Collection Development – Web Resources.doc

Teaching Aid – Library Services #5 Library Services – Web Resources General Resources LibDex: / A searchable index of public library homepages, web-based OPACs, and Friends of the Library web pages throughout the U.S. and around the world. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: /nls/ PUBLIB: /publib/ A listserv concerned with public libraries, covering “collection development, acquisitions, management and weeding, including traditional and new media, reference services, issues related to library facilities, policy and guidance, trustee relationships, Internet access for staff and public, intellectual freedom, library administration, sundry library how-tos and queries for equipment, personnel issues, public library jobs and related conferences.” Spanish in Our Libraries (Bruce Jensen): / “a searchable resource bank that includes Spanish-language versions of common library forms, flyers, and signs as well as the Dewey Decimal classification system; book summaries; guides to the language and to library Spanish; programming ideas;” and more. Book Awards – Adult National Book Awards (National Book Foundation): /nba.html “Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young Peoples Literature” Pulitzer Prize (Columbia University): / Annual literary awards in 22 categories, including journalism and drama. Nobel Prize for Literature: (Nobel Foundation) /nobel_prizes/literature/ Awarded for an outstanding body of work, including poetry, novels, short stories, plays, essays and speeches. Book Awards - Youth ALSC Award Winners: /ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm ALA’s ALSC sponsored awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature (Lisa R. Bartle, Reference Librarian at the California State University, San Berbadino): / Search over 4,000 records of 50 awards from five English-speaking countries. Coretta Scott King Award: