GBCLA Links to Conferences, Organizations, Research Guides . . .

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INSPIRATION (Best Practice in School Librarianship)

• Leslie Maniotes Guided Inquiry Design
• 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)  Spring 2025
• AASL (American Association of School Librarians) Conferences and Continuing Education   Fall 2025 St. Louis, MO  16-18 October
• Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference Concord, NH
• NESLA Upcoming Events
• ALA Midwinter Meeting   , Phoenix, AZ -January 24-27
• ALA Annual Meeting  Philadelphia, PA -  June 26-30, 2025
• NEAISL (New England Association of Independent School Librarians) 
• AISL (Association of Independent School Librarians)
• NHSLMA (New Hampshire School Library Media Association)
• Harvard's Project Zero Classroom (Summers)
• Building Learning Communities (Summers)
• Worcester State College Author Institute (Summers)
• Teaching with Technology (Summers)
• Taft Educational Center (Summers)
• Oxbridge Teacher Seminars (Summers)
• ALA's Listing of Library Association Conferences through 2027

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 Association of Independent School Librarians (NEAISL)
• New England School Library Association (NESLA, formerly NEEMA)
• Dragons: small group, experiential educator courses

ONLINE RESEARCH GUIDES
Middle/Secondary School Online Research Guides

• Gann Academy Library Guides
• Commonwealth School's LIBGUIDES
• Dana Hall's LIBGUIDES
• Philips Academy's STEPS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS
• Thayer Academy's RESEARCH GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
• Cambridge Rindge and Latin's RESEARCH GUIDE
• 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

• Boston Public Library
• Digital Commonwealth
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
• 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.
• Rutgers Master of Information: An information based degree from Rutgers' online program.
• Simmons College GSLIS: Online, onsite, and blended learning options for obtaining bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, to post-master's certificates