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Thanks for all the librarians that response to my question. In fact, I have asked this question once on the news forums in hongkong, but NOBODY response. Sigh! Well, all your contributions are very valuable in my future development on the school library web pages. Hope the following help: ^^^^^original message^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. What should be put inside a school library homepage that interesting and attract students and others to come again? 2. Are there any sample school library homepages? ********************************************************************* michael hung SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School Librarian HK Professional Teachers' Union, Teacher-librarians' Group, Chairman Homepage = http://www.school.net.hk/~mmhung/ michael email: mmhung@school.net.hk [or] mmhung@hknet.com ida email: idayhchan@valise.com ida & michael Hung ********************************************************************* ^^^^^^original ends^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To find a list of LOTS of school library homepages, wholse links can be accessed both by state and grade level(s) served, try http://www.web66.com look in the registry. There are other good things at this site as well that will assist you in developing a homepage. Good luck! Lin Hatch lhatch@pokey.k12.ar.us LMS, Pocahontas High School Pocahontas, AR 72455 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You will find help in designing your Library Home Page on these sites: Filamentality: Topic Ideas for Librarians Online http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/librarian_ideas.html Library Web Manager's Reference Center http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/faq.html Library Clip Art collection http://www.netins.net/showcase/meyers/clipart.zip WRITING FOR THE WEB: A PRIMER FOR LIBRARIANS http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/webdocs.html INTERACTIVE VERSION http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html You will find examples of school library web pages on most of the sites linked on this page: HotList of K-12 Internet School Sites http://rrnet.com/~gleason/k12.html Hope these help. If you have other questions, feel free to write. I am just learning these thing too. Ia Forrester ia@marin.k12.ca.us ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Michael-- I have designed our library homepage quickly and easily guide students, teachers and parents to Internet resources of value to the school's curriculum. I don't believe that it should be very fancy--it should be elegant and simply designed with few surprises. It should have annotated links, and the links should be very well organized. The website should be set up as the homepage on all Internet computers in the library. Lessons should be taught, using the website as a navigational tool and the starting place for all research. We have two full text web-basedperiodical databases, and students are only two mouse clicks away from these resources. I prefer to stay away from long pages that require a great deal of scrolling, and every page of the library website should have a common toolbar, guiding students to other areas of the website quickly. I use tables to get the maximum use of the horizontal space--it works very well for us. One more thing...keep the website updated, and constantly improve the design and content. Please visit our website and let me know what you think. I appreciate feedback. http://icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/library best, Armin ______________________________ Armin Heurich Librarian Ithaca High School, Ithaca New York heurich@lightlink.com http://www.lightlink.com/heurich (607) 256-9088 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >1. What should be put inside a school library homepage that interesting and >attract students and others to come again? - links to assignments / HWs that have been set by teachers - links to current "fads" (eg: SPice girls in UK!) - the library catalogue is always useful - school magazine - opportunities for students to set up their own homepages and to send e-mail to others (thought you may have to moniter to avoid the dangers of hate-mail) - links to current events - eg:news / sport like the walled garden approach of AoL (UK/US) or CampusWorld (UK) Paul Hopkins ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mike, If you visit the Web66 International Registry of Schools http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools/US/Minnesota.html I am sure you will find many library pages within these sites. The library web sites are as varied as we are. Think about what you want to share with the students. What might be fun but educational. Sites that might fill a gap in your collection. It would be nice if uyour library web site would dovetail with your in-house resources rather than compete with them. I am trying to create our Media Center web site. I am thinking of including sites of virtual magazines, educational games/contests, lesser known, but good search engines, as well as good resources for different subject areas. Look at Kathy Schrock's home page http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/ You will find all kinds of ideas there which might work for you. Good luck Ruth Rogers, Media Specialist Battery creek high School rsrbchs@hargray.