Handout Exchange

You may find some useful instruction/orientation materials in the CCLA Handout Exchange. CCLA (College Center For Library Automation) supports Community College libraries in Florida.

Alternative Research Assignments

Here's a nice list of alternative research assignments compiled by a librarian at American River College in Sacramento,CA.

Social Networking and Library Services

If you are interested in the possibility of creating a MySpace or Facebook page promoting your library, you may want to start paying attention to the Friends: Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services blog. This article from Information Today covers some of the same territory.

The Internet As It Was

Use the Internet Wayback Machine to view archived web pages from 1996 to the present. You can search for a specific web page or view topical collections of web pages such as the 2000 election, September 11, etc. Try it!

Docuticker

"Docuticker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports, and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, and other public interest organizations." Use the category list to find information resources, subscribe to the RSS Feed, or sign up for a weekly email that describes recent selections.