INSPIRATION (Best Practice in School Librarianship)

• Guided Inquiry: A Framework for Learning through School Libraries in 21st Century Schools - CISSL: Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries
• Joyce Valenza's NeverEndingSearch Blog
• Online Lessons and Activities - Help from Joyce Valenza
• InfoSearcher - Pam Berger's cutting-edge but practical ideas for school librarians

CONFERENCES & PROFESSIONAL EVENTS (see also ORGANIZATIONS below)

• NEAISL (New England Association of Independent School Librarians) April 11, 2008
• AISL (Association of Independent School Librarians) April 23-25, 2008
• NHEMA (New Hampshire Educational Media Association) May 13-14, 2008
• ALA's Listing of Library Association Conferences 2008 - 2016
• Harvard's Project Zero Classroom
• November Learning
• Worcester State College Author Institute
• Digital Commonwealth's Digital Library Conference
• Teaching History with Technology
• Taft Educational Center

ORGANIZATIONS

• Association of Independent School Librarians (AISL)
• International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)
• Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA)
• Massachusetts Library Association (MLA)
• New England Library Association (NELA)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• New England Educational Media Association (NEEMA)
• NCISR: National Center for Independent School Renewal

ONLINE RESEARCH GUIDES

Middle/Secondary School Online Research Guides

• Dana Hall's RESEARCH COMMONS
• Philips Academy's STEPS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS
• Thayer Academy's RESEARCH GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
• Cambridge Rindge and Latin's RESEARCH GUIDE
• Cushing Academy's INFORMATION RESEARCH PROCESS
• Fay School's RESEARCH ROAD
• Kentucky Virtual Library's HOW TO DO RESEARCH (perfect for elementary/middle school)

  College Online Research Guides

• Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
• Duke University Guide to Library Research
• UCLA's Research Reference Resources

OF INTEREST

• Library Thing: Create your own library online!

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ONLINE

• Rutgers University MLIS: Take individual courses or complete your degree in the School Library Media Program.