the Internet Public Librarythe Internet Public LibraryThe following bibliography lists articles about the IPL that we know about. If you know of others not listed here, or can provide more complete information about articles listed, please send that information to ipl@ipl.org.
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"About ED - Libraries." (2001). U.S. Department of Education. . http://www.ed.gov/about/libraries.jsp IPL Mentioned General
Aftab, Parry. (1997). "Johnny can write (and research)." A parents' guide to the Internet... and how to protect your children in cyberspace. . http://www.familyguidebook.com/book/19.html#john Brief Review IPL
Andrews, Amy. (2001). "Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States." School Library Journall. 47(5): 60. Brief Review Youth
"Ask the Internet Public Library." (1997). The Virtual Reference Desk. 8/8/1997. http://www.vrd.org/locator/sites/ipl.shtml IPL Mentioned Ask-A-Question
Atkins, Dan. (1995). "The intrigue of virtual learning." New Edition. Fall 1995: 7. Feature Article IPL
Atkins, Dan. (1995). "It's a first: students create Internet Public Library." New Edition. Spring 1995: 6. IPL
Atkins, Dan. (1996). "Internet Public Library recieves $200,000 mellon grant." New Edition. Spr/Sum 1996: 3.
Bailey, Samantha & Ryan, Sara. (1996). "Making Web space for young adults: issues and process a case study of the Internet Public Library Teen Division." Internet Society Annual Conference: INET '96: Montreal, Canada. June 24-28, 1996. http://www.isoc.org/isoc/whatis/conferences/inet/96/proceedings/h4/h4_3.htm Academic Paper Teen
Balas, Janet. (1996). "Building virtual libraries." Computers in Libraries. 16: 48-50. Feature Article IPL
Baudo, Richard A. (1995). "Bookless library created: U-M class assembles 1st Internet public facility." The Ann Arbor News. 5/24/95: C1-C2. Feature Article IPL
Berne, Ellen. (1999). "The Public Service Librarian's Professional Guide to Internet Resources." The Winsor School Library. March 23, 1999. http://www.winsor.edu/library/libguide.htm IPL Mentioned Literary Criticism
Booth, H. A. . (2001). "Online Literary Criticism Collection." Choice. 38: 71. Brief Review Literary Criticism
Bray, Hiawatha. (1995). "U-M group creates community library for the Internet.." Detroit Free Press. 3/21/95: 1E. Feature Article
Byczkowski, John. (1995). "World Wide Web coming to net near you." The Cincinnati Enquirer. 4/4/95: B7.
"Bye-bye, Dewey Decimal System." (2000). Forbes. 165(5): 132. Brief Review General
Carter, David. (2000). "Featured Collection." D-Lib Forum. January 200. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january00/01featured-collection.html Feature Article General
Carter, David S. & Janes, Joseph. (2000). "Unobtrusive data analysis of digital reference questions and service at the Internet Public Library." Library Trends. 49(2): 251. Academic Paper Ask a Question
Cisler, Steve. (1995). "Library Web sites." Library Journal. 120: 24-26.
Crane, Elizabeth. (1995). "Once upon a time: a new genre of online books brings kids into the story." Web Review. 9/15/95.
"Cyberscene." (1997). The Orlando Sentinel. 8/30/97.
Dumett, Susan. (1997). "The Libyrinth." PreText Magazine. 1(1). http://www.pretext.com/oct97/features/story3.htm Brief Review IPL
Duval, Beverly K. & Main, Linda. (1997). "Trail-blazers (searching the Internet, part 2)." Library Software Review. 16(2): 89. Brief Review Reference Center
Eisengart, Julie. (1996). "Seeing the light." Ann Arbor News. 9/23/96: C3.
Ertel, Monica. (1995). "Brave new world: what a working librarian should know about living on the Internet." Searcher. 3(3): 28-30,32-33. IPL Mentioned IPL
Etkin, Cynthia & Coutts, Brian. (1999). "Online Literary Criticism." Library Journal. 124(7): 57. Brief Review Literary Criticism
Eustace, Ken. (1996). "Going my way? Beyond the Web and the MOO in the library Internet Public Library and AussieMOO." Australian Library Review. 13: 44-53. http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/~keustace/research/gmw.html Academic Paper MOO
"FamilyPC recommended learning Web sites for July/August!." (1995). FamilyPC. July 1995. Brief Review Youth
"FamilyTested Web sites--family activities ." (1996). FamilyPC. 2/19/96. Brief Review Youth
"File on the line." (1996). Arcane. 1(11): 30-33.
