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Tour of the Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/. What Is the IPL?. A website ( http://www.ipl.org/ ) containing: Collections of 45,000+ links E-mail reference service An educational and research laboratory for LIS education. Collections: TeenSpace. http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/.
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Tour of the Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/ http://www.ipl.org
What Is the IPL? • A website (http://www.ipl.org/) containing: • Collections of 45,000+ links • E-mail reference service • An educational and research laboratory for LIS education http://www.ipl.org
Collections: TeenSpace http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/ Examples: • “A+ Research and Writing” http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/ • “Poetry Wiki” http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/ • “Thing of the Week” http://www.ipl.org/div/procrast/thingoftheweek.html http://www.ipl.org
Collections: KidSpace http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Also a separate section of the IPL for Kids (grades 7 and under). Has resources for teachers and parents as well as learning resources and fun stuff. http://www.ipl.org http://www.ipl.org
Collections: Subject Collections http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/ Links organized by headings; browse down to further sub-headings http://www.ipl.org
Collections: Newspapers http://www.ipl.org/div/news/ Under “Reading Room” Links to online newspapers from around the world. Includes papers in English and other languages. http://www.ipl.org
Collections: POTUS http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/ Under “Special Collections” Special collection about the Presidents of the United States, including facts and links to other online materials. http://www.ipl.org
Collections: Exhibits http://www.ipl.org/div/exhibit/ Under “Special Collections” Original online exhibits that include text, pictures, and sound. http://www.ipl.org
Collections: Special Collections http://www.ipl.org/div/special/ Collections that are merit special attention or that are different in nature from our other subject collections http://www.ipl.org http://www.ipl.org
Collections: FAQs http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/ Under “Searching Tools” Frequently Asked (Reference) Questions: answers to questions often asked of our reference service http://www.ipl.org http://www.ipl.org
Collections: Pathfinders http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/ Under “Searching Tools” Pathfinders or research guides: offer guidance and direction for how to research certain topics http://www.ipl.org http://www.ipl.org