Links of Interest
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Resources for the study of library history
91´«Ã½ Archives. See also library history exhibits, below.
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. A collaborative effort to link Florida library histories for public, academic and special libraries.
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Founded in 1884, the oldest bibliophile society in America. Now also a research library of note.
. See also the and the list of
. Regrettably, the Virginia Center for the Book has been eliminated due to budget cuts.
. African-American studies: library, archives, museum, and manuscript department. The website has a section which recounts the history of the center.
. Detailed history of the library's collections, and description of some notable holdings.
Research tools; finding aids.
of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Before FDR, many presidential documents were destroyed. This site tells of the founding of the presidential libraries beginning in 1939.
. Comprehensive list of archives on the web. Note: as of January 1, 2015, this list is no longer updated or maintained.
. The Redwood Library, founded in 1747, is the oldest American library building still in use. The site features information about subscription libraries.
Resources for the Study of Library History
Lorne Bruce's site for Canadian library history.
. This database of 27,000 libraries in the UK was developed by Robin Alston, University of London.
. A joint project of the British Library and the Open University to record reading experiences in the British Isles, 1450-1914.
. A biographical site to honor this pioneer of African-American librarianship. Wesley was librarian at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center of Howard University for many years.
Library History Exhibitions
New Orleans Public Library. See also the . Rosa Keller, a social activist, became the first woman on the Board of Directors at NOPL in 1973.
University of Virginia Library.
University of Virginia:
Georgetown University Library, Special Collections.
. Charlotte, North Carolina.
University of Kansas.
"," exhibit presented by the University of Arizona Library.
Lists of exhibitions:
. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. An extensive list, alphabetical by title of exhibition.
. New York Public Library's research guide.
This site contains a wealth of information on book arts and book history: papermaking, typography, printing history, book dealers, and many other topics.
. Maintained by Daniel Traister at the University of Pennsylvania.
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. Part of (UK). CILIP is the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, a new professional body formed following the unification of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the Library Association (LA).
, a journal published by SHARP.
an interdisciplinary journal for library history edited by David B. Gracy II, University of Texas at Austin.
. Published by the Library History Group.
, the journal of the American Printing History Association.
, published by ProQuest. Subscription information only.
H-HISTBIBL is a moderated list concerned with the bibliography of history, or history collections in libraries. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu.
Librariana is a list for collectors of library literature, history and memorabilia. To subscribe, send a message
to listserv@listserv.boisestate.edu (Your message should read "subscribe librariana YOUR NAME").
LIS-LIBHIST is the list run by the Library History Group (Library Association/CILIP, UK).
Send your subscribe message to jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
ExLibris: listproc@library.berkeley.edu (Your message should read "subscribe exlibris"). This is a list for those interested in rare books.
SHARP-L: listserv@listserv.indiana.edu (Your message should read "subscribe sharp-l"). This list is for discussion of book and printing history.
91´«Ã½'s Directory of Accredited LIS Master's Programs
The , Copenhagen, offers a list of links to LIS programs worldwide.
maintained by InformationR.net
Suggestions for new links are always welcome.
Last update 01/24/2007
