Bookseller & Library Resources, & More

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Worldcat.Org

http://www.worldcat.org

 

A libraries co-op database, begun by Frederick G. Kilgour, distinguished American librarian, Worldcat was formerly known to the world of librarians as O.C.L.C. (Ohio College Library Center). This vast computerized database comprises catalogs of some 10,000 libraries around the world - more than a billion items - available to anyone who walks into a participating library and logs on to a computer terminal.

 

Since August, 2006, the entire database has been available to anyone with an Internet connection. Worldcat includes the catalogs of many of the finest libraries in the world, including New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and Harvard, Columbia and Yale universities in the United States.

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Librarians' Internet Index (LII)

http://lii.org/

Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world.

 

Every Thursday morning we send out our free newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more.

 

You can subscribe to our newsletter by email or RSS, or read us on the Web. We have close to 40,000 subscribers, many from our funding states of California and Washington.

 

You can also search and browse our website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

 

We also offer featured collections. These have ranged from The Grapes of Web (a companion to the 2002 California statewide Steinbeck reading program) to such topics as taxes, elections, and September 11.

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Libdex: The Library Index

http://www.libdex.com/

 

A library search and index to 18,000 libraries.

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Libweb

 

http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/

Updated daily, Libweb currently lists over 7500 pages from libraries in over 135 countries.

 

United States

• Academic Libraries
• Public Libraries
• National Libraries and Library Organizations
• State Libraries
• Regional Consortia
• Special and School Libraries

 

Europe

• Africa and the Middle East
• Asia
• Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Canada
• Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America

Submission Form for New or Revised Entries

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Libworm

Search the Biblioblogosphere and Beyond...

http://www.libworm.com/

Libworm FAQ - What is Libworm?

 

LibWorm is intended to be a search engine, a professional development tool, and a current awareness tool for people who work in libraries or care about libraries. How does Libworm work?

 

Libworm collects updates from about 1400 RSS feeds (and growing). The contents of these feeds are then available for searching, and search results can themselves be output as an RSS feed that the user can subscribe to either in his/her favourite aggregator or in LibWorm's built-in aggregator.

Full: http://www.libworm.com/rss/aboutlibworm.php

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ODLIS

Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science

http://lu.com/odlis/

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British Library Public Catalogue

 

http://blpc.bl.uk/

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries.

 

The British Library serves business and industry, researchers, academics and students, in the UK and world-wide.

 

Each year:

*Six million searches are generated by the British Library *Nearly 400,000 visit our reading rooms

*Over 100 million items have been supplied to readers all over the world

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Askoxford.com

 

http://www.askoxford.com

All about words, including games, names and grammer. Both US and UK views. From Oxford University Press.

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Writer's Digest

http://www.writersdigest.com/

For writers seeking to publish their work Writer's Digest offers a wide range of reference offerings for writers, including:

• books
• magazines
• special interest publications
• a writer's school with educational courses
• conferences
• an annual Writer's Yearbook
• online workshops
• WritersMarket.com - "instant access to thousands of editors and agents.

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Page by Page/Page par Page

 

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/pagebypage/

"This site takes an inside look at how books for children are made. Using real-life examples Zoom Upstream and School, you will explore the story behind the story. You'll discover inside information: starting with where the idea came from, all the way to what happens after the book is printed." Created by Library and Archives Canada.

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The Invisible Library

 

http://www.invisiblelibrary.com

"The Invisible Library is a collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the library's catalog you will find imaginary books, pseudobiblia, artifictions, fabled tomes, libris phantastica, and all manner of books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound".

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First Lines: A Sort of Literacy Test

 

http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jad22/

A literary game all readers can play. It includes some childhood favorites, some of the stuff they made you read in Freshman Lit, plus some things you may have read for pure pleasure. Your challenge is to name the book given the first line. The books are divided into categories which may help you identify them. A list of included titles, authors, and first lines is available. First Lines is the creation of John Dobbins, a Cornell University electronics engineer, and Mary Ochs a reference librarian at Cornell. Give it a try! -From The Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org

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The Book Thing

 

http://www.bookthing.org/faq.html

Our mission is to put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them.

F.A.Q.

Are the books really free? Yup.

Really? Yes.

Absolutely free? Yes.

What's the catch? All the books you take have to be stamped, "Not for Resale." That's it, though.

What's the suggested donation? A smile.

Is there a limit to how many books I can take? You can only take 150,000 per day per person.

When are you open? 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. There is a drop-off bin by the entrance for after-hours donations.

Where do you get all of your books? We get them from businesses, organizations, and individuals who no longer have any need for them.

How can I help? volunteer and check out our wish list.

Can I give you books? We love presents... Donations are always welcome. You can bring books and magazines when you come to browse, or drop them off after-hours in the bin by the entrance. We accept books and magazines regardless of age or subject matter.

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Booklice, anyone?

http://whatsthatbug.com/Psocoptera.html