INSPIRATION (Best Practice in School Librarianship)

• Web 2.0 Tools for Librarians - Tutorial by the California School Library Association (CSLA)
• Database Search Widgets for Your Web Page
• TeacherLibrarianNing
• 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
• LC Online Tutorial on Copyright

CONFERENCES & PROFESSIONAL EVENTS (see also ORGANIZATIONS below)

• MSLA (Massachusetts School Library Association) October 4-5, 2009
• AASL (American Association of School Librarians) November 5-8, 2009
• Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference December 1-3, 2009
• NESLA Leadership Conference in Boston January 15, 2010
• ALA Midwinter in Boston January 15-19, 2010
• NEAISL (New England Association of Independent School Librarians) April23, 2010 at Hotchkiss School
• Mystic Seaport Educators Weekend April 10-11, 2010
• AISL (Association of Independent School Librarians) April 2010
• NHEMA (New Hampshire Educational Media Association) May 20-21, 2010
• Harvard's Project Zero Classroom (Summer 2009)
• Building Learning Communities (Summer 2010)
• Worcester State College Author Institute (Summer 2009)
• Teaching History with Technology (Summer 2009)
• Taft Educational Center (Summer 2009)
• Oxbridge Teacher Seminars (Summer 2010)
• ALA's Listing of Library Association Conferences 2009 - 2024
  

ORGANIZATIONS

• Elementary Independent School Library Association (EISLA)
• 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 School Library Association (NESLA, formerly 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

• Future of the Book Conference
• 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.