Garten, Barbara J. (1995). "Library; Internet Public Library." Info To Go. 2(4): 4.
Geoff Duncan, Joseph O. Holmes. (1996). "When you've misplaced your library card." MacUser. 3/1/96: 82. Brief Review IPL
Gest, Emily. (1995). "Beyond 2000: The Jobs of the Past, the Jobs of the Future: A Short Time Trip Into the Next Millenium." Los Angeles Times Magazine. 8/20/95: 26.
Gimenez, Elena. (1997). "Website features presidential trivia." The Michigan Daily. 10/10/97: 7. http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1997/oct/10-10-97/news/news16.html Feature Article POTUS
Goldberg, Beverly. (1995). "Virtual patrons flock into the Internet Public Library." American Libraries. 26: 387-388.
Hegenbart, Barbara. (1998). "The economics of the Internet Public Library." Library Hi-Tech. 16(2): 69-83. Feature Article General
"Help: Onlint\e Texts Collection -- Internet Public Library." (). University of Tennessee Libraries. . http://www.lib.utk.edu:90/cgi-perl/dbBroker.cgi?help=333 Brief Review Online Texts Collection
Hodges, Michael H. (1996). "Web site from a couple of local travelers is a beacon for all lighthouse enthusiasts." The Detroit News. 9/13/1996. Feature Article Lighthouses
Hopwood, Susan. (1998). "Reliable research sites can be found on the Net." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Feb 9, 1998. IPL Mentioned IPL
"Hotlist: the Presidency." (1998). The Houston Chronicle. Feb 1, 1998. http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/atchron/98/02/01/hotlist.html Brief Review POTUS
"Information superhighway adds a new stop at U-M's Internet Public Library." (1995). Ann Arbor Regional Business-To-Business. 6/1/95: 17.
"The Internet Public Library." (1995). c|net Best of the Web. 10/9/95. Brief Review IPL
"The Internet Public Library." (1996). Focus on Electronic Information. Jan 1996. ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/nls/focus/foc96-01.txt IPL
"The Internet Public Library." (1998). Internet on the Air. April 11, 1998. http://www.iota.org/Spring98/ipl.html Feature Article General
"Internet Public Library." (2001). NEA Today. 19(4): 47. Feature Review Youth
"Internet Public Library provides 24-hour service." (1995). Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. June 1995: 2.
"Internet Public Library Turns 7!." (2002). SI News. March 2002. http://intel.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/si/news/news-detail.cfm?NewsItemID=73 Feature Article General
"Internet Public Library Youth Division." (). Berit's Best Sites for Children. . http://www.beritsbest.com/SafeSurfing/KidsSearchSites/16489.shtml Brief Review Youth
"Interview with Joe Janes." (1997). Behind the Scenes. Oct. 10, 1997. http://www.vrd.org/locator/BTS/ipl_bts.html/ Feature Article Staff biographies
"IPL Adds 20,000th Book to Online Collection." (2002). SI News. April 2002. http://intel.si.umich.edu/cfdocs/si/news/news-detail.cfm?NewsItemID=127 Feature Article Online Text Collection
"IPL Youth Division." (1996). Magellan Internet Guide. . Brief Review Youth
Irwin, Kenneth R. (1998). "Professional reference service at the Internet Public Library with "freebie" librarians." Searcher. 6(9): 21-3. Feature Article Ask a Question
Isakson, Carol. (1999). "Caught on the Web." The Education Digest. 65(4): 79-80. Brief Review Reference
"It's not just for term papers." (1997). Resources for Writers. Nov. 21, 1997. http://209.52.189.2/article.cfm/333/4287/ Feature Article Collections
James-Catalano, Cynthia. (1995). "Where's the library?." Internet World. 6(8): 18-19. Feature Article IPL
James-Catalano, Cynthia. (1996). "Creation and order." Internet World. 7(1): 36-38.
Janes, Joseph. (1996). "Not-for-profit service organizations and economic viability on the Internet." Internet Society Annual Conference: INET '96: Montreal, Canada. June 24-28, 1996. http://www.isoc.org/isoc/whatis/conferences/inet/96/proceedings/f4/f4_1.htm Academic Paper IPL
Janes, Joseph. (1996). "The Internet Public Library." Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Computers in Libraries International Conference, London. 1996: 119-126. Academic Paper IPL
Janes, Joseph. (1998). "The Internet Public Library: An Intellectual History." Library Hi Tech. 16(2): 55-68. Academic Paper IPL
Janes, Joseph; Bunnell, Ben & Blank, Bryan. (1998). "A view from the U.S.." Laser Line. Spring/Sumemr 1998: 18-19. Feature Article IPL
Janes, Joseph et al. (1999). "The Internet Public Library Handbook." The Internet Public Library Handbook. : 218 p. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555703445/ IPL
Janet Balas. (1996). "Online Treasures." Computers in Libraries. Feb 1996: 48-50.
