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Links to Additional Sources
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Authors and Illustrators--Biographical Information
Children's Literature Web Guide -This University of Calgary site includes an extensive list of links to information about many children's authors and illustrators.
Fairrosa Cyber Library Fairrosa's personal cyber collection lists many links on author/illustrator information.
Inkspot's Children's Author Directory -Inkspot, The Writer's Resource, provides a site index linking information about children's authors.
Kay Vandergrift's Author Pages -More than 500 links to author/illustrator sites are provided for both children's and young adults.
UNI Resources
Children's and Young Adult Literature -This subject section of the Rod Library web site contains links to literature and education sites.
Forum for Integrated Literacy Education- The Forum is maintained by Faculty in the Division of Reading.
Instructional Resources and Technology Services- The IRTS web site contains a wealth of resources, including links to K-12 sites and professional organizations.
School Library Media Studies at UNI- Look here for current information about the Division of School Library Media Studies and its programs.
Book Awards
Children's Book Awards - Part of the Children's Literature Web Guide, this page contains information and links to national and international children's book awards.
Iowa Children's Choice Award- Information about the award, lists, and winners. Also included is information about voting, book labels, etc.
Iowa Teen Award- This site has a lot of great information about the program, as well as current and previous winners/master lists.
Intellectual Freedom
American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom -Information about the office, banned book week information, and links to Intellectual Freedom Action News is included here.
Iowa Educational Media Association's Intellectual Freedom Page -IEMA's Intellectual Freedom Committee has designed a Web page especially for Iowa schools experiencing challenges to materials.
People for the American Way's ATTACKS ON THE FREEDOM TO LEARN ONLINE -This newsletter reports censorship incidents in schools throughout the country.
Other Collections
Area Education Agency 7, Cedar Falls, Iowa- AEA 7's full set of catalogs listing materials in many formats can be searched.
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison -One of the largest collections of children's literature in the Midwest, the CBBC is indexed on its Virtual CCBC.
Curriculum Resources Laboratory University of Iowa -Many topical bibliographies are provided, including a very helpful list of Iowa materials.
De Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi -The De Grummond Collection is both historical and contemporary in scope. OSCAR, the online catalog can be searched for holdings.
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