1.      Personal Learning Networks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mghGV37TeK8&feature=related In this YouTube video, Will Richardson tells us why personal learning networks are important.

2.      Teacher Librarian Ning: http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/  This personal learning network is “a community for teacher-librarians and other educators.”

3.      Sue Waters’ Wiki: http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/  The aim of this site is to help you gain the skills to build your own personal learning network (PLN)

4.      LM_NET: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/  “LM_NET is a discussion group open to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field.”

5.      ALL THINGS PLC: http://www.allthingsplc.info/

"This site was created to serve as a collaborative, objective resource for educators and administrators who are committed to enhancing student achievement. We invite you to share your knowledge, ask questions, and get expert insight into the issues teachers face each day in the classroom."  Everything you need to know about PLCs including PLC blog, PLC discussions, PLC history, PLC articles and research, PLC resources and tools, and evidence of PLC effectiveness!

6.      International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Meeting Place: http://iaslonline.ning.com/

IASL will host Special Interest Groups and other events and activities at this site. You will have the opportunity to engage with colleagues on topic areas such as school library education, school library research, information literacy, children's and young adult literature, advocacy and information & communication technologies.

7.      A Journal of the Canadian Association for School Libraries: http://www.clatoolbox.ca/casl/slic/   The CASL's mission is "to provide national support for the development and maintenance of exellence in Canada's school libraries, media centres, and school library personnel." The journals are easy to access online and have a wide range of topics including technology, collection management, and collaboration.

8.      The School Library Journal http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com A site with an online journal, book reviews, technology information, blogs, and podcasts. A must-read!

9.      Creating and Sustaining an Effective Professional Learning Community  http://www.innovation-unit.co.uk/images/stories/files/pdf/nlcbooklet12.pdf  This booklet helps you and your PLC to evaluate where you are and monitor your progress.

10.  The School Library Media Manager by Blanche Woolls, 2004: The School Library Journal says: "People interested in becoming school librarians–or those in the process of doing so–would be well advised to use this text as their primary guide and manual...Descriptions of collaboration efforts go beyond the classroom into marketing the services within and without the site, creating networks in the community, and developing professional and political contacts." Chapter 15 of the text is focused on Leadership and Professional Associations, with helpful information on how to become involved in the political process. http://www.amazon.com/School-Library-Manager-Information-Science/dp/1591581443.