Johnson, Kristin. (1995). "U home to world's first cyberspace library." The Michigan Daily. 5/10/95: 8. IPL
Junion-Metz, Gail. (2000). "Government's New Domain." School Library Journal. 46(8): 31. Brief Review POTUS
Kennedy, Shirl. (1998). "Writing a research paper." Yahoo! Internet Life. 4(1): 105. http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/reviews/yahoo.html Feature Review A+
Kennedy, Shirley. (1997). "Finding the gems among the garbage; not everything is on the Internet, but there's something for everyone." Information Today. 14(1): 43. Brief Review AON
Kilsheimer, Joe. (1995). "Cyberspace." The Orlando Sentinel. 5/19/95: E6.
Kong, L. (2000). "POTUS: Presidents of the United States." Choice. 37: 192. Brief Review POTUS
Lagace, Nettie & McClennen, Michael. (1998). "Questions and Quirks." Computers in Libraries. 18(2): 24-27. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/feb98/story1.htm Academic Paper Ask a Question
Lavey, Shelley. (1998). "All's fair in love and science." Detroit Free Press. Jan 18, 1998. http://www.freep.com/browsing/sitings/health/science_011898_fair.htm Brief Review Science Fair Project Resource Guide
"A Learning in Motion Top Ten Selection." (). Learning in Motion. . http://www.learn.motion.com/lim/links/tealinks/netlib.htm Brief Review General
LeJeune, Lorrie. (1997). "Before its time: the Internet Public Library." The Journal of Electronic Publishing. 3(2). http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/03-02/IPL.html Feature Article IPL
"Library." (1995). Info to Go. 4/1/95: 4.
"Library Science Resources." (). Education Index. . http://www.educationindex.com/libsci/ IPL Mentioned General
Lighter, J. E. (1997). "Taking Notice of POTUS." Atlantic Monthly. 280(4): 120. http://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic/issues/97oct/wordimp.htm IPL Mentioned POTUS
"Lycos top 5% review: Dr. Internet." (1996). Lycos. . Brief Review Dr. Internet
"Lycos top 5% review: Internet Public Library's POTUS." (1996). Lycos. . Brief Review POTUS
"Lycos top 5% review: Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey." (1996). Lycos. . Brief Review Lighthouses
"Lycos top 5% review: The Internet Public Library." (1996). Lycos. . Brief Review IPL
Magpantay, J. Andrew & Barber, Peggy. (1997). "Internet Public Library: same metaphors, new service." American Libraries. 28(2): 56-59. Feature Article IPL
Martin, Colleen. (1997). "U-M seeking teen-agers for surf (net) board." The Ann Arbor News. 1/21/97: C2. Teen
McClennen, Michael & Memmott, Patricia. (2001). "Roles in Digital Reference." Information Technology and Libraries. 20(3): 143. Academic Paper General
McColl, John. (1998). "Web Review: The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection." Ariadne. July 1998. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/checkout/internet-literary/ Brief Review Literary Criticism
McDermott, Irene E. (2000). "Classified with Class: Superior Subject Sites." Searcher. 8(4): 10-18. Feature Article General
Miller Claxton, Mae & Cooper, C. Camille. (2000). "Teaching Tools: American literature and the World Wide Web." English Journal. 90(2): 97. Academic Paper General
Morgan, Mary. (1997). "Internet Public Library needs funding to stay online." The Ann Arbor News. 4/16/97: A1, A10 . Feature Article IPL
Morville, Peter. (1995). "The Internet as research tool." The Net. July 1995: 70-73.
