LIBRARY LINKS

Library Resource Sites on the Web

• Ontario Public Library Web Pages - This page contains links to WWW sites maintained by Ontario's public libraries.
• Celebrating Carnegie Libraries in Ontario
• Virtual Reference Library - Online research resources and more.
• Ontario Libraries and Library Catalogues - This page, maintained by the National Library of Canada, links to Ontario libraries and their catalogues via gopher, telnet and the web.
• Library and Archives Canada - This site houses a collection of Canadian electronic materials and other resources useful to Ontario's public library community.
• Professional Organizations in the Information Sciences - The School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University maintains a list of links to Internet sites maintained by various professional organizations in the library and information sciences field.
• Archives of Ontario

Library Associations - A number of library associations maintain a presence on the World Wide Web

• Ontario Library Association - The OLA site is known as ACCESSOLA.
• Canadian Library Association - The CLA site provides information about the association, its services, events and publications.
• American Library Association - The ALA hosts a large site providing access to a wide variety of resources useful to the public library community.

Links to Other Provinces

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland
• NorthWest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon Territory

Important Information from other Ministries

• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - Public libraries are local boards of municipalities - linking to this MMAH site provides access to provincial information of a municipal nature (for example information on municipal restructuring orders).
• Changes to the Child and Family Services Act - The Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Child Welfare Reform), 1999 was proclaimed on March 31, 2000. It is important that librarians familiarize themselves with the expanded grounds for finding a child in need of protection.