{"id":249,"date":"2017-04-26T02:36:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T02:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/lis\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-10-13T20:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:11:48","slug":"general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"General IS Online Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/general\/#acronyms\">Acronyms and Definitions<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/general\/#directories\">Directories<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/general\/#email\">Email Discussion Lists (list-servs)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/websites\/general\/#misc\">Miscellaneous<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"acronyms\">Acronyms and Definitions<\/h2>\n<p>Use these sources to decipher acronyms and abbreviations in the field of IS.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Decodes acronyms for units, divisions, roundtables, committees and publications of the American Library Association; acronyms for other library and related organizations; and abbreviations commonly used in the library literature.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/topics\/acronyms\">ALA &amp; LIS Acronyms<\/a> Decodes acronyms for units, divisions, roundtables, committees and publications of the American Library Association; acronyms for other library and related organizations; and abbreviations commonly used in the library literature.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.archivists.org\/glossary\/terms\">Society of American Archivists Glossary Terms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/railslibraries.org\/board\/portal\/glossary\"> Illinois Specific Library Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc-clio.com\/ODLIS\/odlis_A.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ODLIS \u2014 Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"directories\">Directories<\/h2>\n<p>Find a library (or at least its website).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Links to library websites and online catalogs worldwide. Data on each library includes address, size of collection, and current and previous library automation systems.\" href=\"https:\/\/librarytechnology.org\/libraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">libraries.org: An International Directory of Libraries<\/a> Links to library websites and online catalogs worldwide. Data on each library includes address, size of collection, and current and previous library automation systems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/search-compare\/\"> Search for Public Libraries<\/a> Using data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, search for libraries by name, location, service population, operating income, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publiclibraries.com\/state_library.htm\"> State Library Websites<\/a> Links to all fifty state library agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"email\">Email Discussion Lists (list-servs)<\/h2>\n<p>Email discussion lists are a vital channel for professional networking among librarians.<\/p>\n<p>This page points to directories of email lists.\u00a0 It also includes all listservs that are mentioned on other pages within this site.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Discussion list for the Descriptive Cataloging for Rare Materials (DCRM).\" href=\"https:\/\/listserver.lib.byu.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/dcrm-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DCRM-L<\/a> Discussion list for the Descriptive Cataloging for Rare Materials (DCRM).<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"An email list &quot;for public librarians and those interested in public libraries.&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webjunction.org\/documents\/webjunction\/PubLib_Overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> PUBLIB Electronic Discussion List<\/a> An email list &#8220;for public librarians and those interested in public libraries.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A discussion list for young adult and children's librarians.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pubyac.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> PUBYAC<\/a> A discussion list for young adult and children&#8217;s librarians.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SHARP is a global scholarly organization for historians of print culture. The library has a subscription to their journal, Book History, and the organization also offers a discussion list, SHARP-L.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sharpweb.org\/main\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Society for the History of Authorship, Reading &amp; Publishing (SHARP)<\/a> SHARP is a global scholarly organization for historians of print culture. The library has a subscription to their journal, Book History, and the organization also offers a discussion list, SHARP-L.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A busy email discussion list for library-based web managers. Archives may be searched and browsed.\" href=\"http:\/\/web4lib.org\/\">Web4Lib<\/a> A busy email discussion list for library-based web managers. Archives may be searched and browsed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"misc\">Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/Template.cfm?Section=libraryfactsheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ALA Library Fact Sheets<\/a><br \/>\nPrepared by the staff of the ALA Library to answer frequently asked questions about libraries and librarianship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/standards-and-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ALA Professional Tips Wiki<\/a><br \/>\nA rich set of links selected by ALA staff on a number of topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lisnews.org\/\">LISNews<\/a><br \/>\nThis blog is frequently updated with news and resources of interest to librarians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/lcwaN0020019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNESCO Libraries Portal<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;An international gateway to information for librarians and library users;&#8221; archived on the Library of Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acronyms and Definitions |\u00a0Directories | Email Discussion Lists (list-servs) | Miscellaneous Acronyms and Definitions Use these sources to decipher acronyms and abbreviations in the field of IS. ALA &amp; LIS Acronyms Decodes acronyms for units, divisions, roundtables, committees and publications of the American Library Association; acronyms for other library and related organizations; and abbreviations commonly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":230,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3023,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/3023"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}