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WEBSITE RESOURCES
ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE (ETHNOGRAPHY)
OF YOUTH
INFORMATION SERVICES
© Elizabeth Figa, Ph.D.
ORGANIZATIONS
●American Library Association (ALA)
●American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
●Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
ONLINE JOURNALS IN THE YOUTH AREA
●Children and Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children●School Library Journal Online
●International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Newsletter
HISTORY
HISTORY: LIBRARY HISTORY
●Caroline Maria Hewins -- biographical information on Caroline Maria Hewins
●Anne Carroll Moore -- biographical information on Anne Carroll Moore
●Mary Wright Plummer -- biographical information on Mary Wright Plummer
●Augusta Baker -- biographical information on Augusta Baker
●YALSA: Competencies for serving YA’s●YALSA: History from 1992 to 2000
●YALSA: Narrative History from 1976 to 1992 ●YALSA: YASD Brief History●History of Children’s Literature and other Media
●School and Public Library Relationships●American Association of School Librarians: History, 1914-1951
HISTORY: GENERAL
●The History of Education and Childhood●Nineteenth Century Schoolbooks
●History of American Education Web Project
●Technology in Education Timeline
●Educational History and Philosophy Sites
●Remembering the Past for the Sake of the Future
●Factory Rules from the Handbook to Lowell, 1848 -- from the Illinois Labor History Society
HISTORY: ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST AVAILABLE ONLINE
●Reprints of Library Work with Children -- reprints of old articles dating back into the 1800’s.
●Library Membership as a Civic Force by Anne Carroll Moore
●The Work for Children in Free Libraries by Mary Wright Plummer
HISTORY: Children’s Literacy
●Born to Read: How to Nurture a Baby’s Love of Learning●The U.S. Department of Education Early Reading First Program
●Partnership for Children
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDE TO LIBRARY SCIENCE LITERATURE
http://www.library.unt.edu/subjects/lis/lis.html
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS LIBRARY HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE LIBRARIANS (ASK
FOR THE HISTORY LIBRARIAN) FOR
RESEARCH CONSULTS
http://www.library.unt.edu/about/directories/staffdept.htm#H&SS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIANS (ASK SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES LIBRARIAN) FOR
RESEARCH CONSULTS
http://www.library.unt.edu/about/directories/staffdept.htm#Science
●Thomas Mann. The Oxford Guide to Library Research. Oxford University Press.●Kate L. Turabian. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th Rev edition (March 1996). University of Chicago Press.
●Anthony Brundage. Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing. 2nd edition (June 1997). Harlan Davidson.
●Norman J. Wilson. History in Crisis? Recent Directions in Historiography. 1998. Prentice Hall.
●Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb (Contributor), Joseph M. Williams, William C. Booth. The Craft of Research: From Planning to Reporting. University of Chicago Press.
●M. J. Lewis, Roger Lloyd-Jones. Using Computers in History: A Practical Guide. 1996. Routledge.
●Ernest Ackermann and Karen Hartman. Searching & Researching on the Internet & the World Wide Web. Second Edition. Franklin, Beedle and Associates.●Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History.
●David M. Kennedy, "The Art of the Tale: Story-Telling and History Teaching," Reviews in American History 26 (1998): 462-473.
- ●A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. Ed. by Philip M. Hamer. New Haven: Yale University, 1961.
- ●Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 1978.
- ●National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States: Federal Records. Comp. by Victoria Agee et al. Teaneck, N.J.: Chadwyck-Healy, 1985.
- ●Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections and Subject Emphases as Reported by University, College, Public, and Special Libraries and Museums in the United States and Canada. Comp. by Lee Ash and William G. Miller. 5th ed., rev. and enl. New Providence, N.J. : R.R. Bowker, 1993.
- ●U.S. Library of Congress. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. 1959-61- . Various publishers, 1962- .
