• American Library Association Government Documents Round Table. “E-Competencies.” 2004, www.ala.org/ala/godort/godortcommittees/gitco/ecomps.htm
• California Library Association. “Technology Core Competencies for California Library Workers.” April 21, 2005, www.cla-net.org/included/docs/tech_core_competencies.pdf
• Colorado Department of Education: Educational Telecommunications Unit. “Colorado Technology Competency Guidelines for Classroom Teachers and School Library Media Specialists.” January 1999, www.cde.state.co.us/edtech/download/tgui.pdf
• The Library Network Technology Committee. “Basic Computer Equipment Competencies.” June 11, 2001, http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/finalbasic.htm
• Maryland State Department of Education, Program Approval and Assessment Branch. “Maryland Teacher Technology Standards.” May 2002, www.edtechoutreach.umd.edu/standards/MDTchrTechStdsMTTS.pdf
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• State Library of North Carolina. “Microcomputer Competencies.” 1997–1998, http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/comp/competen.htm
• Upper Hudson Library System. “Computer Help Center. Core Competencies.” n.d., www.uhls.org/training/competencies.html (information no longer available at indicated URL).

• American Association of Law Libraries. “Competencies of Law Librarianship.” March 2001, www.aallnet.org/prodev/competencies.asp
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This list of technology and computer tutorials and resources is by no means exhaustive, but a short list of places to find good tutorials on the topics likely to be included in a library's technology competencies.

InfoPlease Computer Glossary: www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0006024.html Searchable and browseable by letter

TechDictionary.com: http://techdictionary.com Searchable only

TechWeb TechEncyclopedia: www.techweb.com/encyclopedia Searchable only

Webopedia: http://webopedia.internet.com Searchable and browseable by category

WhatIs.com: http://whatis.techtarget.com Searchable and browseable by both letter and category

5-Minute Tech Tutorials: www.thirdage.com/features/tech/booster Quick tutorials on Web basics, PC basics, advanced topics, and more

CalgaryEducation.org: www.calgaryeducation.org/freetutorials.htm From the Calgary Public Library, Flash tutorials that cover mousing, introduction to the Internet, search engines, Web browsers, e-mail, and resumes

Computer/Internet Tutorials: www.anniston.lib.al.us/computerinternettutorial.htm From the Anniston Library in Alabama, a page that links to a few dozen tutorials from other sites on computer basics, programs, and the Internet

Computer Skills Tutorials: http://psychology230.tripod.com/canyons_online/id4.html From the College of the Canyons in California, a number of task-based tutorials in the following areas: computer basics, word processing, e-mail, Internet, and instant messaging

Computer Training Tutorials via del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/computertutorials An ever-growing number of computer and technology tutorials, organized through del.icio.us and covering topics such as security, templates, Microsoft PowerPoint, Internet browsers, and hardware

CyberSeniors CyberLearning Library: www.cyberseniors.org/artman/publish/cat_index_24.shtml Specifically designed for seniors, a site including quick tutorials on computer basics, increasing font size in Web browsers, and using Adobe Reader

eHow Computer Section: www.ehow.com/center_5.html Hundreds of articles on specific tasks with hardware, applications, networking, the Web, and operating systems

GeekGirl's Plain-English Computing: www.geekgirls.com Technology tips and guides in plain language on the Internet, Windows, security, databases, and more

Help2Go: www.help2go.com A lot of neat resources (like a free computer troubleshooting forum powered by volunteers), including a tutorial section with dozens of articles on basic and advanced topics

HelpWithPCs.com: www.helpwithpcs.com Free computer courses and tips and tricks for PC users on common hardware and software programs

HowStuffWorks Computer Channel: http://computer.howstuffworks.com Articles about how various computer parts and programs work, including hardware, peripherals, Internet, security, and software

Infopeople Training Materials from Past Workshops: www.infopeople.org/training/past The Web site of a library staff training program in California; those involved with the program offer all materials from past workshops available for free, with topics that range greatly, but include desktop publishing, Web searching, PowerPoint, increasing your computer competency, and more

LearnTheNet: www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html Animated, self-paced tutorials on topics such as computer basics, e-mail, and multimedia

MalekTips: http://malektips.com More than 3,000 tips on topics such as Windows, spyware, digital cameras, Microsoft Office, search engines, and e-mail

TechSoup's Learning Center: http://techsoup.org/learningcenter/index.cfm A site specifically for nonprofits that includes articles on hardware, networking, accessible technology, software, and more

TechTutorials.net: www.techtutorials.net Self-paced tutorials on a number of basic and advanced computer topics

WebJunction Course Catalog: www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=442 Self-paced classes, some free, on computer and other topics

Advanced Mousing: http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/mousing/index.html From the Rutgers Writing Program, a tutorial covering some of the more advanced things one can do with a mouse

Best Search Tools Chart: www.infopeople.org/search/chart.html A chart comparing selected search engines, metasearch engines, and subject directories in categories such as database content, Boolean options, and other search options and features

Finding Information on the Web: www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html From University of California Berkeley: a self-paced tutorial that walks the user through developing search strategies, various search tools, evaluating Web pages, and more

Google Librarian Center Tools: www.google.com/librariancenter/librarian_tools.html Posters on search tips, Google Earth, Google Web Search, Google Book Search, and more

How to Use a Scanner: www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/howto/Articles/a2002-07-16-scan.html From AARP, a simple tutorial on how to use a flatbed scanner

Interactive Web Applications Wiki: http://wikis.ala.org/iwa/index.php/Main_Page A wiki from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division of ALA about social software and its impact on libraries

Internet Learning Tutor: www.superpages.com/ilt Four tutorials on using the web: Internet basics, advanced Internet, shopping online, and an online marketing tool kit

Learn to Search the Web: www.seniornet.org/php/default.php?PageID=5866 From SeniorNet, four self-paced lessons on searching the Web

Microsoft Office Tutorials: www.microsoft.com/education/officexptutorial.mspx Tutorials in PDF for Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Mouserobics: www.ckls.org/∼crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html (English) and http://oceancountylibrary.org/In_House/Tutorials/Mousercise_Espanol/mouse1.html (Spanish) A basic mousing tutorial

Mousing Around: www.pbclibrary.org/mousing A fun, self-paced mouse tutorial that teaches skills through quick games and exercises

New User Tutorial: http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/welcome.htm (English) and http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/spanish/welcome.htm (Spanish) From The Library Network in Michigan: a computer basics tutorial for anyone using a computer for the first time

Security 101: www.secure101.net/security/security.htm A tutorial geared toward educators that discusses passwords, e-mail, cookies, firewalls, viruses, and more

Tutorialicio.us: http://tutorialicio.us A community-driven aggregator of programming, design, and Photoshop tutorials that have been submitted and rated by users

Web Searching, Sleuthing and Sifting: www.thelearningsite.net/cyberlibrarian/searching/ismain.html A series of tutorials about Web searching, from the basics (What is the Web?) to topics such as metasearch engines and finding multimedia