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Many of the ones I put up here: http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~wardsboro/mps.htm#Schools are there because they answer your first question. -Dale -- Dale Copps, dcopps@wcsu.k12.vt.us Librarian, Wardsboro & Winhall (VT) Elementary Schools http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~winhall http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~wardsboro ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Go to Peter Milbury's School Librarian Web Pages http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~pmilbury/lib.html Hope this helps!! Mary Todd, Media Specialist Cairo-Durham H.S. Cairo, NY LDREWINGO@AOL.COM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > 1. What should be put inside a school library homepage that interesting and > attract students and others to come again? -course schedules -information about professors, how to contact them, their specialities, etc. -course descriptions -instructions on how to subscribe to listservs, newsgroups, etc. -links to websites of interest to librarians -library student groups -school policies -meetings schedules > 2. Are there any sample school library homepages? I am a student at the San Jose State University Library and Information Science program and I visit our library school homepage again and again whenever I have a a school related policy question. http://witloof.sjsu.edu Hope this helps. -Jacquie Lesch ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you are not able to answer these questions yourself, then the site is not needed. I have been an advocate for some time now that there are too many websites that offer no content. If you are struggling with trying to find out what to put on a site, then it is my belief that the proposed site is not needed. I mean no disrespect, but publishing a website requires material. If there isn't a base of content to draw upon from your end, then why write the site? (rhetorical) _________________________________________ robert owens a concerned citizen from the 1st district new jersey ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Check our homepage listed below. -- Carolyn Pearl, Librarian, Westfield High School, Houston, TX mailto:carolynp@hiway.spring.isd.tenet.edu (school) mialto:cpearl@flash.net (home) Bookmark our web page: http://www.spring.isd.tenet.edu/whs/lib ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We have created a simple program that creates a website for libraries. The user simply fills in the blanks and then clicks a button. It is called HomeMaker for Libraries, is free, and can be found at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/libmkr. Most library users want quick access to information resources. Let that be your guide. Web66 has an index to schools with web pages. Library pages might also be there. Check it out. Web66 should be a sufficient search term. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Michael, This response may not be relevant in your situation, but in Colorado we are losing media specialist postions, site based management is the norm, and principals care greatly about improving test scores because of new content standards. If media specialists value their jobs, they had better be addressing content standards, and I can't think of of better way than by creating web pages that point to resources that help teachers and student achieve content standards in various subjects. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Check Teen Services Pages at: http://www-lib.co.santa-clara.ca.us/ya/yapages.html Jacques Presseault jacques@olsn.on.ca Ontario Library Service - North (Sudbury) 334 Regent, Sudbury, Ont., P3C 4E2 http://www.library.on.ca/index.html Tel.: (705) 675-6433 Fax: (705) 671-2441 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We have a pretty cool library web site: http://www.chs.chico.k12.ca.us ************************************************** Margaret Rummens Chico Senior High School 901 Esplanade Chico, CA 916-891-3026 http://www.chs.chico.k12.ca.us ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You could visit our home site @ http://www.oseda.missouri.edu/troy.k12.mo.us The former librarian was a whiz at technology, and she developed a great web site for our library. Go into the Library Links when you pull up our home page. AlsoFrancis Howell North has a good page, as do several other schools in that district. Georganna Krumlinde, Librarian <krumling@mail.troy.k12.mo.us> Troy Buchanan High School, 1190 Old Cap-Au-Gris Troy, MO 63379 Voice:314 528 4618 FAX:314 462 2903 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *** This is the URL for our school's page: http://206.12.151.253/LRC/LRC.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Check out Arcadia's Library homepage at the following address; http://www.greeceny.com/arm/arclib.htm (o o) +---------ooO--(_)--0oo----------+ | Don Menges | | Technology Integration Teacher | | mailto:dmenges@greeceny.com | | http://www.greeceny.com/ | | Check out Student Projects! | +--------------------------------+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Media Specialist/ Librarian at our school is in the process of putting together a very useful site with helpful links for both students and teachers. Here's the URL: http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/Greenway/home.html If you click on Classrooms, then Mr. Leahy's 3/4, you will be in my class' web page. This was just put up a week ago and the class is hoping that people will view it and email us. I also have a personal web site I've put together for students and teachers. Here is its URL: www.teleport.com/~dleahy/Truth/ Dave ------------------------------------------------------ Dave Leahy dleahy@teleport.com www.teleport.com/~dleahy/ ------------------------------------------------------ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This one is from our school. http://www.marlborough.k12.ma.us/schools/mhs/lmc/index.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *************************************************************************** michael hung SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School Librarian HK Professional Teachers' Union, Teacher-librarians' Group, Chairman Jesus Christ, is the same Yesterday and Today and Forever. ~Hebrew 13:8 Homepage = http://www.school.net.hk/~mmhung/ michael email: mmhung@school.net.hk [or] mmhung@hknet.com ida email: idayhchan@valise.com ida & michael Hung *************************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST For more help see LM_NET On The Web: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=