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LINKS

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LOCAL & STATE

   o Salinas Public Library www.salinas.lib.ca.us
   o Library Commission www.ci.salinas.ca.us/BoardCom/libcomm/BClibc.html
   o National Steinbeck Center www.steinbeck.org
   o Steinbeck House www.infopoint.com/mry/orgs/steinbeck/
   o CA State Library www.library.ca.gov

ASSOCIATIONS

   o American Library Association www.ala.org
   o Friends of the Library USA www.folusa.com

OTHER LIBRARIES & DATABASES

   o Bodleian Library www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

- Find out about the main research library of the University of Oxford. Access the online catalogue and read a brief history.

 
   o Boston Public Library www.bpl.org
   o British Library www.bl.uk

- Investigate the British Library's Online Information Server. Includes collections, exhibitions, services, and information.

 
   o Carnegie Libraries www.carnegielibrary.org/
   o Digital Library Project www.dlib.indiana.edu/relatedlinks
   o Libdex – The Library Index www.libdex.com

- Libdex is a directory of library home pages, online catalogs, friend's pages, and affiliate links.

 
   o Internet Public Library www.ipl.org

- Gathers links to reference materials covering computers, law, science, entertainment and education. Features sections for kids and teenagers.

 
   o Library of Congress www.loc.gov
   o Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science www.blpes.lse.ac.uk

- The world's largest social sciences library.

 
   o Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System www.mobac.org

RESOURCES

o American Society of Bookplate Collectors & Designers www.bookplate.org 
o C-Span Booknotes www.booknotes.org 
o Internet Dictionary Project www.june29.com/IDP/IDPsearch.html 

- Translates words to and from English

 
o Library Spot www.libraryspot.com 

- Huge and valuable collection of reference and research materials. Provides links to dictionaries, thesauri, phrase-finders and related resources.

 
o Project Gutenberg promo.net/pg/

- Texts of over 6200 famous and important books available free online; link to another 119.

 
o Simple Book Repair Manual www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/
repair/repairindex.htm
o Used Book & Pamphlet Repair door.library.uiuc.edu/preserve/procedures.html
o Your Old Books www.rbms.nd.edu/yob.html 

- Frequently asked questions about rare books and book values.

 

LITERATURE AWARDS

o Major Awards  

- Booker Prize

www.bookerprize.co.uk/ 

- National Book Awards

www.nationalbook.org/nbawinners2000.html 

- National Book Critics Circle Award

www.bookcritics.org/awards.html 

- Nobel Prize in Literature

www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/index.html 

- PEN/Faulkner Award

www.folger.edu/public/pfaulk/awards.htm

- Pulitzer Prize

www.pulitzer.org

- Fiction & Poetry Award Links

www.bookspot.com/awards/fiction.htm 

- Non-fiction Award Links

www.bookspot.com/awards/nonfiction.htm 
o Children’s  

- Caldecott Medal (Picture Books)

www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/
Awards_and_Scholarships1/Literary_and_Related
_Awards/Caldecott_Medal/Caldecott_Medal.htm

- Newbury Medal (Children’s Literature)

www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/
Awards_and_Scholarships1/Literary_and_
Related_Awards/Newbery_Medal/Newbery_
Medal.html

- Children’s Awards Links

www.bookspot.com/awards/childrens.htm 
o Mystery & Crime  

- Agatha Award (Mystery)

www.readersread.com/awards/agatha.htm

- Edgar Award (Mystery)

www.mysterywriters.org/awards.html 

- Hammett Awards (Crime)

www.hycyber.com/MYST/hammetts.html 

- Shamus Award (Crime)

hometown.aol.com/rrandisi/myhomepage/writing.html
o Science Fiction  

- Hugo Award

worldcon.org/hugos.html

- Mythopoeic Award (Fantasy & Mythic Literature)

www.mythsoc.org/awardwinners.html

- Nebula Award

www.sfwa.org/awards/ 

- Philip K. Dick Award

www.philipkdickaward.org 
o Other Genres  

- Bram Stoker Award (Horror)

www.horror.org/stokers.htm 

- James Beard/KitchenAid Award (Cooking)

www.jamesbeard.org/awards/2001/book.shtml 

- Rita Award (Romance)

www.rwanational.org/ 

- Spur Award (American West Fiction & Non-Fiction)

www.westernwriters.org/spur_awards.htm 


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