Library Technician

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Subject Directories

• Michigan eLibrary > Libraries & Information Science
• State Library of Ohio > Librarian's Tool Kit

Internet Sites

• HowStuffWorks - Find out how machines operate, such as fax, laser printers, scanners, etc.
• LibrarySupportStaff Resource Center
• Library Support Staff.com
• Library Link of the Day - Latest library news and other resources for library knowledge workers.
• Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - A user-created discussion board of problems/ideas for libraries.
• LIBSUP-L:  Sign up for the library support staff listserv.
• Library Worklife - An e-newsletter dealing with all aspects of library employment and working conditions.
• ODLIS: The Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science 
• Great Moments in the History of Technical Services - Very tongue-in-cheek.

Library Classification Systems

• Dewey Decimal Classification System
• LC Clasification Chart
• Wikipedia > Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress Subject Classification - Side by side comparison of the two systems.

Library Subject Headings

• Library of Congress Subject Headings - structuring LC subject headings
• Medical Subject Headings - structuring of MeSH subject headings
• Sears List of Subject Headings - history and principles of Sears  subject headings

Professional Associations for Library Technicians

• American Library Association Library Support Staff Interests Round Table
• Council on Library/Media Technicians
• Michigan Library Association Support Staff Roundtable

Other Professional Associations

• American Library Association
  • Association of College & Research Libraries
  • Public Library Association
• Michigan Library Association
• Michigan Association for Media in Education
• Special Libraries Association

Library Suppliers

• Michigan Library Consortium
• Brodart
• Demco
• Gaylord

Overviews of the Profession

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Library Technicians
   

Articles: Indexes and Full Text

• Information Science and Library Issues Collection (Infotrac)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• ERIC (FirstSearch)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• Associates: the Electronic Library Support Staff Journal
• LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Selected Ebooks

Read books at your computer! But first: Read some FAQs about ebooks and how to set up your account in netLibrary. After you set up your account, you can return here to link to the books below. You may also search for books directly in netLibrary.

• Bessler, JoAnne M.  Putting Service into Library Staff Training: a Patron-Centered Guide.  Chicago:  American Library Association, 1994.  
• Schmidt, William D. and Donald A Rieck.  Managing Media Services: Theory and Practice.  2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
• Willis, Mark R.  Dealing with Difficult People in the Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999.

Print Sources

• To find print (and some non-print) materials in OCC Libraries, search the Library Catalog. Some sample Library of Congress Subject Headings searches are:
  • books -- conservation and preservation
  • cataloging
  • reference services (libraries)
  • web sites -- design

• Selected Reference Books
  • Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information.  New York: R.R. Bowker, 1961- 
         OR  Reference   Z 731 .A47  2002
  • Wedgeworth, Robert, ed. World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. 3rd ed.  Chicago: American Library Association, 1993.
         AH  Reference  Z 1006 .W67 1993
     
• Browsing Call Numbers (in Library of Congress Classification)
  • Z  Bibliography.  Library Science
  • Z 687 - 718  Including acquisitions, cataloging, classification, reference work, circulation

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