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- Subject: Libraries FAQ, v. 2.1, part 10/10
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- Libraries FAQ 2.1
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1107
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- Anthony Wilson
- paw@iglou.com
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- Libraries FAQ Section 9 Miscellanea
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- 9.1 Where can I read more about librarianship?
- 9.2 Where is the Cool Library of the Week?
- 9.3 Does my library have a library cat?
- 9.4 Where can I find library related clipart?
- 9.5 Where can I find free stuff for librarians and educators?
- 9.6 What is the biggest, ... or the first, ... or the oldest, ... or
- the most popular...etc.?
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- 9.1 Where can I read more about librarianship?
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- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science / editors: Allen Kent
- & Harold Lancour. New York: M. Dekker, 1968.
- Encyclopedia of Library History / edited by Wayne A. Wiegard & Donald
- G. Davis, Jr. New York: Garland, 1994.
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- Whole Library Handbook 2 / compiled by George M. Eberhart. Chicago:
- ALA, 1995. http://www.ala.org/editions/wlh/wlh.html.
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- 9.2 What library is the Cool Library of the Week?
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- It could be your library. Go to the Cool Library of the Week page:
- http://www.colosys.net/coolib/
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- 9.3 Does my library have a library cat?
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- If it does, it should be listed in the Library Cats Map of the United
- States : http://www.ironfrog.com/catsmap.html
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- 9.4 Where can I find library-related clipart?
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- The Library Graphics page has GIFs of books, computers, Batgirl and
- other library related images:
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2161/graphics/
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- Stephanie Stokes, of Library Media & PR, has some free banners to help
- promote your library. Also, check out her links to free clipart, fonts
- and web page design information: http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/
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- Sue Meyers' Library Clipart Collection has a wide assortment of book
- related gifs:
- http://www.netins.net/showcase/meyers/library_clipart/clipart.html
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- You'll find colorful variations on the ALA international symbol for
- libraries at Chris Olson & Associates:
- http://chrisolson.com/ALAsymbols.html
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- Lynne LeGrow has a collection of Library Clipart to aid the library
- professional, and entertain the bibliophile:
- http://home.istar.ca/~allegrow/libraryclipart.htm
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- A great place to start a search for clipart is the Web Clipart site of
- the Mining Co. Bobbie Peachey has organized the links to hundreds of
- free clipart sites into helpful categories (books, computers, office,
- etc.): http://webclipart.miningco.com
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- 9.5 Where can I find free stuff for librarians and educators?
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- Bibliomania's Contest Links has information on literary trivia
- contests and sweepstakes,
- http://members.aol.com/bibliomnia/home/winbks.htm.
- "Is your taste in books hardcover first edition but your budget yard
- sale paperback? Then try these links to contests around the web. You
- could win books or other reading accessories!"
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- 9.6 What is the biggest, ... or the first, ... or the oldest, ... or
- the most popular ... etc.?
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- What public library is the largest in the world?
- Where was the world's first library science school was located?
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- What famous lover once worked as a librarian?
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- All these answers and much more can be found at Info Connect Lists of
- Library Records, http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~kush/Page16.htm .
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- Answers:
- New York Public Library
- Columbia University
- Casanova (librarian for Count Von Waldstein)
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