Online Information Resources and Links in Subject Order
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Journal Article Search
Bookseller
British Medical Journal
Computer Weekly
TLS Times Literary Supplement
- BBC Web Wise
- The BBC guide to getting started on the Internet
(www.bbc.co.uk/education/webwise/)
- British Computer Society
- The British Computer Society exists to provide service and support to the IS community.
(www.bcs.org.uk/)
- Computer Books...For Dummies
- The online resource of the popular For Dummies series
(www.dummies.com/)
- Computers Don't Bite
- The beginner's guide to computers from BBC Education
(www.bbc.co.uk/education/cdb/)
- Internet Glossary
- Over 75 internet terms defined
(www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html)
- The List
- Locate a local UK Internet Service Provider (ISP). Select and compare access speed, price and computing services provided by ISPs. (thelist.internet.com/countrycode/44.html)
- Library and information sciences
- Current resources collected in BUBL LINK
(link.bubl.ac.uk/lis/)
020.6 Organisations and Management - Back to top
- CPI - Capital Planning Information Ltd
- The leading library and information consultancy
(www.cpi-ltd.com/)
- Institute of Information Scientists
- The professional association for people involved in creating, retrieving, organising or disseminating information
(www.iis.org.uk/)
- Library and Information Commission
- LIC is a national source of expertise, advising Government on all issues relating to the library and information sector
(www.lic.gov.uk/)
- Library Information Technology Centre
- Research and news from the South Bank University to inspire and assist the libraries of the future
(www.sbu.ac.uk/~litc/)
- LISU: Library and Information Statistics Unit
- Statistical information about all types of libraries in the UK
(www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/lisu/lisuhp.html)
- Society of Chief Librarians
- SCL aims to take a leading role in the national development of public libraries by influencing statutory, financial and other decisions which relate to the effectiveness of public
(www.chieflib.org/)
- The American Library Association
- The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all
(www.ala.org/)
- The Library Association
- The leading professional body for Librarians and Information Managers. Includes an extensive library links page
(www.la-hq.org.uk/)
- UKOLN
- UKOLN is a national centre for support in network information management in the library and information communities. It provides awareness, research and information services
(ukoln.bath.ac.uk/)
021.6 Library Co-operation - Back to top
- EARL
- The Consortium for Public Library Networking
(www.earl.org.uk/)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- The British Government department with oversight of public libraries
(www.culture.gov.uk/)
- Exploit Interactive
- A programme for disseminating the results of EU library projects
(www.exploit-lib.org/default.asp)
- Telematics for libraries
- This is a European Community research and development programme to facilitate networking between libraries in the European Union
(www.echo.lu/libraries/en/libraries.html)
025 Library Operations - Back to top
- Ariadane
- A print and Web magazine of Internet issues for librarians and information specialists
(www.ariadne.ac.uk/)
- Biblio Tech Review
- On-line journal of information technology for libraries
(www.biblio-tech.com/)
- Building the New Library Network
- The Library and Information Commission's follow-up report to New Library: the People's Network
(www.lic.gov.uk/publications/policyreports/building/index.html)
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025.04 Digital Collections and Gateways - Back to top
- BUBL Information Service
- Essential resource for the LIS and academic communities
(bubl.ac.uk/)
- Jenny's Cybrary to the Stars
- A gateway site which is constantly updated. Also includes links of interest to librarians
(www.JennysCybrary.com/)
- Librariana <
- From Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the web
(www.digital-librarian.com/librariana.html)
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
- Searchable subject directory of annotated Internet resources chosen for their usefulness in meeting the public library user's information needs
(sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/)
- LibraryLand
- LibraryLand's focused search engine allows you to search the contents of web documents at major sites dedicated to the practice of librarianship
(sunsite.berkeley.edu/LibraryLand/)
- TIFAP: the Internet Filter Assessment Project
- The purpose of this project was to take a hard look at Internet content filters from a librarian's point of view
(www.bluehighways.com/tifap/)
- Webrary
- Uses Dewey to organise Web information sources for the community served by Morton Grove Public Library in Illinois
(www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html)
- Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians
- A general introduction to Web resource creation including the latest technologies
(bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/webdocs.html)
- WWW Virtual Library
- The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert
(www.mth.uea.ac.uk/VL/Home.html)
025.2 Collection Development and Acquisitions - Back to top
- BIC's Bookish Home Page
- The Bookish Home Page aims to provide a central focus and gateway for book industry users of the Internet
(www.bic.org.uk/)
- Library acquisitions 1986-1995: a select bibliography
- A collection of entries from the Acquisitions Updates which appeared in NAG Newsletter
(bubl.ac.uk/docs/bibliog/vickery/)
- NAG: the National Acquisitions Group
- NAG is a broadly based organisation which stimulates, co-ordinates and publicises developments in library acquisitions and the book trade
(www.nag.org.uk/)
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025.3 Library Catalogues - Back to top
- British Library OPAC
- On-line Public Access Catalogue
( http://blpc.bl.uk)
- Cool Library of the Week
- US libraries with interesting or innovative web pages
(www.colosys.net/coolib/)
- Internet Public Library
- The Internet Public Library is the first public library of the Internet
(ipl.sils.umich.edu/)
- Public Library Research
- Collection of links from UKOLN to help librarians set up a WWW service
(www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/) <
- UK Library Websites
- A comprehensive list of public libraries in the UK with links through to their home pages
(dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html)
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- The dictionary which gives definitions and explanations of terms, cliches, phrases, and turns of phrase.
