Document (#19823)

Author

Balas, J.

Title

Virtual support for the virtual librarian

Source

Computers in libraries. 18(1998) no.1, S.40-42

Year

1998

Abstract

Describes Web sites provided by professional organizations and other library support services which provide information and support for virtual librarians. These include: the American Library Association (ALA) (http://www.ala.org) site giving details of ALA conferences and events, a FAQ document and links to over 700 Web resources for children and families; the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) site (http://www.lita.org) about LITA programmes and publications; the Internet Trend Watch (http://itwfl.com) for librarians newsletter published by Librarians and Educators Online (LEO); library system vendor Data Research Associates' site (http://www.dra.com/resources/library/librarianslibrary.html) which lists links to resources especially useful to librarians including the LCMARC databases, professional organizations, library-related topics, and special collections and libraries; and the Library Support Staff Resource Center (http://rodent.lib.rochester.edu/ssp) for paraprofessionals and other support staff. URLs for all resources discussed are given

Theme

Internet

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