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- American Library Association Library History Round Table - Details of awards, archive of newsletters and cumulative bibliography.
- 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.
- Boots Booklovers' Library - Official history of this British subscription library.
- 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 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.
- Computer Applications in Libraries - Special issue of Annals of the History of Computing dedicated to library automation. Abstracts and some free articles. [PDF]
- Deconstructing the Philanthropic Library: The Sociological Reasons Behind Andrew Carnegie's Millions to Libraries - Essay examining Carnegie's support for meritocracy and the socialization of immigrants to the United States.
- The Dusty Bookshelf - Selection of articles dating from the beginning of librarianship as a profession.
- Exeter Free Library: Public Meeting, 1869 - Recreation of the debate which introduced a tax-supported library in Exeter, England.
- 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 Georgia Library History Project - Bibliographic directory with some full-text articles on the history of libraries in the state. Searchable by city, county or institution.
- 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.
- Highlights from the Columbia University Library Science Library Vertical Files, 1832-1994 - Ephemera from the American Library Association archives.
- The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.
- History of a Female Intensive Profession - Course notes on the feminization and professionalization of librarianship with summaries of influential readings.
- History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
- IFLA Round Table on Library History - The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' forum for library history of international or generally applicable importance. Statement of aims, newsletters, minutes and contact information.
- Images from the 1876 Report - Selected accounts from the Bureau of Education report 'Public Libraries in the United States of America: Their History, Condition, and Management'.
- 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.
- International Bibliographic Instruction Activities in the 20th Century: A Literature Review - Literature review examining the development of bibliographic instruction around the world.
- Internet Librarian Hall of Fame - Honors librarians who pioneered the use of the internet and world wide web.
- 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.
- J.W. Clark and The Care of Books - Photographs from 1901 of English cathedral and parochial libraries and those of Oxford and Cambridge colleges.
- 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: History of the Private, Royal, Imperial, Monastic and Public Libraries - Exhibition covering civilizations from the ancient world to the Renaissance.
- Libraries of the Ancient World - Survey of archeological evidence of ancient libraries from Nineveh to Rome.
- 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.
- 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.
- Littlehampton Library Past and Present - Illustrated history of this Carnegie library in Sussex, England, through the 20th century.
- Man and Boy: Modifying Masculinities in Public Librarianship, 1850-1950 - Analysis of male librarians' professional relationships exemplified by British Freemasons. [PDF]
- 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.
- 'Not Only Suitable, But Specially Attractive' - Views of women in British librarianship throughout the twentieth century.
- 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.
- Over 100 Years of Progress - Chronology of key historical events in United States libraries, from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives - Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by Liz Chapman. [PDF]
- Public Library Annual Reports 1850-1919: A Searchable Database - Detailed index of statistical and descriptive information from British public libraries.
- Santa Cruz County Local History: Libraries and Schools - Illustrated articles on the public library system, Carnegie libraries and schools in Santa Cruz, California.
- 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.
- Theological Libraries: Historical Sources - Full-text essays on monastic libraries and theological librarianship, principally in the Christian tradition.
- Thomas Davis Lectures: The University of the People - Radio series commemorating the centenary of Irish Carnegie libraries with programmes on the public library system past and present. [RealAudio]
- Women in the History of American Librarianship - Biographical impressions of influential female librarians with portraits and bibliographical references.
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