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Home / Reference / Libraries / Library and Information Science / Subject Specialties / Youth-Children
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- Association for Library Service to Children - Unit of the American Library Association supporting the profession of children's librarianship. Site includes information on projects and conferences, lists of award-winning children's materials, resources for librarians and parents, and links to cool sites for kids.
www.ala.org/alsc
- Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents - Written in both English and Spanish, this site lists recommended books, professional resources, workshops, proceedings, friends, and links to other related sites.
www.csusm.edu/csb
- Children on the Internet - Report detailing how kids are using the web. Provides a list of resources appropriate for children.
www.otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/children
- Connecting Young Adults and Libraries - Supplement to the book of the same name gives news links and resources of interest to those serving youth in libraries.
www.connectingya.com
- Essential Sites for the SLMS - Annotated links of important sites for the school library media specialist. Includes meta sites, associations, publications, discussion groups, lesson plans, and literature resources.
www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~pjoleksy/slelinks.htm
- Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Resources for Young Adults and YA Library Professionals - List of print resources intended to help Young Adult Librarians with issues relating to homosexuality and bisexuality.
www.drizzle.com/~kathleen/wla/youth.htm
- Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks - An annotated list of graphic novels and trade paperbacks recommended for young adult areas of public libraries.
www.geocities.com/dawnanik/grnovels.htm
- Locked In At The Library - How to plan a sleepover at the library to market to young adults and children.
leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/sleepers/index.html
- Potamus Place - Games, Internet safety, homework help and subject bibliographies just for kids, and a database where you can search for picture books by subject. All included links are evaluated by professional librarians.
www.potamusplace.net
- Precocious Readers - Suggestions for recommending books to gifted children.
www.mlaforum.org/volumeI/issue1/precocious.html
- Teenlibrarian.com - Online community for librarians who work with teenagers in public or school settings. With news, resources, message board, chat, and links.
www.teenlibrarian.com
- The Land of Confusion? High School Students and Their Use of the World Wide Web for Research - Reports the results of a study that shows teenagers are having difficulty in evaluating resources on the Web. Uses Perry's Scheme of Student Development to provide a framework for the findings.
www.michaellorenzen.net
- Virtual YA Index - Listing of public libraries with young adult sites on the Web.
www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/virtual.html
- Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage - Resource page listing resources for young adult librarians including journals, associations, and literature.
yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us
- Young Adult Services Professional Resources: A Selected Five-Year Retrospective Bibliography - Large listing of print resources that deal with Young Adult Librarianship.
yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/yabibserv.html
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