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Internet for Libraries

SEE ALSO Magazines • Associations on the Net

Sub-headings:

Internet Resource Evaluation
Evaluating online resources as authoritative and reliable sources of information.
Practical Applications
Research-Oriented Material

Resources in this category:

Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk
http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com/
Resources and news for information professionals and researchers compiled by a professionl university librarian. The site provides abstracts and links to articles describing new Internet sources of information and what's new on or about the Internet. Other sections are Fast Facts (resources of factual information), Direct Search (a compilation of links to "Invisible Web" resources not easily found by general search engines), News Center ("one-click access to many news resources"), Price's List of Lists with "information in the form of rankings of different people, organizations, companies, etc.", texts of speeches and transcripts, audio and video access to current events, and a clearinghouse to many Congressional Research reports.

What is the IPL?

The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web.
Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL!
Here are some of the partners in the IPL Consortium. A complete list is found on the IPL Consortium page.

The iSchool at Drexel Florida State University College of Information University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rutgers School of Communication and Information Studies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences Syracuse University School of Information The Information School - University Of Washington

The Internet Public Library is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology,
with major support from the College of Information at Florida State University.

Sponsored by Intel and Sun Microsystems
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