The Internet Public Library Tour of the Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library What Is the IPL? 1.A website ( containing: Collections of 45,000+ links reference service 2.An educational and research laboratory for LIS education

The Internet Public Library Collections: TeenSpace Examples: “A+ Research and Writing” “Poetry Wiki” “Thing of the Week”

The Internet Public Library Collections: 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.

The Internet Public Library Collections: Subject Collections Links organized by headings; browse down to further sub- headings

The Internet Public Library Collections: Newspapers Links to online newspapers from around the world. Includes papers in English and other languages. Under “Reading Room”

The Internet Public Library Collections: POTUS Special collection about the Presidents of the United States, including facts and links to other online materials. Under “Special Collections”

The Internet Public Library Collections: Exhibits Original online exhibits that include text, pictures, and sound. Under “Special Collections”

The Internet Public Library Collections: Special Collections Collections that are merit special attention or that are different in nature from our other subject collections

The Internet Public Library Collections: FAQs Frequently Asked (Reference) Questions: answers to questions often asked of our reference service Under “Searching Tools”

The Internet Public Library Collections: Pathfinders Pathfinders or research guides: offer guidance and direction for how to research certain topics Under “Searching Tools”