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241 Listings - DR (10/10)241 Listings - DR (10/10) South Carolina Library History Project - http://www.libsci.sc.edu/histories/
All aspects of librarianship in the state, including histories of public, private and academic institutions, biographies and recollections, and special exhibits.
34,428 Listings - DR (10/10)34,428 Listings - DR (10/10) History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/
Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
1,268 Listings - DR (6/10)1,268 Listings - DR (6/10) The Gerould Statistics 1907/08-1961/62: A Historical Compilation of Data from Academic Libraries in the United States and Canada - http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/libsites/gerould/
Annual statistics on size, staffing and expenditure with detailed notes on the methodology of compilation.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - http://www.bede.org.uk/library.htm
Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire.
21 Listings - DR (6/10)21 Listings - DR (6/10) Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/lihistory.html
Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.
21 Listings - DR (6/10)21 Listings - DR (6/10) Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/liinternational.html
Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.
56 Listings - DR (6/10)56 Listings - DR (6/10) Fortunate Son: the ALA and Librarianship 1968-1980 - http://www.bloomington.in.us/~jhurd/rain.html
Memoirs of a period of change in United States libraries and the American Library Association against a background of social upheaval.
597 Listings - DR (6/10)597 Listings - DR (6/10) The Davies Project at Princeton University: Research into the History of University Libraries in the United States and the History of their Collections - http://www.princeton.edu/~davpro/
Database of United States libraries in existence before 1876, searchable by location and type.
7 Listings - DR (5/10)7 Listings - DR (5/10) CILIP Library History Group - http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/welcome.html
Details of the activities and publications of this section of the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Library History - http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=show&fwid=184
Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts.
104 Listings - DR (5/10)104 Listings - DR (5/10) Over 100 Years of Progress - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2000/january001/over100years.htm
Chronology of key historical events in United States libraries, from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
201 Listings - DR (5/10)201 Listings - DR (5/10) Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1999/il990133.html
Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State Library in the 19th Century.
201 Listings - DR (5/10)201 Listings - DR (5/10) Celebrating a Century of Service to Children - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/2000/il000109.html
Illinois Libraries article examines the history of the Children's Services Department at the Champaign Public Library from 1899-1999.
38 Listings - DR (4/10)38 Listings - DR (4/10) Man and Boy: Modifying Masculinities in Public Librarianship, 1850-1950 - http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/inn/im/2001-1.pdf
Analysis of male librarians' professional relationships exemplified by British Freemasons.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship - http://www.booktalking.net/books/dewey/
Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history.
144 Listings - DR (4/10)144 Listings - DR (4/10) Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs - http://www.nypl.org/branch/bronx/index2.cfm?d1=765&template=photodbase
Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches.
15 Listings - DR (4/10)15 Listings - DR (4/10) Intellectual Freedom Within the Profession: A Look Back at Freedom of Expression and the Alternative Library Press - http://www.libr.org/Juice/issues/vol6/LJ_6.6.html
Overview by Toni Samek of early radical library publications focusing on Synergy, Alternatives In Print and Prejudices And Antipathies.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Survivor: The History of the Library - http://www.history-magazine.com/libraries.html
Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) Vanished Library: History of the Library of Alexandria - http://geocities.com/vanishedlibrary/
Tells of the myth and history of the ancient Library of Alexandria, and also covers the topics of the mystery of destruction and the new library. Also quiz, personal presentation outline, and sources/links.
1,283 Listings - DR (3/10)1,283 Listings - DR (3/10) The Order of Books - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm027.html
Facsimile of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript prescribing the arrangement of his personal library, later to form the nucleus of a Library of Congress classified according to his scheme.
1,283 Listings - DR (3/10)1,283 Listings - DR (3/10) Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/
Official guide to the development of its role as a national library, with descriptions of its buildings, a timeline of acquisitions and a list of Librarians of Congress.
32 Listings - DR (3/10)32 Listings - DR (3/10) Infography about Library Instruction -- History - http://www.infography.com/content/442526523229.html
Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction.
32 Listings - DR (3/10)32 Listings - DR (3/10) The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History - http://www.infography.com/content/708583820009.html
Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries.
235 Listings - DR (2/10)235 Listings - DR (2/10) Libraries Today - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~lbruce/
History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.
31 Listings - DR (2/10)31 Listings - DR (2/10) The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - http://central-vt.com/towns/library/
Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.
10 Listings - DR (2/10)10 Listings - DR (2/10) Santa Cruz County Local History: Libraries and Schools - http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/libsch/libsch.shtml
Illustrated articles on the public library system, Carnegie libraries and schools in Santa Cruz, California.
2,871 Listings - DR (2/10)2,871 Listings - DR (2/10) Libraries & Culture - http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/
Refereed journal devoted to the history of 'collections of recorded knowledge'. Full text of several issues, index and editorial information. Previously the Journal of Library History.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives - http://digital.casalini.it/retreat/2003_docs/Chapman.pdf
Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by Liz Chapman.
9 Listings - DR (2/10)9 Listings - DR (2/10) International Bibliographic Instruction Activities in the 20th Century: A Literature Review - http://www.mlaforum.org/volumeII/issue1/InternationalBib.html
Literature review examining the development of bibliographic instruction around the world.
249 Listings - DR (0/10)249 Listings - DR (0/10) Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Librarianship and Bibliography - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-250-e.html
Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and Canadiana.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 - http://www.r-alston.co.uk/contents.htm
Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.
20 Listings - DR (0/10)20 Listings - DR (0/10) Theological Libraries: Historical Sources - http://www.ptsem.edu/grow/library/nyatla/sources.htm
Full-text essays on monastic libraries and theological librarianship, principally in the Christian tradition.
37 Listings - DR (0/10)37 Listings - DR (0/10) Archives of lis-libhist - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-libhist.html
Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information.
102 Listings - DR (0/10)102 Listings - DR (0/10) American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship - http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-libr.html
Bibliography of print and online sources.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) 'Not Only Suitable, But Specially Attractive' - http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/record/r199901/kerslak.html
Views of women in British librarianship throughout the twentieth century.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) The Library History Buff - http://www.libraryhistorybuff.com/
Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts.

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