Helpful Websites for Library and Information Science Classes

General Sources

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
This site is a dictionary of library terms that may be useful for core classes.

User Guidelines for Dublin Core Creation
This site has useful information on the Dublin Core and may be helpful to LIS 602 students.

Handbook for Storytellers

The Federal Library Issues
This links you to the Federal Library and Information Centers forum page. It has information on copyright issues, digital library services, and lots of other useful information.

Professional Organizations

The American Library Association

Ala's Booklist

American Society for Information Science and Technology

Special Libraries Association

Library and Information Science Student Organization (UK chapter)

Intellectual Freedom

Chapter 2 from the Intellectual Freedom Manual 6th edition Titled Challenges and Issues Today
This link deals with issus such as internet filtering in schools and public libraries as well as issues with banning of books such Harry Potter books.

Intellectual Freedom Manual 6th Edition reviews and purchase information from ALA.

Intellectual Freedom Manual page by the ALA.
This page gives information about newly revised issues and gives more information about the above book.

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom:

The Childrens Internet Protection Act Website

Miscellaneous

Basic Medical Library Management

Links for Library Management

Reference and Collection Development
This site contains helpful sources on reference collection development and links to other information.

Meta-sites

Internet Library for Librarians "A comprehensive Web database designed to provide a one-stop shopping center for librarians to locate Internet resources related to their profession." Taken from above website

Links for Librarians Library Land

The Librarians' Index to the Internet

Library Web Manager's Reference Center

Library Spot