NCLA Professional Resources

NCLA Professional Resources

Libraries                 Library Systems     Library Associations       Library Conferences
Library Metasites    Reference Links     Library Schools              Library Employment
Computer Links      DVD Resources      Continuing Education     Listservs
Journals and newsletters                      World Trade Center Tragedy Resources

Libraries
Nassau County Public Libraries http://www.nassaulibrary.org/list/nasslist.html	Long Island Libraries http://www.lilrc.org/lilibs/lilibs.php
Suffolk County Public Libraries http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/	Yahoo! Libraries-Public, Special, and Academic Libraries from around the world http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/
Library Systems
New York Public Library System http://www.nypl.org/	Nassau Library System(NLS) http://www.nassaulibrary.org/
Suffolk County Library System http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/	Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) http://www.lilrc.org/
Brooklyn Public Library System http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/	Westchester Library System http://www.wls.lib.ny.us/ns.html
Queens Borough Public Library System http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.asp
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Library Associations
American Library Association(ALA) http://www.ala.org/	Association of College and Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/acrl/

New York Library Association (NYLA) http://www.nyla.org/	Special Library Association (SLA) http://www.sla.org/

Suffolk County Library Association http://scla.net/scla2000/index.shtml	Library Organizations and Associations http://www.libraryhq.com/orgs.html

Professional Organizations in the Information Science http://witloof.sjsu.edu/peo/allorgs/orgs.html
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ALA (American Library Association) Events and Conferences http://www.ala.org/events/	Computers in Libraries Conference http://www.infotoday.com/cil2001/default.htm

Long Island Library Conference http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/lilc/	NYLA (New York Library Association) Conference http://www.nyla.org/office/conf00/prelim.htm

Douglas Hasty's Library Conference Planner http://www.fiu.edu/~hastyd/lcp.html	PLA (Public Library Association) Conference http://www.pla.org/pla@ala.html

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The Library Spot The Library Spot	Library Links from the Librarian's Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org/search/file/librarians

University at Albany Libraries Information and Library Science Websites http://library.albany.edu/subject/infosci.htm	Librarians and Library Science from About.com http://librarians.about.com/careers/librarians/ index.htm?rnk=c1&terms=libr

Yahoo-Libraries http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/
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Reference Links
Librarian's Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org/	Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/ref/

Refdesk.com http://www.refdesk.com/	Xrefer http://www.xrefer.com/

About.com http://www.about.com/	State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Library Resources List http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlcl/pld/ ref_res.htm

Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web Reference http://www.servtech.com/~mvail/reference.html	MEL- The Michigan Electronic Library Reference Desk http://mel.lib.mi.us/reference/REF-index.html

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Library Schools

Long Island University CW Post Campus
Palmer School of Library & Information Science
http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/
cwp/palmer/index.html

Queens College of the City of New York- Graduate School of Information
and Library Studies GSILS
http://www.qc.edu/GSLIS/

St. John's University - School of Library and Information Science
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/sjc/depts/dlis/index.html

Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science
http://sils.pratt.edu/

Directory of Accredited LIS Masters Program's from ALA-
(includes distance learning opportunities)
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/lisdir.html

Library School rankings from US News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/gradrank/gbinfos.htm

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Library Employment
LILJOBS- The Long Island Library Jobline Service
http://www.lilrc.org/jobs/joblistings.php

Nassau County Civil Service Commission - check this site for upcoming civil service
examinations and downloadable forms. Click on the "Announcements" link to locate information on upcoming exams. Librarian I and Librarian II exam applications are accepted continuously throughout the year.
Civil Service forms are in PDF format. You must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view and print them.

How to Get a Job in Nassau County Public Libraries (PDF)
Library School Students' Employment Checklist from the
Nassau County Library Association

Northeast Library Employment from the University at Albany
School of Information Science and Policy
http://www.albany.edu/sisp/resources/index.html

Library Job Postings on the Internet
Compiled by Sarah Nesbeitt, Maxwell Library, Bridgewater State College
http://www.libraryjobpostings.org/

New York State Public Librarian's Certification (This page also includes a link
to information about obtaining School Media Specialist (Library) Certification)
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cert/

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Continuing Education

LILRC Continuing Education Programs and Committee Meetings
http://www.lilrc.org/progsvce/default.php

Adult Education Links from Newsday.com
http://cf.newsday.com/helpbook/helpresults.cfm?subcat=Adult%20Ed%20

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Listservs

NYLINE- New York Libraries Information Network
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/nyline.htm

Library Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
http://www.wrlc.org/liblists/

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Journals and Newsletters

Library-related publications on the web from librarysupportstaff.com
http://librarysupportstaff.com/libjourn.html

BUBL Journals- Library and Information Science
This helpful site allows users to search the contents of library-related journals. It also
includes the table of contents for individual issues. A few titles include full-text articles.
http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/lis/

Library and Information Science Journals not held on BUBL- provides links to the webpages
of library-related publications from the UK, Europe, United States, Canada, Asia, and Australia.
http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/ext/lis.html

Library Juice
http://www.libr.org/Juice/

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World Trade Center Crisis Resources
WTC Metasites Afghanistan Resources Government Representatives
Islam Osama Bin Ladin Terrorism

WTC Metasites

About.com
http://websearch.about.com/cs/underattack/

World Trade Center Disaster-Comprehensive Resources
http://www.kclibrary.org/ref/wtc.htm

Sources About New York State and Pentagon Attacks
http://www.sesame.stsci.edu/lib/911.html

WTC Disaster Resources from the New York State Library
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/ann/emerinfo.htm

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Afghanistan Resources

Academic Info- Afghanistan Studies
http://www.academicinfo.net/afghan.html

Afghanie Resources from the Center of Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/countries/Afghanistan.html

Government Representatives

Asian Government Internet Resources from the National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/gov/asiagov.html

Project Vote-Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org

Newsday Help Book
http://cf.newsday.com/helpbook/helpbook.cfm

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Islam

Islamic Server of MSA-USC
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/

Osama Bin Ladin

An Exclusive Interview with Osama Bin Ladin from ABC.com
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/dailynews/terror_980609.html

US Government Fact Sheet-Bin Ladin
http://www.usembassy.state.gov/afghanistan/wwwhtr01.html

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Terrorism
Terrorism and US Policy
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/index1.html

US Counterterrorism Office
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/

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