Southwest District Office, Iowa Library Services

Web Sites for Public Library Collection Development
Prepared by Roy Kenagy and Mary Cameron, State Library of Iowa   October 2000 
Updated by Sue Gruber  February 2012
 

[Collection Development & Acquisitions] [Benchmarking & Statistics] [Journals]
[Careers] [Children's &Young Adult Materials] [Dinosaurs]

Collection Development and Acquisitions
bulletAmazon.com Online Bookstore
bullet Bookwire -- Inside the Book Business
bulletPublisher's Weekly Bestsellers
bulletCBA Christian Bestseller Lists
bulletLJ Prepub Alert
bulletNew York Times on the Web: Books
bullet H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences
bulletBaker & Taylor Public Library Landing Page
bulletBarnes and Noble Booksellers
bulletB&T Academic
bulletIngram Library Services
bulletBook-of-the-Month Club
bulletBookBrowse
bullet Reader's Advisor Online
bulletThe Romance Reader
bulletScience Fiction Resource Guide
bulletBooks-on-Law from Jurist
bullet Top 5 General Guides on Antiques &Collectibles
bulletAudiobooks.com
bulletMusic Selection Resources on the WWW
bulletCD Connection
bulletBack Issues & Exchanges
bulletAntiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
bulletAlibris
bulletBookfinder.com
bulletabebooks.com
bulletBooks & Book Collecting (Steve Trussel)
bulletLibrary of Congress Handbook on Collection Development & the Internet

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  Benchmarking and Statistics
bulletLibrary Statistics Program (National Center for Education Statistics)
bullet Community Scan
bullet Iowa Locator (SILO) -- Iowa's Union Catalog
bulletLibWeb (library websites)
bulletLibrary Directory -- Online Libraries of the World

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Journals
bulletThe ALAN Review (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents)
bulletBooklist
bulletThe Horn Book Magazine
bulletLibrary Journal Library Talk
bulletLocus: News, Reviews, Resources, and Perspectives of the Science Fiction Field
bullet New York Review of Books
bulletPublisher's Weekly
bulletRomantic Times Magazine
bulletSchool Library Journal
bulletTeacher Librarian
bulletVideo Librarian

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Careers
bulletJobHuntersBible.com  (What Color Is Your Parachute?)
bulletOccupational Outlook Handbook
bullet The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities & Job Resources on the Internet
bulletQuintessential Careers
bulletCareer Magazine
bulletJobStar California   Resumes
bulletJobBank USA
bulletWorking Solo  

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Children's and Young Adult Materials
bulletChildren's Literature Web Guide
bulletIowa Children's Choice Award
bulletIowa Teen Award
bulletAward Winning Children's Books
bullet Caldecott Medal Homepage
bullet Newbery Medal Homepage
bulletOrbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
bulletYALSA Booklists (Young Adult Library Service Association)
bullet Children's Book Council
bulletAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
bulletDigital Librarian: Children's Literature
bulletKathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
bulletCarol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
bulletVandergrift's Children's Literature Page  

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Dinosaurs
bulletSchoolhouse: Palentology
bulletEncyberpedia Dinosaurs & Fossils
bulletDinosaur Extinction (Newton's Apple)
bulletDinosaur Mania (Childrenslit.com)

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  Prepared by Roy Kenagy and Mary Cameron, State Library of Iowa, October 2000

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