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Collection Development
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Booklist Online 
 Online edition of print magazine of same title. Contains reviews of books and electronic media for adults, young adults, and children; interviews, bibliographies, and lists of recommeded titles; indexes to the print magazine; and more. From the American Library Association. http://www.booklistonline.com/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Magazines Last updated Aug 10, 2009 CD HotList
"CD HotList is a music recommendation service for librarians, from librarians." The site offers complete discographical information and capsule reviews for dozens of new music CD releases each month. Music genres covered include classical, jazz, rock/pop, world/ethnic, and country/folk. CDHL is edited and written by music librarians and distributed by Baker & Taylor. http://cdhotlist.btol.com Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 3, 2004 College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News): Internet Resources
"Internet Resources articles from C&RL News provide annotated listings of Internet-accessible resources ranging from Web sites to discussion lists to online journals and more." Topics include biography resources; children's literature; crisis, disaster, and emergency management; disabilities; and science fiction and fantasy. Browsable by topic or date back to 1998. Note: use the wiki link for updated and new lists. From the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), part of the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/internetresources.cfm Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship Last updated Mar 27, 2009 Comic Books for Young Adults
This serves as an excellent first stop for librarians planning to develop comic book collections to serve teens at public libraries. Pithy answers to questions about the value of comic books to teen readers, collection development policies, recommended titles, and sample artwork from a wide variety of comic books can be found quickly. Includes an extensive, well-organized selection of Internet Resources . http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comics/pages/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Nov 21, 2001 Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action
Website for a "national initiative to raise public awareness of the importance of caring for our [library and museum] treasures, and to underscore the fact that these collections are essential to the American story." Features a booklet on the care of collections, a related FAQ and bibliography, online conservation and collections management resources, and project updates. From the Institute of Museum and Library Services. http://www.imls.gov/collections/ Topics: Librarianship Last updated Feb 26, 2008 COUNTER: Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources
An organization dedicated to developing international standards for measuring the use of electronic resources such as value-added databases licensed by libraries. The site includes news, articles, presentations, and a list of founding sponsors, including ARL (the Association of Research Libraries). http://www.projectCounter.org/ Topics: Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jun 5, 2002 GLBT Collection Development Policies
"A directory of library collection development policies related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered issues." From librarian Frank Cervone at Chicago State University. http://www.cervone.com/html/glbt_coll_dev.html Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Social Science Last updated May 8, 2008 Government Information Clearinghouse & Handout Exchange
This wiki features a collection of subject guides (lists of Internet resources). Topics include African-Americans, aviation, budget, business, declassified government documents, gambling, gun control, immigration, patents, sexual harassment, smoking, and much more. From the Education Committee of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association. Material in the lists is not limited to government publications. Some of the bibliographies are for materials found in specific libraries. http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Exchange Topics: Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 15, 2008 New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
This presentation highlights collection development efforts at Harvard Business School's Baker Library, whose "initiatives focus around five major collecting themes: Contemporary Leaders, Global Markets, Intellectual Capital, Invention and Innovation, and Visual Evidence." Features images from and essays about some of the library's collections, such as early German machinery, oil industry photographs, and the Polaroid instant camera. Organized by the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library. http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/nd/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 20, 2007 Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
An annotated bibliography of hundreds of graphic novels with ISBN, price, and publisher information. The site also has a recommended list of titles for libraries starting to collect graphic novels for young adults, and a page of annotated links to comics and graphic novel sites. Compiled by Steve Raiteri, a librarian at the Greene County Public Library, Xenia, Ohio. http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/graphicnovels.htm Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jan 6, 2002 Selection Sources for Congregational Libraries
A great site for anyone running (or planning to start) a church library, or looking for religious books or videos. Some of the many resources on this site include "links to library associations, software for running a library, and reviews of print and electronic sources designed to aid in library purchasing." Searchable and browsable. From New Mexico State University librarian Ellen Bosman. http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/church/index.shtml Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Social Science Last updated Dec 2, 2004 SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club
An excellent resource for all librarians, this site includes tips for making weeding decisions, an archived list of past months' weeding topics, and links to other weeding resources. Stories about unusual items found while weeding round out this useful site from SUNLINK, Florida's K-12 public school union catalog. http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship Last updated May 27, 2006 |
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