Library History

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American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship - Bibliography of print and online sources..

Archives of lis-libhist - Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information..

Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs - Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches..

Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries..

Celebrating a Century of Service to Children - Illinois Libraries article examines the history of the Children's Services Department at the Champaign Public Library from 1899-1999..

Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Librarianship and Bibliography - Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and Canadiana..

CILIP Library History Group - Details of the activities and publications of this section of the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals..

The Davies Project at Princeton University: Research into the History of University Libraries in the United States and the History of their Collections - Database of United States libraries in existence before 1876, searchable by location and type..

Fortunate Son: the ALA and Librarianship 1968-1980 - Memoirs of a period of change in United States libraries and the American Library Association against a background of social upheaval..

The Gerould Statistics 1907/08-1961/62: A Historical Compilation of Data from Academic Libraries in the United States and Canada - Annual statistics on size, staffing and expenditure with detailed notes on the methodology of compilation..

The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - Accounts of public libraries in several small towns..

History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania..

Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 - Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State Library in the 19th Century..

Infography about Library Instruction -- History - Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction..

The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History - Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries..

Intellectual Freedom Within the Profession: A Look Back at Freedom of Expression and the Alternative Library Press - Overview by Toni Samek of early radical library publications focusing on Synergy, Alternatives In Print and Prejudices And Antipathies..

Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress - 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..

Libraries & Culture - 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..

Libraries Today - History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians..

Library History - Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts..

The Library History Buff - Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts..

Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 - Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library..

Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography..

Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship - Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history..

The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire..

The Order of Books - 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..

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives - Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by Liz Chapman. [PDF].

South Carolina Library History Project - All aspects of librarianship in the state, including histories of public, private and academic institutions, biographies and recollections, and special exhibits..

Survivor: The History of the Library - Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries..

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