(www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/)
- Discovery Channel
- Real life factual entertainment covering nature, science and technology, history and world exploration
(www.discovery.com/)
- Quick Reference Desk
- A comprehensive gateway to a wide variety of reference tools.
(www.refdesk.com/instant.html)
- Nerd World Media
- Ever growing list of electronic magazines.
(www.nerdworld.com/users/dstein/nw30.html)
- Yearbook Of Comparative & General Literature
- YCGL is dedicated to the publication of theoretically informed research in literary studies with a comparative, intercultural, or interdisciplinary emphasis.
(www.indiana.edu/~ycgl/)
- International Gallerie
- Magazine of the Arts, Theatre, Music and More
(www.gallerie.net/)
- MuseumNet
- Whether you're an academic conducting research, a school contemplating an educational visit, or just looking for a good day out, this site is here to help
(http://www.museums.co.uk/)
- The Museums Association
- The largest association representing Museums and Galleries in Great Britain
(www.museumsassociation.org/)
- Museum of London
- The largest, most comprehensive city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day
(www.museum-london.org.uk/)
- Natural History Museum
- The Natural History Museum
(www.nhm.ac.uk/)
- National Fishing Heritage Centre
- Experience the drama of the high seas with Grimsby's award-winning museum
(http://www.optimumdesign.co.uk/projects/nfhc.html)
- National Maritime Museum
- Unrivalled historical collections on ships, seafaring, navigation, the maritime arts, and famous architecture
(www.nmm.ac.uk/Index.htm)
- National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
- The art and science of photography, film and television
(www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/)
- National Museums of Scotland
- The history of Scotland through archaeology, technology, natural history, geology, decorative arts, ethnography, social history and science.
(www.nms.ac.uk/)
- National Portrait Gallery
- The most comprehensive collection of portraits of famous men and women in the world
(www.npg.org.uk/)
- National Railway Museum
- The National Railway Museum is the largest railway museum in the world, boasting a host of railway icons and literally millions of artefacts
(www.nmsi.ac.uk/nrm/)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Index of the Smithsonian Institution Museums and Research Centers
(www.si.edu/activity/planvis/museums/start.htm)
- The Tate Gallery
- The home of the national collections of British art and international modern art.
(www.tate.org.uk/)
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- The largest museum of the decorative arts in the world
(www.vam.ac.uk/)
- Web Museum
- Biographies of artists with reproductions of many of their works
(www.southern.net/wm/)
- The Journalistic Resources Page
- Journalistic Resources on the Internet.
(www.markovits.com/journalism/)
- Newspapers
- The Daily Telegraph
The Financial Times
The Grimsby Evening Telegraph
The Guardian
The Independent
The Scotsman
The Sunday Post
The Sunday Times
The Times
The Yorkshire Post
- NewsWise
- Search engine for knowledge-based news in science, medical and business subjects. Expert finder tool; major meetings calendars, weekly digests, and email retrieval of news releases
(www.markovits.com/journalism/)
- The Press Association
- The web site of the Press Association, the UK's national news agency. It is a first port of call for news, sport and other continuously updated UK information. This site also provides links to some of the best UK-based news and information resources on the Web
(www.pa.press.net/)
- Publishers
- Bloomsbury
Butterworths
MacMillan
Penguin Books
Puffin Books
Random House
Women's Press
- Quoteland.com
- Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in every fashion possible
(www.quoteland.com)
listening-books.org.uk
- British Library Treasures Digitisation Project
- Includes the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Magna Carta, and the Sforza Hours.
(www.bl.uk)
- Vatican Exhibit: Rome Reborn
- 200 of the Vatican Library's most precious books, manuscripts and maps, presented by the Library of Congress
(sunsite.unc.edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/Vatican.exhibit.html)
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