KidsClick! children's search engine by librarians

[Jerry Kuntz]

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KidsClick!: Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by Librarians
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http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

KidsClick! is comprised of almost 1,800 records for Internet resources of
interest to kids that have been selected, annotated and categorized by a
team of librarians. KidsClick! aims to provide flexible and fast access to
the best that the Internet has to offer kids of all ages. Records can be
browsed in major categories, sub-categories, or specific subjects.
Searches can be limited by a controlled subject vocabulary, reading level,
and amount of illustrative material. Each record contains a descriptive
(rather than evaluative) annotation; in many cases, these content notes
were taken directly from the web sites themselves.

Inspired by the Librarians' Index to the Internet
(http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/), and initiated by the Ramapo
Catskill Library System under an LSTA grant,
KidsClick! is managed by Jerry Kuntz and hosted by the Berkeley Digital
Library SunSITE as part of their Digital Librarians program
(http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Admin/librarians.html).
KidsClick! is based on the SWISH-E search engine, and employs Web-based
database maintenance routines developed by Roy Tennant.

The development of the database started in late January, 1998. Records will
continue
to be added to the existing 1800. Currently all records are added by
librarians of the
Ramapo Catskill Library System; however, it is possible that the web-based
entry
procedures could be used by trained librarians elsewhere.

For more information, contact Jerry Kuntz at jkuntz at rcls.org.