Library & Information Sciences Links

Cataloging

• Cataloger's Toolbox
• Catalogablog
• Dewey Decimal System
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
• Library of Congress Classification Outline
• OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards

Digital Libraries

• Catherwood Digital Collections
• Library and Archives Canada
• ResearchChannel
• The Universal Digital Library: Million Book Project
• Washington University Digital Gateway
• Women's Studies in Digital Archives

General Resources

• Library Link of the Day
• Library Science Jeopardy
• Library Spot
• Online Dictionary for Library & Information Science
• Quotations about Libraries and Librarians
• 10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library

Graduate Programs

• ALA Accredited MLIS Programs
• Clarion University
• Dominican University
• iSchool @ Drexel Online MLIS
• Kent State University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Pittsburgh

Information Evaluation

• Checklist for the Evaluation of Information
• Critical Evaluation of Information Sources
• Critical Evaluation of Resources
• Deconstructing Web Pages
• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
• Internet Detective

Information Literacy

• ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
• Information Literacy: Resources for Those Who Teach It
• National Forum on Information Literacy
• Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog
• Test Your ILQ

Information Use & Information Seeking Behavior

• Information Seeking Behavior Model
• Information Seeking Behavior Resources from LibrarySupportStaff.com
• Information Seeking Behavior on the Web: An Integrated Model of Browsing and Searching
• Pew Internet & American Life Project
• University students' information seeking behaviour in a changing learning environment - How are students' information needs, seeking and use affected by new teaching methods?

Library Blogs

• American Indians in Children's Literature
• AMP Library Blog
• Library Stories: Libraries and Librarians in the News
• NeverEnding Search
• Weblog Directory from LIS Wiki

Library & Information Science Organizations

• American Socirty for Information Science & Technology
• American Library Association
• ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries
• OCLC
• PALINET
• SOLINET
• Special Libraries Association
• West Virginia Library Association

Open-Source Reference Sources & Online Journals

• Public STINET (Defence Technical Information Center)
• AAAS: History and Archives
• E-Print Network
• Feeding America
• HighWire Press
• Libary and Information Science Critique
• Open J-Gate
• Public Library of Science
• Scholarpedia

Research Libraries

• Bodleian Library
• British Library
• Library of Congress
• New York Public Library
• Research Library at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Web Searching

• Boolify
• Effective Web Searching
• Internet Tutorials
• The Seven Commandments of Highly Effective Web Searching
• Tips for Effective Web Searching