For Our District Librarians
District Center procedures (& DLC Services) for the 3 Interlibrary Loan Systems.
Satellite Teleconferences on Video
The district center video tapes selected satellite teleconferences so our district libraries can have access to the information if they were unable view the original broadcast. This link takes you to the listing of those videos that you may borrow. Contact the reference librarian if you're interested in any of these tapes.
Sample Public Library Internet Policy
Download this Microsoft Word document version of a public library Internet Policy. Replace the word "library" with your library's name where appropriate, and add or delete sections that don't apply to your library.
Check out this web page from the American Library Association concerning the CIPA rulings and requirements for your library.
Instructions for extracting MARC records from Athena and FTP
Download this short instruction sheet for extracting your MARC records from Athena and using Internet Explorer to FTP the files to Brodart. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Librarian's Professional Collection
Check out the new additions to our Librarian's Professional Collection.
Professional journals in our collection
View the list of Library related professional journals that are available in our collection.
Library Development
Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development
The Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development page is now available at the Office of Commonwealth Libraries' website. This page contains a listing of Council members, approved meeting minutes, and a tentative agenda for upcoming meetings. This page will be used to post activity of the Council.
The Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development, established by the Library Code, offers advice and recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of Education and the State Librarian in areas relating to general policies and operations of the State Library and the Commonwealth's library program. Council members represent library trustees, librarians and lay advocates.
Library Organizations
American Library Association (ALA)
Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA)
Library Technology
Library of Congress MARC Standards
This site offers one-stop access to government resources that support after school programs. The site is designed for anyone who cares about kids 6 to18. You can find information to help you understand the issues that face kids and teens or fund, start and operate an after school program. You don't even need to know which Federal agency has the information you need-- afterschool.gov searched the sites for the information requested most often and put it in easy to use categories. Research studies, news and publications are added as they are released to keep you up to date on what is happening in the field of after school programs.
The site is supported and housed by the General Services Administration.
The Foundation Center or The Foundation Center Online
Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on institutional philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
The Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org) is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
NN/LM - Librarian & Health Educator Resources
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) can help you:
- Locate sources of funding available to librarians.
- Find information on proposal writing skills and articles on funding.
- Use DOCLINE, the National Library of Medicine's automated interlibrary loan request and referral system for health science libraries.
- Search NLM databases using MEDLINEplus or PubMed.
- Find classes for librarians and health information specialists to take, and training materials that you can use when teaching.
- Use the NN/LM directory of U.S. health libraries to find addresses and phone numbers, as well as to locate Loansome Doc providers and libraries that serve the public.
Refdesk is about indexing quality Internet sites and assisting visitors in navigating these sites. Pop-up/under ads are not used on refdesk. All site features are available free of charge.
Refdesk has three goals: (1) fast access, (2) intuitive and easy navigation and (3) comprehensive content, rationally indexed. © 2002 refdesk.com
Check the links on our Library Services on the Web page located within our web site.
Check out the Library Technology related links on our Technology in Libraries page located within our web site.
Check out our Internet Filtering page for links to pages that include government documents and research on filtering, internet filter reviews and comparisons.
Check our CIPA Resources page to get up to date information on CIPA requirements and status of current legislation.
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