TOOLS
& RESOURCES
AskOxford.com
http://www.askoxford.com
Search the Compact Oxford English Dictionary online. Get answers to questions on English, language, grammar, spelling, quotations, and usage. Find out about OUP dictionaries. Improve your writing skills.
DearReader.com
http://www.dearreader.com
A free "chapter-a-day" service that
sends you 5 minutes worth of a book each day.
Join one of a dozen book clubs, from fiction to
business to romance. A great way to get your patrons
reading!
Especially
for Librarians & Archivists (Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/library
Standards, tools, and other resources supplied
and maintained by the Library of Congress.
The
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
A public service organization and a learning/teaching
environment at the University of Michigan School
of Information -- the first public library of
and for the Internet community.
Librarians'
Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org
A well-organized point of access for reliable,
trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources.
Library
Marketing Village
http://www.communityzero.com/librarymarketing
This site facilitates the exchange of marketing
and promotion ideas and experiences between all
types of librarians and information service providers.
Library
Technology Guides
http://www.librarytechnology.org
Provides comprehensive and objective information
related to the field of library automation.
ThisNation
http://www.thisnation.com
A comprehensive guide to American government &
politics.
World
Wide Words
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
A highly informative site about English words
and phrases -- what they mean, where they came
from, how they have evolved, and the ways in which
people sometimes misuse them. |