Nesbit, Joanne. (1995). "IPL is new stop on information superhighway." The University Record. 5/22/95: 7. Feature Article IPL
Nesbit, Joanne. (1996). "Trip the 'light' fantastic on the IPL." The University Record. 10/22/96. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9697/Oct22_96/artcl19.htm Feature Article Lighthouses
Nesbit, Joanne. (1996). "More than you ever wanted to know about U.S. presidents is on the IPL." The University Record. 10/8/96. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9697/Oct08_96/artcl19.htm Feature Article POTUS
Nesbit, Joanne. (1996). "Creative writing contest on World Wide Web solicits entries from young writers." The University Record. 11/5/96. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9697/Nov05_96/artcl22.htm Feature Article Put My Story
Nesbit, Joanne. (1997). "Poison prevention Web site aimed at children." The University Record. 3/18/97. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9697/Mar18_97/artcl08.htm Feature Article Poison Prevention
Nightingale, Brent. (1995). "Internet for Education." QUICK: Journal of the Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education. 56: 10-13.
Olson, Renee. (1995). "Internet Public Library debuts on the WWW." School Library Journal. 41(5): 14-16.
"ON RAMP." (1996). The University Record. 12/7/96. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9697/Dec17_96/onramp.htm IPL Mentioned WebINK
"On the Internet: U. of Michigan creates on-line public library." (1995). Chronicle of Higher Education. 7/7/95.
Pack, Thomas. (1995). "Libraries." The Fitzsimmons File: A digest of information infrastructure news and analyses. 1(3): 3.
Pack, Thomas. (1996). "A guided tour of the Internet Public Library: cyberspace's unofficial library offers outstanding collections of Internet resources." Database. 19(5): 52-56. Feature Article IPL
Pack, Thomas. (1997). "The Evolution of books." Link-Up. 14(1): 22. IPL Mentioned Online Texts
Parker, Josie Barnes. (1996). "Internet Public Library Youth Division." Journal of Youth Services In Libraries. 9(3): 270-9. Academic Paper Youth
"PC Magazine top 100 Web sites." (1996). PC Magazine. 2/13/96. IPL
Peterson, H.C. (1997). "Resources & references: four tiers of answer sites." Web_Guide Magazine. 1(2): 30. Feature Review IPL
Peterson, Ted & Moss, Francis. (). "Libraries." A Beginner's Guide To Surfing the Net. : 140.
"Professional reference service at the Internet Public Library." (1998). Searcher. October, 1998. http://www.infortoday.com/searcher/oct98/seab5.htm/ Feature Article Reference
Quinn, Mary Ellen. (2001). "The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection." The Booklist. 97(16): 16. Brief Review Literary Criticism
Quint, Barbara. (1999). "Internet Public Library Sponsored by Bell & Howell Information and Learning." Information Today. 16(8): 30. Brief Review General
Rafter, Michelle V. (1997). "LIVEWIRE: Forget term-paper blues; reference works abound online." Reuters Newswire. 9/10/97. http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dml/dm/work/Text/yahoo.news20/doc.001791 Brief Review A+
"Recent selection of World Wide Web (WWW) servers of Interest to information professionals." (1995). Online Libraries & Microcomputers. 13(4).
"Reference Books Bulletin." (1997). Booklist. Nov 1, 1997: 515. Brief Review IPL
"Reference: The Internet Public Library." (). excite. . IPL
Reid, Louann. (1999). "Web sites." English Journal. 88(3): 116. Brief Review Literary Criticism
"Researching on the net: digging deep." (1997). Internet for Beginners. 9/15/97. Brief Review IPL
Roberti, Mark. (1997). "250 great sites for free stuff on the Web." HomePC. 4(10): 79. IPL Mentioned Online Texts
Rosenthal, Marilyn. (1999). "The Internet Public Library Ready Reference Collection." Library Journal. 124(18): 18. Brief Review Ready Reference
Ryan, Sara. (1995). "What is the Internet Public Library, and why should I care?." Information Technology and Disabilities. 2(2). http://www.rit.edu:80/~easi/itd/itdv02n2/ipl.html Feature Article IPL
Ryan, Sara. (1996). "Reference service for the Internet community: a case study of the Internet Public Library Reference Division." Library & Information Science Research. 18(3): 241-259. Academic Paper Ask a Question
Ryan, Sara. (1997). "The Internet Public Library Teen Division." Internet Trend Watch for Libraries. 2(1). Feature Article Teen
Schofield, Jack. (1995). "Netwatch." The Guardian. 4/5/95: T5.
