Digital Resources for SCILS Students

"I got a parking ticket, my version of Netscape doesn't work with that proxy thing, my pants are in Spokane, I can't spell Tefko, and I do believe that a cow may have eaten my ID."

a brief guide to online resources for the perplexed SCILS student...
abigail falls, bill murray, gwen cadogan-mayer, nicole ernst: group five

first things first - things to know about the MLIS program, SCILS, and Rutgers

Rutgers Finding Places Page http://www.rutgers.edu/kiosk/findplaces.shtml
SCILS Placement http://scils.rutgers.edu/placement/index.jsp
MLIS Faculty and Staff http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/facstaff/showProfile.jsp?gb=LIS
All About the MLIS Program http://scils.rutgers.edu/programs/lis
Summer Session (New Brunswick) http://summersession.rutgers.edu/
Costs of Going to Rutgers http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/costs.html
Rutgers Financial Aid http://studentaid.rutgers.edu/
Rutgers Student Employment http://studentwork.rutgers.edu/
Rutgers Career Placement (New Brunswick) http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/
Rutgers Parking and Transportation http://www.rutgers.edu/menus/parkingtrans.shtml
Campus Bus Schedules http://parktran.rutgers.edu/bus
Rutgers New Brunswick Registrar http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NBINDEX.HTM
Rutgers On-Campus Housing http://housing.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Off-Campus Housing Office http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Dining Services http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~rudining
Jana Varlejs' SCILS welcome pack http://scils.rutgers.edu/~pack501/
SCILS Course List http://scils.rutgers.edu/courses/listing.jsp?SN=17&DN=610&bsec=lis
SCILS Catalog http://www.rutgers.edu/catalogs/scils.html

know your new home (Rutgers University Library resources)

Myoung Wilson's Library Resources Site
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/lib_info/lib_info.shtm
Rutgers Electronic Journals http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/ejournals/ejournals.shtml
Rutgers Libraries Remote Access Site http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/lib_servs/remote.shtml
(you will need your Rutgers University ID and a PIN issued by RUL for login!)

because (that) URL had to die... (search engines)

is this thing on? (tech websites)

Tucows (for downloading free stuff) http://www.tucows.com
HTML References http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/beyond/reference.html
Webopedia (a dictionary of tech terms) http://webopedia.internet.com/
ZDNet: tech magazines online http://www.zdnet.com

having a few peers (professional associations)

American Library Association http://www.ala.org
The Special Libraries Association http://www.sla.org
New Jersey Library Association http://www.njla.org
Association for Library Service to Children http://www.ala.org/alsc/

preserving your sanity (fun things and other library stuff)

Listservs: New Breed Librarian's Selected Listservs http://www.newbreedlibrarian.org/networks.html
Gin, Search, and Retrival: A Graduate Student Weblog http://www.librarianavengers.com/nfweblog.htm
Biblia's Warrior Librarian Weekly http://www.geocities.com/bibliophist/index.htm
The Librarian Avengers (...look it up!) http://www.librarianavengers.com

greetings from sunny new jersey! (state info)

New Jersey Info (news, weather, and entertainment) http://www.nj.com
List of NJ Libraries http://www2.njstatelib.org/njlib/njlibs.htm
NJ State Library http://www.njstatelib.org/
Middlesex County Library Consortium http://www.lmxac.org
New Jersey Transit http://www.njtransit.com
Southeastern Penna. Transit Authority http://www.septa.org
New Jersey Special Interest - Weird NJ http://weirdnj.com/home/index.html