Library & Information Science, Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher
Summer 2002
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Patrick Jones' web page: Young Adult Librarians Help/Homepage is probably the first place to begin searching for good things dealing with teens and libraries. The news and links to new sites on a regular basis is just one indispensable feature. See it at: http://www.connectingya.com/â Teen Link - the New York Public Libraries web site for teenagers. Address: http://www.nypl.org/branch/branches.html. Treasures, lists, activities, and more.
â San Jose Public Libraries Teens Page has a variety of helps for interested teens including homework help, career advice, teen advice, and chat. See it at: http://www.sjpl.lib.ca.us/sjplhome/teens.htm
â King County (Seattle Washington) Teen Zone home page features recommended cool stuff, sports, tips on the internet, activities, etc. See it at: http://www.kcls.org/newya/ya.html
â OnlineEducator is a fascinating site for helping make the Internet an accessible and useful classroom tool for teachers. Helpful web sites are evaluated and presented weekly. A recent weak featured sites on bicycling, butterflies, a kid site, geography lesson site, and discussion lists. See it at: http://www.ole.net/ole
• professional article (w1ak.PDF): Carter, Betty. "Young Adult Literature on the World Wide Web," The ALAN Review, Winter, 1996, p. 46-48. A discussion and listing of various web sites. Check Betty's column in ALAN Review to find more current listings.
• Website: Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Page. Contains information on Reader's Theater, sample scripts and links to other RT pages.
• Website: The Internet Public Library. A virtual library with a conventional interface.
• Website: The Books section of Stanford's Yahoo Index.
• Website:The Internet Book Information Center. Publishers Weekly calls IBIC "The granddaddy of book-related sites on the Internet."
• Website: Bookwire. A rich source of information from Publishers Weekly
• Website: Children's Book Council. The CBC creates programs and publications of use to professionals working with children.
• Website: The Scoop. Information about children's books, activities for teachers and special interviews with authors.
• Website: The Book Web. Home Page of the American Booksellers Association.