"Selected Internet Resources: Reference Shelf." (2002). Chicago Public Library. April 2002. http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/005genref/readyref.html IPL Mentioned Associations on the Net
"Selected Internet Resources: Science Fair Information." (2001). Chicago Public Library. October 2001. http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/009scitech/scifair.html IPL Mentioned Science Fair Project Resource Guide
"Serving the Internet public: the Internet Public Library; Report of Joseph Janes' remarks at the 1996 Computers in libraries conference, London, England." (1996). The Electronic Library. 14(2): 122-26. Feature Article IPL
Simcox, Schelle. (1997). "IPL: The Internet Public Library." Adriadne. 1(7). http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue7/ipl/ Feature Article IPL
"Site Review: Internet Public Library." (1998). Education World. December 1998. http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/r1298-09.shtml Brief Review General
Slot, Matt. (1996). "Matrix, Subject Catalogs: Internet Public Library." The Matrix. 5/27/1996. http://janus.ambrosiasw.com/~fprefect/matrix/ipl.html IPL Mentioned General
Smith, Alastair G. (1997). "Testing the surf: criteria for evaluating Internet information resources." The Public-Access Computer Systems Review. 8(3). http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/smit8n3.html Academic Paper Ready Reference
Solock, Jack. (1996). "Internet Public Library Online Text enhancements." The Scout Report. 12/13/96. http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/archive/scout-961213.html#11 Brief Review Online Texts
Solock, Jack. (1997). "Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall--Dinosaurs [QuickTimeVR]." The Scout Report . 1/31/97: 6. http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/archive/scout-970131.html#13 Brief Review Dinosaurs Exhibit
Sowards, Steven W. (1998). "A Typology for Ready Reference Web Sites in Libraries." First Monday. 3(5). http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_5/sowards/index.html Academic Paper Ready Reference Collection
Spence, Kristin. (1995). "The Internet Public Library: way past due." Wired. July 1995: 109. Feature Article IPL
Stavis, Sam. (1997). "Internet Public Library adds new research resource." The Michigan Daily. 9/10/97. http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1997/sep/09-10-97/news/news10.html Feature Article A+
Stearns, Susan. (1996). "The Internet-enabled virtual public library." Computers In Libraries. 16(8): 54. IPL Mentioned IPL
"Success of IPL more than a piece of cake." (1998). SI@umich. Spring 1998: 16. http://www.si.umich.edu/news/items/staff/birthday.html Feature Article IPL
Theriault, Luc. (1997). "Back to school -- on the Internet!." Monitor Magazine. 5(2). http://www.monitor.ca/monitor/issues/vol5iss2/kidsnet.html Brief Review Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Valenza, Joyce Kasman. (1997). "When you should browse instead of search...." Philadelphia Inquirer. 2/20/97: F03.
Vela, Susan. (1996). "Speech synthesizers, Braille displays give blind people access to the Internet." Ann Arbor News. 10/17/96. IPL Mentioned IPL
Velgos, Tina. (1997). "Personal Mac." MacUser. 6/1/97. http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:oRiotf2YtU0C:www.macuser.com/mu_0697/departments/personal_mac/pmfeature.html+personal+mac+velgos&hl=en IPL Mentioned IPL
Vizine-Goetz, Diane. (1997). "From book classification to knowledge organization: improving Internet resource description and discovery." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. 24(1): 24-27. IPL Mentioned Youth Dewey
Walker, Billie E. (2000). "The Internet Public Library handbook." Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 51(11): 1064. Feature Review General
Watanabe, Mark. (1997). "Web site review: "POTUS: Presidents of the United States"." The Seattle Times. 8/31/97: C2. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=webb&date=19970831&query=potus Feature Review POTUS
"Web Site-ings: Web Site of the Month." (2001). The Robinson Voyager. 1(1). http://www.st-aug.edu/library/jan_newsletter.pdf Feature Review General
Weiner Campbell, Caren. (2001). "The Internet Public Library Online Newspapers." Entertainment Weekly. November 9, 2001: 114. Brief Review Newspapers
"What?! Is summer over already??." (1997). Mindspring. 1997. http://www.mindspring.com/community/featurepgs/backtoschool/school.html Brief Review Youth
"What to Surf?." (2001). Entertainment Weekly Online. Mar. 7, 2001. http://www.ew.com/ew/siteoftheweek/0,2028,74,00.html Brief Review IPL
"Where homework and the Internet meet." (1998). Los Angeles Times. Feb 16, 1998. Brief Review POTUS
Young, Jeff. (1995). "Internet Public Library opens virtual reference room." Academe Today. 11/14/95.
"Youngest Ex-presidents." (1999). USA Today. March 12, 1999: 1A. Brief Review POTUS
Zegers, Christopher. (1995). "Internet Public Library: service, technology, and education." ITS News. 5/1/95: 4-5. IPL
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