Library Reference, Research, and Resources
Tools for the Librarian from the ALA Library
http://www.ala.org/librariantools
The ALA Library presents the following online tools to aid ALA members, librarians and library workers in accessing professional information.ALA Professional Tips Wiki
http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips
Provides a pathfinder to the rich resources within the ALA web site; gathers the ALA Library’s responses to the questions received from the field; and, perhaps most importantly, enables the library community to share new resources for advancing the practice of librarianship. Please register and contribute to the building of this resource.
Librarian's E-Library
http://tinyurl.com/ala-elibrary
A customized search engine created via Google Co-Op, which searches over 125 key library knowledge web sites in order to better find and retrieve the information that library workers need to do their jobs better. Feel free to register with Google and volunteer to contribute to the building of this resource.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
http://www.libraryresearch.com
A free online database provided by 2005-2006 ALA Library Champion, EBSCO Information Services.
As described by EBSCO: "This world-class bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Delivered via the EBSCOhost platform, LISTA indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science."
Library of the American Library Association's Bookmarks
http://delicious.com/alalibrary
This account is a constantly updated list of links to current online resources collected on a variety of library-related subjects. These bookmarks are organized by a series of tags, or subjects, which directs searchers to online articles in topics of interest including games in libraries, how to become a librarian, social software and virtual worlds. Bookmarks also link to discussion forums for library students and library professionals, news stories on libraries developing graphic novel collections, reading lists, and library podcasts.
ALA Library Facebook Fan Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-Library/21700811371
The library’s contribution to this popular social networking web site alerts members and non-members alike to this office in particular, especially regarding the library reference services and other Library 2.0 initiatives available. Interesting articles and links, as well as information about upcoming events are posted. Users may also post questions either on the Wall or the Discussion Board for the Library Staff to answer.
ALA Island on Second Life
See the June 28, 2008 Marginalia blog post, ALA Library in Second Life
There is a new events area, information about each of our divisions, general information about ALA, some games, and other things to explore. The island is now ready to host events, conferences, division meetings, as well as provide an informal arena to meet librarians and information professionals.
Fact Sheet #29: Links to Library Web Resources
http://www.ala.org/library/fact29.html
Direct links to specific library organizations and associations
September 2008
For more information on this or other ALA Library web pages, contact the ALA Library Reference Desk by telephone: 800-545-2433, extension 2153; fax: 312-280-3255; e-mail: library@ala.org; or regular mail: ALA Library, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795.