information for each entry included.  This page is part of LION: Librarians Information Online Network (also well worth exploring!). 

Created by the Dartmouth College Library Preservation Services, "this manual discusses guiding principles to book repair, tools, practical guidelines, as well as guiding users through nine common repairs. These include torn pages, hinge repair, hinge tightening, corner repair, and spine repair, among others. A glossary and bibliography are also included." (annotation from Scout Report, v. 7, No. 24, Oct. 27, 2000)

Website outlining the skills described in the book Information Problem-Solving; the Big Six Skills Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction, by Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. Includes instructional units, a glossary of terms, links to other sites describing the Big Six approach, and subscription information for the Big Six Skills Listserv.

Extensive collection of annotated links to lessons and activities useful in school libraries, library and information skills curriculum documents, and related books and periodicals.  This page is part of LION: Librarians Information Online Network.

This site is a collection of materials related to bibliographic instruction, created by library staff at UC Berkeley.  Includes tutorials, articles, and collections on instructional material for library research.

A union list of high-quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources.  For library lesson plans, browse keyword lists for "librarian", "library", "library media skills", etc.

An annotated list of websites on the topic of information literacy, selected and maintained by the Georgia Department of Education as part of their Teacher Resource Center.

A nice collection of selected general Internet search engines and directories.  Includes brief descriptions, pros and cons, and links to the FAQ/help/search tips, as well as links to the search engines.  This page is part of the Internet Public Library Reference Center, also worth a visit!

Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica compiled this list of "the Web's best sites" using highly selective criteria for inclusion.  Sites are rated using 1-5 stars (noteworthy - best of the web) and searchable by keyword, or by browsing through categories.  This site was named an outstanding reference source by the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association in 1999.

Extensive list of links to bibliographical references, the reference process, internet resource evaluation, and geographic information systems, among other topics.  No annotations, but icons indicate whether the site originates from a commercial, government, academic, nonprofit, or library agency/organization.

UDLib/SEARCH is a University of Delaware Library/State of Delaware partnership to provide access to online magazines, journals, encyclopedias and training to all Delaware public high schools and middle schools.  Accessible from any public school library or classroom, but not from home.

Links to full-text articles of over 1800 general interest, business, health, and children's magazines, as well as ERIC and MEDLINE indexes (EbscoHost).  Also link to current and back issues of five national newspapers (ProQuest Direct).  To access these databases, register for a library card at any Delaware public library.  Sorry, no online registration form is available, but see Delaware Libraries for locations and hours.

Find links to online catalogs and library web pages for Delaware's public, academic, school and special libraries.  This page is part of DelAWARE, the Digital Library of the First State, and maintained by staff at the Delaware Division of Libraries.

This page presents a guide to locating, translating, and using the elements of citation for both a humanities style (i.e., MLA and Chicago) and a scientific style (APA and CBE) for electronically-accessed sources.  Types of sources include websites, gopher, telnet, e-mail, discussion groups, FTP, electronic publications, software and video games.  Handy for writing term paper bibliographies!

Find links to school librarian education and certification criteria for Delaware, K-12 public schools information, library professional associations, best practices, and national trends in school librarianship.  This page is sponsored and maintained by the Governor's Task Force on School Libraries, established in 1993 to improve and extend library and information services for all Delaware K-12 students.

Described as "the library professional's browsing space",  this page from ALA Editions, the publishing arm of the American Library Association offers "news, behind-the-scenes goodies, and savory samplers for librarians online."  Browse the "Best Bets", "Copyright Sources", and "Guiding Young Searchers" for more links to great sites. 

Find information about AASL, upcoming conferences and professional development opportunities, AASL journals and publications (including order information and excerpts from Information Power), and other Internet resources. 

THE discussion group for school librarian media specialists.  Share information, solve problems, learn about upcoming conferences, get feedback about new publications, lesson plan ideas, etc.  Don't forget to search the LM-NET archives for other ideas and answers to questions you might have! Click here to subscribe to LM-NET.

A nice collection of information on books, periodicals, videos, published articles, and other resources of professional interest to K-12 school librarians.  Don't forget to scroll down to the "Publisher's Showcase" section to read about new professional books being published.  This page is part of LION: Librarian's Information Online Network.

Created by the American Library Association's American Association of School Librarians, this site offers links to online courses in Internet skills, a variety of policies and criteria for evaluating Internet resources, and nicely annotated links to resources of interest to school librarians and classroom teachers.  Also follow links to FamiliesConnect (designed for families to learn about the Internet and use it together), and KidsConnect (an "Ask A" service for K-12 students).

"A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of web technology, The WDVL is a well-organized goldmine of tutorials, examples, and links to great resources."  WDVL is organized into sections including Authoring, Internet, Location, Multimedia, Web Reference, and Software. 

"If want to use a little JavaScript to spice up your Web design on the client side, but don't have time to code, fret no more! ScriptLibrary has literally hundreds of cut and paste JavaScripts waiting for you.  These scripts are free. Many of them just require you to keep in the original authors' comment/byline information in order to have permission to use them on your site."  (Annotation from web page)

The EDTECH discussion list was created to bring together faculty, educators, students and "interested others" in the field of educational technology to share ideas and information.  Solve problems, learn about new software, research projects, courses and resources related to educational technology.  Search the EDTECH archives for more ideas and answers!

An encyclopedic dictionary of information technology, created and maintained by a former IBM technical writer.  Look up computer terms, use tutorials to learn about the Internet or to create websites, check the list of every file format in the world, read about new books and websites, and more.  Offers Boolean search capability, or browse alphabetically.