LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SCIENCE

Core Collections

• Business - From the University of Florida
• Harlem Renaissance - From the District of Columbia Public Library

Librarian Links

• Internet Library for Librarians - useful ready reference and information for librarians.
• Improving Reference Service - The Ohio Library Council has created a module outlining the basics of good reference service.

Library Catalogs

• Queens Borough Public Library - The Central Library of the fifth largest public library system in the country features in-depth collections and research materials.
• Brooklyn Public Library - Its Central Library contains over three million books and other materials; the highly regarded Business Library branch maintains a telephone reference service.
• New York Public Library - Includes materials catalogued since 1971 in this largest research library with a circulating collection in the world.
• Library of Congress - The nation’s library serves as the research arm of Congress, and its seven million books form the world’s most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge.
• Greater Metro New York Libraries - This site, maintained by Manhattan College Libraries has links to over 100 academic, public, medical, cultural and special library catalogs in the greater New York metropolitan area. (New York, Connecticut and New Jersey).
• Member Libraries of Metro - NOTE - This link will open, in a separate window, a 68 page pdf document listing member libraries. - The Libraries on this list have reciprocal use agreements with St. John's University Library.
• LibWeb - Links to over 1800 library web pages and group sites of institutions in over 70 countries.

Library Science

• Classification System - letters and titles of the classes of the Library of Congress Classification
• Digital Reference - Bernie Sloan’s Digital Reference Pages from the University of Illinois.

 

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