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This site contains a list of links to information that is especially useful for acquisitions librarians. Some of the links include Telnet links to searchable databases such as OCLC, RLIN, WLN, Dialog, Lexis/Nexis, LOCIS, and HYTELNET; links to Web sites for publishers, vendors, and library associations; links for newsletters and journals; and links to general reference resources.
This library contains data on every military conflict in which the U.S. has been involved since the founding of the country. There is also a veterans’ registry, a photo archive section, and many other areas of benefit to veterans and the family. While their catalog listing seems quite comprehensive, no direct way to access the listings seems available, so it may be necessary to email them with your request for information.
This site contains “digital collections and services while providing information and support to others doing the same.” Essentially an online library.
With more than 40 complete classic novels in HTML and PDF formats, plus reference works such as Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (work in progress) this is a great place to get that classical education you always wanted, but never found the time for.
A virtual library for a virtual college campus, called “The Campus,” the library is a great source of links to all sorts of information services, such as DunsLink from Dun & Bradstreet, lots of news services, and magazine sites—from CNN to Sports Illustrated to Cosmopolitan. There are book links sorted by topic—poetry, science fiction, mystery, and so forth. In fact, the entire Campus site is a great resource for sites on all sorts of topics.
The library, located at Haverford College, has the largest collection of cricket literature and memorabilia in the Americas. With over a thousand volumes, plus related cricket material, the library serves as the leading resource to preserving the history of the sport of cricket in the United States and Canada.
http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/AL/SD/DAEDALUS/
Celebrate Libraries http://www.gale.com/gale/cl.html
This site was established for National Library Week and contains information about Log On Day at Gardiner Public Library in Maine, the library of the year in Charlotte, NC, a quiz about libraries and their history, trivia about libraries, a link to “Who Reads What?”, which details the reading interests of various celebrities, and information about joining FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries USA).
With hundreds of fiction and non-fiction titles, hymns and choral music, and even a study bible, this site offers an extensive collection of excellent spiritual titles, all in the public domain.
Includes resources for children, teenagers, and adults. The reference center allows one to ask questions of a live librarian (not a computer). The youth services and teen divisions have links to both books and other resources, such as writing contests, college information, science projects, and author question-and-answer sessions. A section is also devoted to information for libraries and other information professionals. Other features include tutorials, an exhibit hall, reading room with browsable full-text resources, links to Web search engines, and a MOO (Multi-User Object Oriented) environment for browsing the library.
A comprehensive listing of Web sites on such topics as illness (AIDS, cancer), types of treatments, and medical specialties. It also includes where to get medical shareware, and listings of hospitals and med schools.
Based out of the Machon Mekorot Institute, located at The Jewish National and University Library in Israel, the JAP has more than a half million pages of rare, out-of-print, and classic material related to Rabbinics. It’s possible to view some of the works online or to order reproductions of the classics sent to you. All this from the world’s largest Hebrew library.
Provides list of links to other library-related sites, arranged into categories of “indexes,” “topics in library science,” “types of libraries and collections,” and “computers and libraries.”
Provides information for library professionals who are searching for a job. Contains links to Web sites for library-related associations, Web and Gopher sites for career information, and addresses for library-related mailing lists.
Provides access to the Library of Congress online catalog through Telnet searches of LOCIS, Gopher searches of LC MARVEL, the Library of Congress FTP site, and the Library of Congress Z39.50 Gateway. Other databases available for searching include Vietnam Era Prisoner of War/Missing in Action database, Task Force Russia database, Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), THOMAS (full-text legislative information), and the National Digital Library. This site is a must for librarians because it includes valuable information about Library of Congress standards for cataloguing, acquisitions, and book preservation; frequently asked reference questions; links to international, federal, state, and local government information; links to Internet search engines and meta-indexes; a link to the U.S. Copyright Office home page; and information about Library of Congress special events and exhibits.
This site contains lists of links to other sites, arranged into the categories of Reference Resources, New Sites and Search Engines, Government Resources, Library Sites, Professional Information, and Libraries, the Net, and the NII (National Information Infrastructure). Although the site is geared toward libraries and government information, there is still information here that is valuable for anyone doing research on the Internet or just surfing the net for fun.
