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~ Ages & Stages ~ Book and Reading Lists ~ E-Journals ~
~ Local Databases ~ "My Library" Personalized Interfaces ~ Newsletters, Blogs & Wikis ~
~ Site News & Evaluation ~ Special Collections & Online Exhibits ~
~ Tutorials/Guides ~ Virtual Reference Desks ~ Virtual Tours ~
~ Web Forms ~ Miscellaneous ~
Note that many of these library sites offer several innovative applications -- be sure to explore.
~~ Ages & Stages ~~
Special sections of sites designed for segments of the service population are increasingly part of library offerings.
- Boston Public Library Extreme Teen Lounge
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Teens Real Life
- Dewey Browse [Chesterfield, NH School Library]
- eVolver [Denver,CO Public Library]
- 50 Plus [Phoenix (AZ) Public Library]
- 55+ [Hennepin County Library]
- For Kids [Chicago Public Library]
- For Teens, Kids & Parents [Winnipeg Public Library]
- Kids & Teens [Tacoma, WA Public Library]
- Kids @ the Library [Halifax Public Library, Canada]
- Kids' Place [Newark, NJ Public Library]
- Kidspoint [The Central Rappahannock VA Regional Library]
- Children's Room [High Point NC Public Library]
- Kids' Central [Waukesha, WI Public Library]
- Kids Know It All [Harris County (TX)Public Library]
- On-Lion for Kids [NY Public Library]
- Oplin OH! Kids [Ohio Public Library Information Network]
- Phoenix Blaze for Teensl [Phoenix, AZ Public Library]
- Potamus Place and YAzine [Cleveland Heights-University Heights OH Public Library]
- Service to the Aging [Brooklyn Public Library, NY]
- Start Squad [State Library of North Carolina]
- Teen Web @ Los Angeles Public Library
- TeenLink [New York Public Library]
- Teenspace [Public Library of
and Hamilton County OH]
- Teenspoint.org [The Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, VA]
- Teenzone [Brooklyn NY Public Library]
- Youth (wired) for teens [San Antonio TX Library System]
~~ Book and Reading Lists ~~
Reader's advisory has not disappeared from the list of functions libraries traditionally perform. The following are a few examples of Web versions of this service:
- Addison [IL] Public Library: Readers' Resources
- Austin [TX] Public Library: Good Reads
- Baltimore County Public Library: Books and More
- Canterbury [NZ] Public Library: If You Like...
- Cleveland [OH] Public Library: YRead? for Teens
- County of Los Angeles [CA] Public Library: Readers' Advisory Services
- Essex [UK] Libraries: Ask Chris
- Evanston [IL] Public Library: Reading Resources
- Fairfax County [VA] Public Libraries: Good Reading
- Hennepin County Library: Books and Reading [Minnetonka, MN]
- Lee County [FL] Library System: Sleepers
- Memphis Shelby County [TN] Public Library and Information Center: Two Thumbs Up!
- Montgomery County [MD] Public Libraries: Readers' Café
- Morton Grove [IL] Public Library: Webrary Readers' Corner
- North Shore Libraries [New Zealand] New Releases
- Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County [NC]: Reader's Club, StoryPlace, and Book Hive.
- Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Books, Music & Movies
- Richmond [BC, Canada] Public Library: Popular Reading Suggestions
- Reader's Advisory [Mid-Continent Public Library, MO]
- Rocky River [OH] Public Library: The Reading Room
- San Antonio [TX] Library: Focus: Fiction
- Skokie [IL] Public Library Readers' Services Recommendations
- Thompson Nicola Regional District Library System, Kamloops, B.C., Canada: Reader's Robot
- UKOLN, University of Bath, UK: Stories from the Web
- Waterboro [ME] Public Library: Mostly Fiction: Booklists!
~~ E-Journals ~~
News of library-related Internet innovations often appears in these publications:
~~ Local Databases ~~
Libraries' creation and provision of access to local information has taken on new life on the Internet -- these are just a few examples:
- Community Calendar and Business Directory [Wilton Library, Wilton CT]
- Crouse Autograph Collection [Cromaine District Library, Hartland, MI]
- Halton Community Services Database [HALINET Information Centres/Libraries, Ontario, Canada]
- Heritage [Christchurch City Libraries, NZ]
- Historical Photographs of Dover, New Hampshire [Dover NH Public Library]
- Infobank [Baltimore County Public Library, MD]
- Journal Locator [Dowling College, Long Island, NY]
- Local Genealogy Indexes [Lacrosse WI Public Library]
- Local History Guide [Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO]
- Oregon Historic Photograph Database [Salem Public Library, Salem OR]
- Skokie Newspaper Index [Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL]
- Worthington Memory [Worthington OH Libraries]
~~ "My Library" Personalized Interfaces ~~
Customization is a relatively new concept that is beginning to find its way into the online library "scene." An excellent guide on the topic is available from the University Libraries of Notre Dame.
~~ Newsletters, Blogs & Wikis ~~
Communicating news of the library to patrons of both physical and virtual collections takes many forms.
~~ Site News & Evaluation ~~
Essential to the online librarian is news and evaluation of sites. These are a few of the best rating and notification services.
~~ Special Collections & Online Exhibits ~~
Digitization of collections and online exhibits allow broad access to unique materials.
The New York Public Library presents an online guide to planning digital projects for historical collections. The Digital Library Federation provides information about developing digital collections and managing networked information.
~~ Tutorials/Guides ~~
BI in the "new world" of electronic resources...
- Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web [University of South Carolina, Beaufort Library]
- Computer Class Curriculums [Milwaukee Public Library]
- Computer Classes [Kokomo-Howard County Indiana Public Library]
- CSU Information Competence [Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA]
- Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial [Joe Barker, UC Berkeley Library]
- Go for the Gold [James Madison Carrier Library, Harrisonburg, VA]
- Guides to Databases [Skokie IL Public Library]
- ICYouSee: A Guide to the World Wide Web [Ithaca(NY)College Library]
- Interactive Tutorials [Hennepin County (MN)Library]
- Internet Tutorials [Laura Cohen - University at Albany Libraries]
- The Internet and the World Wide Web [Baltimore County Public Library]
- Instruction & Tutorials [Arizona State University]
- New User Tutorial [The Library Network, Southgate, MI]
- NYU Library Tutorials and Guides [Bobst Library, New York University, New York, NY]
- Power Library Tutorials [James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, PA]
- Researching a Topic in Four Easy Steps [Yale (CT) University Library]
- TILT [University of Texas System]
- Tutorials [Penn State University Libraries]
- Virtual Reference Library [Toronto Public Library]
~~ Virtual Reference Desks ~~
~~ Virtual Tours ~~
A few examples of using the virtual library to describe its physical counterpart.
~~ Web Forms ~~
Web forms increasingly allow online provision of services formerly reserved for "inside the walls" transactions.
~~ Miscellaneous Helpful Sites for Cybrarians ~~
Increasingly, our community is sharing its knowledge of webwork with others.
As the utilization of the Internet by libraries has grown over the past few years, innovations involve both form and content. Please send comments to:
Kathy Leeds @ Wilton Library ~ April, 2008
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