January 1998

• AASL Set the Pace in School Libraries
  A revision of Information Power guidelines developed by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Educational
  Communications and Technology is scheduled for publication in June. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning "Will incorporate information literacy standards that will help students become skillful producers and consumers of information." A second publication, Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, will review the standards and use sample learning scenarios.
  
• ALA Launches Web Site with Links for Kids
  ALA launches a web site - Great Sties: Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them at www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsitesamazing.html. The cybercollecion has more than 700 educational and entertainment Web sites for children and their parents. The links range from arts and entertainment to history, science and literature.
• American Libraries has Launched its Own Web Site
  American Libraries has launched its own Web Site that spotlights current library news, events, an index for the '96 and '97 issues, the Table of Contents for the current year and more. www.ala.org/alonline/

February 1998

• Teen Hoopla for Young Adults
  ALA has followed up its Great Sites cybercollection of links for children with Teen Hoopla for young adults aged 12-18. The Web site has more than 100 links to quality sites organized by category. www.ala.org/teenhoopla/

August 1998

• Internet Driver's Education Program
  ALA joined America Online (AOL) in launching a nationwide online safety tour. Parents and children using this program (introduced in seven cities during the summer) will find practical tips and hands-on instruction for navigating the Internet. Rob Carlson, ALA's Director of Internet Services, was the "driving instructor" for this program. AOL underwrote the printing of 500,000 copies of the second edition of ALA's "Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids," which was distributed to all participants. More information about this project is available at pio@ala.org.

September 1998

• America Links Up @ the Library
  ALA urged libraries to support "America Links Up," a national teach-in to educate parents, children, and others about the Internet. The teach-in was launched at participating libraries the week of September 14-20 and was open to the public. Cosponsors of the teach-in included the U. S. Department of Education, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Center for Media Education, the Children's Partnership, and America Online. Information about this program can be found at www.ala.org/teach-in.
• FamiliesConnect
  AASL's technology initiative, ICONnect, added a new component called "FamiliesConnect." The new component, designed to help families learn about and use the Internet together, offers a compilation of resources for safe Internet use. Free ICONnect online courses and links to family-approved Web sites selected by school library media specialists are among those included in this service. The FamiliesConnect Web page is located at www.ala.org/ICONN/familiesconnect.html.

November 1998

• Your Technology Toolkit for 1999 and Beyond
  LITA hosted its first national forum in Oakland, California. The theme of this forum was "Your Technology Toolkit for 1999 and Beyond." Yahoo!'s Deb Tracy-Proulx was the featured speaker for the opening session. Information about LITA can be found at www.lita.org.

August 1999

• ParenTech
  ALSC, in collaboration with Ameritech and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratories (NCREL), supports the newly launched ParenTech campaign. This program is designed to help parents prepare their children for life in a technologically complex society. ALSC developed resources to help public libraries in the NCREL region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) create their own ParenTech learning stations. The ParenTech resources are available free of charge to families in the NCREL region.

September 1999

• GetNetWise
  GetNetWise, an online guide to making Web surfing safer for children was launched by nearly three dozen of the world's leading Internet companies and associations. ALA and other nonprofits such as the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, serve as advisers for the project. ALA's "Great Sites" Web Guide (www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html) is included as a resource in GetNetWise. This guide is located at www.GetNetWise.org.