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Santa Cruz County Local History: Libraries and Schools Illustrated articles on the public library system, Carnegie libraries and schools in Santa Cruz, California.
The Dusty Bookshelf Selection of articles dating from the beginning of librarianship as a profession.
Vanished Library: History of the Library of Alexandria 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.
Survivor: The History of the Library Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries.
Libraries: History of the Private, Royal, Imperial, Monastic and Public Libraries Exhibition covering civilizations from the ancient world to the Renaissance.
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.
Libraries Today History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.
Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.
Theological Libraries: Historical Sources Full-text essays on monastic libraries and theological librarianship, principally in the Christian tradition.
Highlights from the Columbia University Library Science Library Vertical Files, 1832-1994 Ephemera from the American Library Association archives.
Archives of lis-libhist Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information.
Littlehampton Library Past and Present Illustrated history of this Carnegie library in Sussex, England, through the 20th century.
History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
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.
CILIP Library History Group Details of the activities and publications of this section of the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals.
Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history.
Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.
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.
Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.
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.
Library History Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts.
Over 100 Years of Progress Chronology of key historical events in United States libraries, from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
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.
American Library Association Library History Round Table Details of awards, archive of newsletters and cumulative bibliography.
The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries.
Infography about Library Instruction -- History Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction.
Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches.
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.
Public Library History London 1850-1900 The history of public libraries in London in the 19th Century compared with other cities.
The Library History Buff Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts.
Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State Library in the 19th Century.