●Women’s History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States. edited by Andrea Hinding, Ames Sheldon Bower, associate editor, Clark A. Chambers, consulting editor ; in association with the University of Minnesota. New York : Bowker, 1979.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING HISTORICAL RESEARCH
●ALA Library History Roundtable
●American Association for State and Local History
●American Historical Association
●Organization of American Historians
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: HISTORICAL THEORY
●Some Thoughts on the Function of Library History in the Age of the Virtual Library
●The History Guide: Resources for Historians
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
●Guides to Historical Research
●Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students
●Internet Research Resources for Historical Writers
●Ten Commandments of Good Historical Writing
●Best Links to Libraries and Research Centers
HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: HISTORICAL RESOURCE COLLECTIONS RELATED TO LIBRARIES AND YOUTH SERVICES
●American Library Association Archives
●Young Adult Services Professional Resources
●Bibliography of Writings on the History of Libraries
ETHNOGRAPHY
ETHNOGRAPHY: GENERAL RESOURCES
●A Baseline Definition of Culture
●Understanding Multiculturalism: Culture and Values
●Ethics in Qualitative Research
●Ethics Issues in Qualitative Research
●Ethical Decision-making and Internet Research
●Ethical and Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research in Cyberspace
●Example #1 Informed Consent Document
●Review: Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork
ETHNOGRAPHY: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
●Project Maine Families: Conducting Community Assessments
●Arizona State Library: Community Needs Assessments for Libraries
●North Central Regional Technology in Education Consulting Lab: Conducting a Community Assessment
ETHNOGRAPHY: GENERAL INTERVIEW RESOURCES
●University of Florida: Qualitative Interviewing
●ESOMAR, the World Association of Research Professionals: Guideline on Interviewing Children and Young People (click on Codes and Guidelines)
●UNICEF: Principles and Guidelines for the Ethical Reporting on Children and Young People Under 18 Years Old (currently unavailable)
ETHNOGRAPHY: Structured Interview Examples
●U. S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey●Eric Digest: Designing Structured Interviews for Educational Research
ETHNOGRAPHY: Semi-Structured Interview Examples and styles
●Brigham Young University: Ethnographic Interviewing for Client-Centered Design●Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Tool 9: Semi-structured interviews
●Quantitative and Qualitative Interviewing
ETHNOGRAPHY: Oral History Examples and methods
●Voice Vision: Holocaust Survivor Oral Histories●Naval Historical Center -- Oral Histories from Pearl Harbor
●Oral History Association: Oral History Evaluation Guidelines●Indiana University Oral History Research Center: Oral History Techniques
●Baylor University Institute for Oral History: Introduction to Oral History
ETHNOGRAPHY: DOING FIELDWORK
ETHNOGRAPHY: WRITING ETHNOGRAPHY
●Writing it Up: Shaping your Ethnographic Study
●Miscellaneous Pronouncements about Ethnography and Ethnographers
●Writing Ethnography -- See also brief page on Digital Ethnography
ETHNOGRAPHY: BIBLIOGRAPHY
CURRENT TRENDS
TRENDS: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
●ALA -- Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development
●Public Libraries: Partners in Youth Development
●The Coolness Factor -- Ten Libraries Listen to Youth
●Links to Youth Development Programs, Projects, and Initiatives -- not specific to libraries but may contain useful information
●"No Limits: Read! Young Adult Reading Club and Programming Manual" by Lisa Youngblood
TRENDS: INTERGENERATIONAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS
●Intergenerational Library Programs: An Introductory Bibliography
●List of Intergenerational Programs
●Tips for and Examples of Intergenerational Programs for Seniors and Youth
TRENDS: TEEN SERVICES AND YOUTH ADVISORY GROUPS
●Libraries and Teen Advisory Groups
●How to Organize a Teen Friends of the Library Group
●The Who, What, Where When, Why, and How of Managing a Youth Advisory Board
●Resources for Working with Teenagers: The Public Library
●The Coolness Factor -- Ten Libraries Listen to Youth
TRENDS: LIBRARY SPACES
●Special Spaces Light up Learning
●Designing Storyrooms: Interactive Storytelling Spaces for Children
●Physical Programming: Designing Tools for Children to Create Physical Interactive Environments
●Planning Children’s Libraries -- a bibliography
TRENDS: POETRY SLAMS
TRENDS: READING TO DOGS AND OTHER TRENDS
●Canine Companion May Help Kids Learn to Read
●Reading Education Assistance Dogs
●The Philosophy of Customer Service
● Librarian’s Roles in Youth Services
●The Role of Systems Librarians
TRENDS: WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
TRENDS: Reaching out to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenderED youth
●GLSEN The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
●LAMBDA: GLBT Community Services
●Youth Resource: a project of Advocates for Youth
MISCELLANEOUS: CHILDREN’S ORIENTED SITES
●Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America -- gives several examples of these Sunday school books
●Examples of McGuffey Readers -- gives examples of several McGuffey readers
●Facsimiles of Historical Children’s Books●10 Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Racism and Sexism
●Stereotyping of Native Americans
●Children’s Books by and About People of Color Published in the United States
●Should Children be Told Fairy Tales? A 1903 Debate
●Picturing Childhood -- Illustrated Children’s Books from 1550-1990
●Children’s Internet Protection Act
●The Young Adult Librarians’ Homepage
●Children’s Book Awards●Children’s Literature, Chiefly from the Nineteenth Century
●Children’s Book Reviews●Building, Books, and Bytes: Libraries and Communities in the Digital Age
●ALA Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries, Revised Edition●The Indianapolis Children’s Museum and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library’s InfoZone
HISTORICAL RESEARCH PAPERS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS