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American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship - http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-libr.html
Bibliography of print and online sources.

Archives of lis-libhist - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-libhist.html
Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information.

Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs - http://www.nypl.org/branch/bronx/index2.cfm?d1=765&template=photodbase
Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches.

Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/lihistory.html
Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.

Celebrating a Century of Service to Children - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/2000/il000109.html
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 - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-250-e.html
Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and Canadiana.

CILIP Library History Group - http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/welcome.html
Details of the activities and publications of this section of the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals.

Fortunate Son: the ALA and Librarianship 1968-1980 - http://www.bloomington.in.us/~jhurd/rain.html
Memoirs of a period of change in United States libraries and the American Library Association against a background of social upheaval.

History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/
Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.

Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1999/il990133.html
Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State Library in the 19th Century.

Infography about Library Instruction -- History - http://www.infography.com/content/442526523229.html
Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction.

Intellectual Freedom Within the Profession: A Look Back at Freedom of Expression and the Alternative Library Press - http://www.libr.org/Juice/issues/vol6/LJ_6.6.html
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 - http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/
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 - http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/
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 - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~lbruce/
History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.

Library History - http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=show&fwid=184
Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts.

Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 - http://www.r-alston.co.uk/contents.htm
Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.

Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/liinternational.html
Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.

Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship - http://www.booktalking.net/books/dewey/
Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives - http://digital.casalini.it/retreat/2003_docs/Chapman.pdf
Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by Liz Chapman.

South Carolina Library History Project - http://www.libsci.sc.edu/histories/
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 - http://www.history-magazine.com/libraries.html
Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries.

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

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

The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - http://central-vt.com/towns/library/
Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.

The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History - http://www.infography.com/content/708583820009.html
Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries.

The Library History Buff - http://www.libraryhistorybuff.com/
Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts.

The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - http://www.bede.org.uk/library.htm
Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire.

The Order of Books - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm027.html
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.

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