For School Libraries

The 2nd edition of our book, Where Do I Start?: A School Library Handbook, has just been published.

Click here for school library-related resources that support the book.

Library Funding/Advocacy	Library Research Studies
AASL Advocacy Toolkit California School Library Association Looking at the School Library Evaluation Tool School Libraries (CDE) School Library Funding (Calif) School Library Policies School Library Survey (CDE)	Are Librarians Totally Obsolete? 33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians Are Extremely Important California School Libraries Make a Difference Library Research Service (State Studies) School Libraries Work! (Scholastic)
Information Literacy/Library Skills	Collection Development
A+ Research and Writing Institute for Library & Information Literacy Education The Big6 Information Skills for Student Achievement The Super3, Grades K-2	Children's Notable List (ALSC) Children's Picture Book Database Database of Award Winning Children's Literature Recommended Literature, K-12 (CDE) Weeding the School Library (CDE) Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels
Cataloging	Internet Searching
California Libraries Catalog Cataloging for Children and Their Parents Library of Congress Online Catalog Understanding MARC	Boolify Choose the Best Search (NoodleTools) Google Librarian Central Tools InfoPeople Best Search Tools Chart
Citation Tools	Multicultural Titles
BibMe Citation Machine KnightCite NoodleTools OWL Research and Citation Resources	Barahona Center (Books in Spanish) Books & Authors (Colorin' Colorado) Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Children's Literature Essential Guide to Spanish Reading South Asian Children's Books
Technology Tips	Reference Sites
CyberSmart Curriculum InfoPeople OnGuard Online School Library Learning 2.0 (CSLA) Web 2.0 Tools	InfoPlease Internet Public Library iTools LibrarySpot RefDesk
Copyright	Standards
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers Copyright Basics Video Copyright with Cyberbee Creative Commons Teaching Copyright	California Content Standards California Model School Library Standards (Draft version) Common Core State Standards School Library Standards Supporting Common Core Search the Standards (CLRN) Standards and Guidelines for Strong School Libraries (CSLA) Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Programs for Library Media Teachers	Programs for Paraprofessionals
San Jose State University California State University, Long Beach Azusa Pacific University Fresno Pacific University	City College of San Francisco Cuesta College (Online Courses) Diablo Valley College Fresno City College

Date last updated: April 20, 2012