Automation in Libraries	Non-Profit Organizations
Cataloging Resources	Personnel Issues
Collection Development	Planning
Communities and Libraries	Disaster Planning
E-rate Information	Policies and Policy Writing
Facilities, Space Planning	Professional Journals
Friends of Libraries	Programming
Funding	Rural Library Concerns
Hispanic Services	Standards
Intellectual Freedom	Statistics
Legal Concerns	Training/Continuing Education
Library Associations	Trustees
	Other Library Management Indexes

  Automation in Libraries

• CLS Vendor Showcase
• Integrated Library System Reports
• Library HQ’s Library Automation Resources
• Library Technology Guides – Vanderbilt
• ALA TechSource: The Source Online
• PLA TechNotes

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  Cataloging Resources

• Cataloger’s Reference Shelf
• Library HQ’s Evaluating/Cataloging Internet Sites
• Library of Congress MARC Standards
• Lynn’s Library Cataloging Aids

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  Collection Development/Management

• Acqweb resources
• Collection Development Policies - Training

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  Communities and Libraries

• A Librarian at Every Table
• Libraries Build Sustainable Communities
• Libraries Building Communities - Australia

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  E-Rate Information

• Schools and Library Division - USAC
• E-Rate Application Forms
• Status of Tennessee libraries Technology Plans
• NCES School ID Numbers
• Tennessee School Discount Stats - Free and Reduced Lunch Rates
• E-Rate Central
• Technology Planning - WebJunction

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  Facilities, Space Planning

• Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline
• Library Design (Kansas)
• Checklist for Success in Your Building Project – Massachusetts
• Library Space Planning Guide – WebJunction
• Planning and Building Libraries – Resource List

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  Friends of Libraries

• Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
• Friends of Tennessee Libraries

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  Funding – Grants, Foundations, Fund-Raising, Budgeting

• The Foundation Center
• Library HQ’s Funding and Grant Sources for Libraries
• Introduction to Library Foundations – Wyoming
• Library Fund-Raising ( ALA )
• Non-Profit Guides – Grant Writing Tools
• Writing a Successful Grant Proposal – Minnesota

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  Hispanic Services

• PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish
• WebJunction’s Services to Spanish Speakers
• WebJunction’s Spanish for Library Staff

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  Intellectual Freedom

• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
• ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual
• Current Intellectual Freedom Issues

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  Legal Concerns

• LibraryLaw
• LibraryHQ’s Laws affecting Libraries
• U.S.A. Patriot Act information
• Tennessee Code Annotated (Title 10 – Libraries)

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  Library Associations

• American Library Association ( ALA )
• Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA)
• Public Library Association (PLA)
• Tennessee Library Association (TLA)
• TENN-SHARE

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  Non-Profit  Organizations

• An Introduction to Public Library Foundations ( Wyoming )
• Free Management Library for Nonprofit Organizations
• FirstGov for Nonprofits

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  Personnel Issues

• Sample Library Job descriptions  (Connecticut WebJunction)
• LibraryHQ’s Job Descriptions for Library Jobs
• Human Resources Management for Nonprofits
• Library Volunteer Guidelines from Connecticut

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  Planning

• Library HQ’s Long Range Library Planning – Sample plans
• Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
• IMLS Outcome-based Evaluation
• WebJunction Library Technology Planning and funding
• Technology Planning (USAC/SLD)

  Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Planning

• ALA Disaster Preparedness Clearinghouse
• Solinet’s Preservation and Disaster Planning resources
• FEMA Disaster Planning Library
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
• National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA )
• Sample library disaster plans

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  Policies and Policy Writing

• PLA Best Practices in Public Libraries
• Sample policies for small libraries ( Wisconsin )
• Public Library sample policies (WebJunction)
• Sample Library Policy Statements ( Ohio )

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  Professional Journals

• AcqWeb’s Directory of Journals, Newsletters and Electronic Discussion Archives
• Current Cites (Digital Library SunSITE)
• LISNews (Library and Information Services News)
• American Libraries Online
• Library Journal

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  Programming

• Tennessee Summer Reading Program Manual
• ALA’s @ your library ideas

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  Rural Library Concerns

• Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
• Rural Information Center
• The Rural Source
• USDA Rural Development Links

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  Standards

• Tennessee Minimum Standards for Non-Metropolitan Public Libraries

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  Statistics

• NCES Public Library Statistics
• NCES Public Library Data Search Tools
• Tennessee Public Library Statistics

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  Training/Continuing Education

• California Infopeople Project
• Kansas Blue Skyways: Train Station
• Idaho Continuing Education for Librarians
• Ohio Library Council Orientation for New Staff
• Texas State Library – Tutorials
• FEMA Library - Training

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  Trustees

• Association for Library Trustees and Advocates
• Tennessee Public Library Trustee Manual
• Public Library Trustees Resources

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  Other Library Management Indexes

• LibraryHQ
• LibrarySpot
• Librarians’ Index to the Internet

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