Calgary Action for Bright Children Society

A Librarian's Tools




CABC's Main Page

Children's Page

CABC's Events

Programs/Conferences

Gifted Organizations

Noteworthy Links

Membership Information

Schools for the Gifted and Talented

Glossary of Gifted Education Terms




Booklist
American Library Association's Booklist magazine of reviews is now online and includes Reviews of Books for Adults, Reviews of Books for Youth, Reviews of Audiovisual Media, Reviews of Reference Materials, Booklist Editors' Choice '95, Best Books Lists, and more.


Library Spot
This library resource was designed to "bring the best library and reference sites together with insightful editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot." The site includes a reference desk (links to general reference tools), a reading room (links to journals, magazines, and newspapers), and libraries (links to library catalogs). Special resource guides are provided for parents, students, and teachers.


Handbook for Storytellers
This handbook is filled with practical advice for storytellers on choosing, learning, and telling a story. The site also includes background information, a list of references, and more. This site is part of the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Children's
Literature and Language Arts page by Inez Ramsey of James Madison University.


Librarians' Index to the Internet
Maintained by Carole Leita at Berkeley Public Library. This index is a "searchable, annotated subject directory of around 5,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries."


Library Land
Designed for librarians, link categories range from Young Adult Services to References to Automation.


Library Web Manager's Reference Center
The FAQ of the Web4Lib listserv, this site contains a wealth of information for computer managers including "bombproofing" workstations, effective bookmark management, kiosk modes, launching CD-ROM's from Netscape and more.


 

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