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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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