GBCLA Links to Conferences, Organizations, Research Guides, and More!
INSPIRATION (Best Practice in School Librarianship)
CONFERENCES & PROFESSIONAL EVENTS (see also ORGANIZATIONS below)
ORGANIZATIONS
ONLINE RESEARCH GUIDES
Middle/Secondary School Online Research Guides
OF INTEREST
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ONLINE
- 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)
- AASL (American Association of School Librarians) Conferences and Continuing Education
- Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference
- NESLA Upcoming Eventss
- ALA Midwinter Meeting Denver, February 9-13, 2018
- ALA Annual Meeting New Orleans, June 21-26, 2018
- NEAISL (New England Association of Independent School Librarians) April 27, 2018 at Berwick Academy
- AISL (Association of Independent School Librarians) Atlanta, April 18-20, 2018
- 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
- 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
