Awesome Library
Encyclopedia
The Awesome Library is a website
which provides information resources for education
. The site organizes the Web with 33,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5% in education
. It is a Web site that was developed for K–12 teacher
s, student
s, parents, and librarian
s. Over time its purpose has expanded to include college
students and professional
s. The Awesome Library is published by the Evaluation and Development Institute and Dr. R. Jerry Adams. The Awesome Library opened in 1996 under the name of Neat Schoolhouse and changed to its current name in 1997.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
which provides information resources for education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. The site organizes the Web with 33,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5% in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. It is a Web site that was developed for K–12 teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s, student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s, parents, and librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
s. Over time its purpose has expanded to include college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
students and professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
s. The Awesome Library is published by the Evaluation and Development Institute and Dr. R. Jerry Adams. The Awesome Library opened in 1996 under the name of Neat Schoolhouse and changed to its current name in 1997.
Web tools
The publishers of the Awesome Library, in partnership with Code-It, make available free copies of the Awesome Talking Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Awesome_Talking_Library.html, a browser that allows children to hear articles that they select on the Web. The browser is designed to assist children with building their reading and research skills by reading along with an adult voice.Reviews
- Gale Group Reference Reviews, http://www.galegroup.com/servlet/HTMLFileServlet?imprint=9999®ion=7&fileName=reference/archive/200103/awesome.html, March 2001; by Peter Jacso: Extensive review: "same serious sloppiness, gross negligence and hypocrisy"
- Dr. Peter Jacso in 2004 posted the publishers reply: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jacso/extra/gale/awsome/Jacso-vs-Adams.htm, along with a comment that "it has already improved"
- Education World http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/2001/r0301-17.shtml. A one paragraph notice (March 2001) with an overall rating of "A."
- Child Welfare League http://www.cwla.org/positiveparenting/ one of its two recommended Education Resources.
- Family Education http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,4-5190,00.html February 19, 1999: "A must have resource link for parents, teachers, and kids. It now lives at the top of my bookmark file. Great site!!!"
- Forbes http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=7145 in its "Best of the Web" section. "A portal obsessed with usability."
- NASA Kids Science News Network http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/educator.html list of science resources for Educators.
Listings
- American Library AssociationAmerican Library AssociationThe American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
, one of the "Great Web Sites for Kids." http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=24 - USA Today http://www.usatodaysecure.com/bets/bets.cfm?keywords=&smonth=07&sday=01&syear=1999&emonth=07&eday=31&eyear=1999&submit=SUBMIT "Best Bets in Education" July 11, 1999.
- The Educator's Reference Desk, formerly the ERIC Clearinghouse: one of two internet sources for Special Education Lesson Plans. http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Specific_Populations/Special_Education/Special_Education_Lesson_Plans.html
-Beaucoup http://www.beaucoup.com/1kids.html includes the Awesome Library as one the 10 best search engines for kids.
- Educational Testing Service (ETS), http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=553f57618f535010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf26be3a864f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD, y for several subject areas. "as a resource only and does not necessarily endorse these products or services."
- Idiom Sisters http://www.ossweb.com/idiomsisters-winners.html Award Winners in January 1999.
- Anne Collier http://ctr.childrenssoftware.com/articles/savvysearching.html, editor of the SafeKids/NetFamilyNewsletter and president of NetFamilyNews.org, reviewed half a dozen search engines for kids. One of top 3,(AskJeevesKids first, Yahoooligans second.)
Library Recommended Lists
- Berkeley public http://www.berkeley.lib.sc.us/childrens.html,
- Los Angeles http://www.colapublib.org/children/classmat.html,
- Fort Worth http://www.fortworthgov.org/library/info/default.aspx?id=4192&ekmensel=1808_submenu_4108_link_3,
- Fresno http://www.fresnolibrary.org/teen/hc/genhh.html,
- Milwaukee http://www.mpl.org/File/kids_parents_websites.htm,
- Minneapolis http://www.mplib.org/list.asp?subhead=Children+_and_+Teens:Kids+Web+Guides,
- Salem http://www.salem.lib.nh.us/children.html,
- Salt Lake City http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/details.jsp?parent_id=13&page_id=104,
- Multnomah County http://www.multcolib.org/homework/ref.html, and
- Yuma County. http://www.yumalibrary.org/links.html