RILINK is a cooperative effort by Rhode Island school libraries to share their resources through an interactive, web-based catalog of library materials. Students and teachers at RILINK member schools can use their library catalogs to look for, and request, books or other items at member libraries. Items requested are delivered to each school through the statewide library network. Currently, ninety-six school libraries working together form RILINK, sharing their books, audiovisual materials and expertise to provide better service to their 55,000 students and teachers. (RILINK serves over 34% of Rhode Island public school students.)
Through RILINK and its online web-based union catalog, these students and teachers have access to more than 800,000 books and audiovisual items and more than 30,000 subject-based web links that are K-12 appropriate, chosen for their relevance to curriculum subjects. Through the statewide library network, they also have access to the books and other materials in Rhode Island public and academic libraries. If what is needed can’t be found in Rhode Island, the statewide library network will forward their requests throughout the entire library world, through an online international catalog and interlibrary loan system called OCLC. This means that...
Literally
the entire world is open to students and teachers at RILINK schools,
even to those students who cannot get to their local public libraries
and must rely on whatever they can get through their school library.
RICAT, a complete, web-based library automation solution, uses Follett’s “Destiny” Library Manager software. No local library software or servers are required; the library needs only PC or MAC computers with standard browsers and a good connection to the web.
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Through
RICAT, the library’s catalog is available in the library, in
classrooms, and at home – wherever there is a connection to the World
Wide Web. |
“A strong
library media program helps students learn more and score higher on
standardized achievement tests than their peers in library-impoverished
schools.” …from “Dick and
Jane Go to the Head of the Class”, an analysis of three recent
statewide surveys in Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Illinois
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RILINK is part of the East Bay Educational Collaborative.
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Last updated: June 22, 2008.
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