A state-by-state listing of all medical and health science libraries on the net. There are also sections for foreign countries, plus an extensive listing of links.
Includes both searchable and browsable services for locating government information via the Government Information Locator Service (GILS). Has links to the Federal Register, the National Archives and Records Administration Library, and the presidential libraries. The presidential libraries’ page also includes the addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses, and links to the home pages for the presidential libraries. Also has links for genealogical research.
Containing more than 11,000 volumes on such topics as horse racing, breeding, shooting, foxhunting, angling, polo, sporting art, and more, the NSP serves as a resource for both the interested browser and the serious researcher. With books going back to the 1500s, the library is a storehouse of historical information on these sports. The emphasis is on horse-related sports, plus other sports closely related to the country life, so team sports such as baseball are not included.
NASLIN was developed to facilitate the spread of sports information among sports librarians, archivists, and others through publications, conferences, and educational programs. SPORTDiscus Online, the largest database of its kind, offers coverage of sports, fitness, and recreation-related publications. SPORTDiscus contains more than 400,000 bibliographic citations and “a wide range of information published in magazines and periodicals, books, theses and dissertations, as well as conference proceedings, research papers, and videotapes.”
http://LCWeb.LOC.Gov/nls/nls.html
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. http://www.oclc.org/
Contains information especially useful for librarians and other information professionals. Has links to OCLC documents and forms, a search engine for searching OCLC information, and demonstrations of OCLC services. Actual logon to some OCLC services is available by subscription only.
An online map library, with one of the most extensive collections of maps in the world. The online collection is more than just a listing of maps in the library—the maps can be viewed, downloaded, and printed out as the user requires. Be sure to read the FAQ before viewing or printing any of the maps, to be sure that your machine is capable of the task—some of the maps are very large. The site also has links to other map-related sites around the world.
Portico is the online information server for the British Library. From this point, you gain access to the online catalogs, lists of services, collections, and digital library. The site is beautifully rendered, with some documents (including images of actual pages) already available or in progress.
With over 40 percent of the libraries in the U.K. joining Project Earl, which intends to put every U.K. library’s resources on the net, it’s now possible to do research in Britain without ever leaving home. Though the bulk of the site is dedicated to the project itself, there are extensive listings for the individual to do research on such topics as business, arts, government, or history, and to learn of the holdings of libraries throughout the U.K.
Contains a browsable list of school library Web pages, arranged alphabetically by state. Also contains links to school libraries in Australia, Canada, Japan, and Sweden.
Includes links to the various Smithsonian Museums, a search engine for locating information within the Smithsonian, information about visiting Washington, D.C., information about how to become a member of the Smithsonian, a map showing the locations of most of the Smithsonian Museums, and a browsable shopping area.
The SLA consists of special librarians who are employed as information specialists by private businesses, governments, colleges, museums, and associations. This site is designed to promote the Special Library specialty and to promote and advertise SLA membership benefits.
Established by a unique arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the City of Sunnyvale, CA, the Center is able to provide patent and trademark information and research to the entire western United States as well as Pacific Rim countries. This is the only office of its kind in the western U.S. that can provide PTO information outside the Washington, D.C., area.
http://nihlibrary.nih.gov/home.html-ssi
http://plaza.interport.net/nypsan/
Understanding Call Numbers http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/ callno.html
This site explains how to read Library of Congress classification call numbers to locate materials on the shelves. The location prefixes information is specific to the Honolulu Community College Library, but the call number descriptions and Library of Congress classification tables are useful for locating materials in any library that uses LC call numbers (as opposed to Dewey Decimal system).
The library has full-text searchable copies of U.S. Federal Code and U.S. Federal regulations (sorted by agency), federal court decisions, treaties, and links to other sites.
Click a country name to be presented with a list of links to libraries in that country. Most of the countries currently represented are European (both East and West) and North American, although there are a few Asian, Middle Eastern, and South American countries also. Also has links to other library-related resources.