Librarian Links


		Resourceshelf http://www.resourceshelf.com Resourceshelf is a must tool for every librarian. “Gary is the founder and chief editor/compiler of Resourceshelf. This daily electronic newsletter is where he and the ResourceShelf team post news and other new resources of interest to the online researcher. Docuticker http://www.docuticker.com Gary Price is also the founder of Docuticker. "This is another daily update with direct links to a variety of new reports from goverment agencies, think tanks, ngo's, universities, and other groups. Both of these sites and services are independent of his work at Ask.com.” back to top ResearchBuzz http://www.researchbuzz.com/ "ResearchBuzz is written and edited by me, Tara Calishain. ResearchBuzz is designed to cover the world of Internet research. To that end this site provides almost daily updates on search engines, new data managing software, browser technology, large compendiums of information, Web directories -- whatever. If in doubt, the final question is, "Would a reference librarian find it useful?" If the answer's yes, in it goes!" back to top LLRX http://www.llrx.com/ "Sabrina Pacifici has won numerous awards for her monthly online journal, LLRX (one of the first on the web), and her daily web log, beSpecific, each visited monthly by more than 100,000 readers worldwide. People are astonished when they learn she does all this after she comes home from her real job at a “global 10 law firm.” Their immediate question is always, “When does she sleep?” back to top Infomine Email Alert Service http://infomine.ucr.edu Infomine is published by academic librarians from the University of California, Wake Forest University, California State University, the University of Detroit – Mercy. The site is “ a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information. “ back to top SiteLines http://www.workingfaster.com/sitelines/ SiteLines is a blog created by Workingfaster.com's co-founder, Rita Vine. "SiteLines is full of thoughts and ideas on favorite starting points for Internet searching, as well as tips and tricks for effective searching. Rita comments on current news stories, evaluates resources, and also includes many tips and ideas to use when teaching web and online searching." back to top LII New This Week http://lii.org/cs/lii/query/q/54 Subscribe to LII New This Week and you will “receive between thirty to sixty websites representing the best of the Web, selected and described by the LII Team. Topics include current events, holidays, reference resources, things of beauty, useful stuff, and websites.” back to top The Scout Report http://scout.wisc.edu/ “Since 1994, the Scout Project has focused on developing better tools and services for finding, filtering, and presenting online information and metadata. Located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's campus, and part of the University's Colly's College of Letters and Sciences, Scout has access to highly educated content specialists and a world-class array of computer science and library resources. The Scout Report, is one of the Web's oldest and most respected current awareness services. Publery Friday since 1994, it is read by more than 250,000 readers every week.” back to top FreePint http://www.freepint.com “FreePint was launched in 1997, and since then has grown into a community of over 78,000 information researchers and users of information worldwide. Members receive a free newsletter with tips on using the Internet for serious research.” back to top Internet Resources Newsletter http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/ “Internet Resources Newsletter is a free monthly electronic newsletter, edited by Heriot-Watt University Library staff and published by Heriot-Watt University. The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularlyhich are relevant to research interests at Heriot-Watt University, including engineering, science, and social science.” back to top Tales from the Terminal Room http://www.rba.co.uk/tfttr/ “Welcome to Tales from the Terminal Room, a free newsletter for anyone who uses electronic media, and particularly the Internet, for locating information. Tales from the Terminal Room (or TFTTR) is a monthly newsletter with the exception of the July and August issues, which are published as a single issue. Content includes reviews and comparisons of information sources; updates on business information resources; dealing with technical and access problems; and news of RBA's training courses and publications. The newsletter is publ Karen Blakeman, and her company “RBA Information Services”. back to top Search Day http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/ Danny Sullivan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Search Engine Watch. “SearchDay is a free daily newsletter from Search Engine Watch featuring web search news, reviews, tools, tips, and search engine headlines from across the web.” back to top TVC Alert (The Virtual Chase) http://www.virtualchase.com Genie Tyburski is the author and creator of the Virtual Chase and TVC Alert. “Our free weekday newsletter, TVC Alert, comments on law and technology-related news. It also provides research tips and informationew Web sites.” back to top News Breaks http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/ News Breaks is a free newsletter from the famous library publisher Information Today. “So, we post weekly by-lined stories by expert industry reporters—folks like Barbara Quint, Marydee Ojala, and Rich Wiggins. We also feature a weekly news digest that highlights important developments.” back to top NeatNew&Exlibris http://marylaine.com/neatnew.htmt new.html Published by Marylaine Block, NeatNew and ExLibris are actually two publications, delivered in one email update on a weekly basis. NeatNew features new websites of substantial reference and research value. ExLibris is a chatty newsletter about matters of interest.