This page is a list of sites that are helpful to school library media specialists. If you have other sites that you think should be listed, please let us know.  

Literacy Links from Granite State Reads http://www.granitestatereads.com/literacy-links.htm

Grant Information from Granite State Reads http://www.granitestatereads.com/grant-applications-and-instructions.htm

Author Illustrator Source http://www.author-illustr-source.com

This is a national listing of authors and illustrators who make school visits.

Dewey Browse http://www.deweybrowse.org/

Dewey Browse was developed and is maintained by NH library media specialist, Gail Grainger. It was selected as the School Library Website of the Month in December of 2001.

Ask Eric http://www.askeric.org/

Ask Eric has been discontinued but this link will instruct you as to how to access the ERIC database providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and the world.

BIG 6: http://www.big6.com/ 

The basics of the Big Six strategy designed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz are outlined, along with suggested resources, units and lessons.

Classroom Connect: http://www.classroom.com

Curriculum integration ideas for teachers, online conferences and activities for the Online Classroom

From Now On Subject Index http://www.fno.org/fnoindex.html

FNO Subject index including links to: Assessment | Change | Copyright Curriculum | Grants | Information Literacy | Internet Use Policies | Libraries of the Future | Networks & Connectivity | Research |Staff Development | Technology Planning | Virtual Museums | Web Site Development

IFLA Virtual Library http://www.ifla.org/

International Federation of Library Associations site contains articles and documents of general interest to librarians as well as electronic journals and policy resources.

Information Power http://www.nhema.net/Information%20Power.htm

NHEMA PRESENTS: Information Power Because... Student Achievement is the Bottom Line

This NHEMA site is designed as a means of providing awareness and advocacy of the information and technology literacy standards set forth in Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning AASL/AECT, 1998.

This site will communicate the activities of the New Hampshire Educational Media Association's Information Power Committee and will provide information and resources to New Hampshire library media specialists, teachers, administrators, parents and others.

Information Resources for Information Professionals http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/

Joe Ryan, instructor in Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, has gathered a potpourri of links to style manuals, grants, jobs... The "Areas of Special Interest to Librarians" section is an alphabetical list of interest areas including cataloging and policies (including disaster plans). Scroll all the way to "School Media Librarianship" for a sample curriculum.

Intellectual Freedom Links

NHEMA's Intellectual Freedom chair person has prepared a list of Intellectual Freedom sites.

NH State Library Youth Services web page www.state.nh.us/nhsl/ldss/RGyouthservices.html 

This page is designed to be a resource for those who provide library services to children and young adults in public and school libraries in New Hampshire. It is maintained by Ann Hoey, Youth Services Coordinator, at the New Hampshire State Library.

The Public Service Librarian's Professional Guide to Internet Resources http://www.winsor.edu/library/libguide.htm

Topics available at this site include: book reviews, copyright, censorship, electronic citation formats, web site evaluation guidelines, etc.

School Library Hotspots http://www.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca/infozone/hotspots.html

The listing of topics include: Acceptable Use Policies, media literacy, web evaluation, a sample library curriculum, information literacy, and lessons plan development.

School-Libraries.Net: Peter Milbury's Network of School Librarian Web Pages (NH) and (General)

"School librarians are among the most active users of the Internet and World Wide Web. They are especially involved in bringing these resources to their students and staff." This site is "a collection of Web Pages created or maintained by school librarians. Some are for entire schools, while others are for individual school libraries. Some pages are personal, while others are for professional associations, or other curriculum related resources. Also included here are a few links to helpful Web development."

School Libraries on the web

This is a list of library web pages maintained by K-12 school libraries in the United States and in countries around the world. This directory is limited to listing pages which focus on the school library/media center. The content of these pages is quite varied and displays the marvelous creativity of school librarians around the world.

ASCD Web http://www.ascd.org/

Click on "Education Links" to access searchable links to curriculum resources, state education departments, instructional resources, and "issues" in education. "Issues" include standards, reform, copyright, and technology.

Marco Polo   http://www.marcopolo-education.org

"The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines."

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/

Site provides search engine help, evaluation criteria for web pages, and loads of curriculum links

Columbia Education Center's Mini Lesson http://youth.net/cec/cec.html

This group of lesson plans came from the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshops. They were done by a consortium of teachers from 14 states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, particularly the quality of math and science education.

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