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Reference: Libraries: Library_and_Information_Science: Weblogs:

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AbsTracked - Links weblog covering the topics of law, libraries, reference and fun..

Adventures of an InfoMage in Training - Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school..

Aggy - Aggregator weblog for the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science..

Andersja's Blog - Knowledge management and information architecture topics covered by Anders Jacobsen..

Annoyed Librarian - An annoyed librarian rants about the state of librarianship..

Archivalia (English) - Weblog dedicated to archiving. Also available in Dutch and German..

ASC Online - News for information science education and mentoring for library school graduates..

Ask Nettie Day: Alter Ego of a Student Librarian - Nettie Day (aka student xine) speaks her mind on library school, the reference desk, fiction and extra-curricular activities..

AskALibrarian - Transcribed librarian-patron interactions..

Bad Girl Librarian - An action figure you can have sexual fantasies about. Includes musings on library related issues..

Bentley's Journal - Comments and links from Betsy Vera..

Better Living through Software - Joshua Allen's weblog, covering issues such as the semantic web and Internet programming..

Biblioblog - Chronicle of a freshly-minted MLS learning the ropes at a tiny West Texas college library..

Bibliotheke - Watching libraries evolve: comments on technology, copyright, privacy and information science..

BlissPix - Analysis of mass media and discussion of alternative media for librarians in all sectors..

Blog Driver's Waltz - Geoff Harder at the University of Alberta shares his librarian-friendly web findings..

Blog of a Bookslut - Bookslut's editor-in-chief, Jessa Crispin, provides links and commentary for those who love to read..

BlogBib - Susan Herzog, university librarian, provides a scholarly introduction to weblogs and assembles an annotated bibliography of articles, essays, books, presentations and studies about them..

blogwithoutalibrary.net - A continually updated look at what libraries are doing with blogs..

Bloug - News from Lou Rosenfeld, pioneer of information architecture..

BookBitchBlog - Breaking book news from the BookBitch..

BookLab II - News and links focused on books, bookbinding, and the future of reading technology..

Books Do Furnish A Room - Perspectives from a used book store owner in Durham, North Carolina..

'Brary Blog - Book news from Stephanie Davidson, law librarian..

Canuck Librarian - Links and moments from the life of Jennifer, a young information specialist..

Catalogablog - Library cataloging issues and related topics..

Catalogue Blog - A miscellany of links, library news and observations, such as interesting names, unusual titles and quotations. Accompanied by some original articles on books and reading..

Caveat Lector - Reader Beware - Librarian has lots to say..

Cedar Librarian - Saving the world daily through information..

Christina's Library Rant - Christina Pikas, a sci/tech librarian, discusses topics of interest to the library world..

Conan the Librarian's Journal - Stories of unintelligent people in the public library..

Confessions of a Mad Librarian - Weblog addressing LIS issues by a soon-to-graduate LIS student..

Confessions of a Science Librarian - York University's John Dupuis provides links and information of interest to academic science librarians..

Country Librarian - News and notes about libraries in rural areas..

Dave's Blog - Commentary primarily about library web sites - usability, searching, new technologies, design..

The Days & Nights of the Lipstick Librarian! - Diary of a librarian fashionista..

Digital Dog - RAHarris' journal of library school, digital libraries, and related issues..

The Digital Librarian - Commentary about digital services to bring people to digital libraries..

Dispatches from a Public Librarian - Periodic tales set in a public library..

The Distant Librarian - Comments on the world of distance librarianship..

diy librarian - Tara Murray brings do-it-yourself and librarianship together..

Eclectic Librarian - Links, commentary, and other musings by a serials cataloger..

eGovernment Weblog - Grad student covers issues related to online government information transfer..

EngLib - News, technology, services and resources of interest to engineering librarians, from Catherine Lavallée-Welch at the University of Louisville..

Explodedlibrary.info - Morgan Wilson, academic law librarian, covers information overload, disintermediation, preserving analog information rights and search techniques..

Explodedlibrary.info - A cross of libraries, culture, law, politics and the internet..

faster than light - Journal of a subversive librarian in training..

Foxy Librarians - A foxy public librarian blogs about life in a large urban city by the bay..

Free Range Librarian - Karen Schneider's meditations about librarianship and any other issue that interests her..

Free Range Librarian - Daily meditations on librarianship, by K. G. Schneider..

Freedom of Information Act Blog - News, views and updates on the UK Freedom of Information Act and FOI overseas from Steve Wood, Lecturer in Information Management at Liverpool John Moores University..

Future of the Book News - Book format news from Gary Frost..

Gnomic Utterances: Ramblings on Librarianship, Technology, and Academia - Deborah's meanderings on librarianship, especially as pertains to children's literature, academic libraries, new technology, and blogging..

Heretical Librarian - Moderate conservative writes about politics, librarianship, and other topics of interest..

30 Hours - UC-Berkeley librarian Lynn Jones talks about libraries, research, pedagogy, historical resources, kids, web art and funny/creative uses of the web..

The In Season Christian Librarian - Providing information about resources and news by and for Christian Librarians, primarily those in Christian academic institutions..

Info Ediface - Explores the world of information architecture, library science and technology..

Infomancy - A weblog about information, libraries, and technology by a school library system director from New York State..

Information Literacy Librarian - An exploration of Information Literacy Instruction theory and practices..

infosophy: socio-technological rendering of information - Mentor Cana offers analysis of the relationship between information technology and human social structures..

Inspyration - Heather Matheson compiles news and commentary on topics related to Canadian academic librarians..

The Invisible Web Weblog - Yazdan Mansourian discusses everything about the Invisible Web and Information Invisibility on the Web..

J's Scratchpad - Thoughts on journalism, librarianship and blogging from a news librarian at a prestigious American university..

Kegliography - Central Ohio Reference Librarian Jay Kegley shares his web findings..

The Kept-Up Academic Librarian - Steven Bell helps academic librarians "keep up" with news and developments in higher education..

Kids Lit - Books and more for kids and teens from Wisconsin's Tasha Saecker..

Krafty Librarian - Insights and essays from a medical librarian for a hospital in the USA..

The Laughing Librarian - Links, news and humor from Brian Smith..

Law Librarian Blog - Information and news for the law librarian..

Leah's Law Library Weblog - Legal news and commentary by Leah Sandwell-Weiss, reference librarian at the University of Arizona Law Library..

Legal References. - A weblog covering law, librarianship, research, and technology..

Libertarian Librarian - Melissa Zogby's political and research observations..

Librarian on the Edge - Thoughts about library science, information science and the web revolution by an academic systems librarian..

Librarian Way - Connections for librarians - Web-based technology and research resources..

LibrarianActivist.org - Headlines covering the problems and solutions to political issues affecting libraries..

Librarianguish - Personal weblog which covers library issues and life at home..

LibrarianInBlack - News stories for technology-minded librarians..

Librarian.net - Links to pertinent alternative web sites of interest, presented by Jessamyn West..

Librarians Corner - A forum for media specialists and librarians in the school and public libraries featuring discussion, stories and information..

The Library Ass - A weblog dedicated to the library assistant, the librarian's overworked apprentice..

The Library Despot - Devoted to the ramblings and disconjointed thoughts of a brand new academic librarian..

Library Dust - Michael McGrorty writes about library-related issues and news..

The Library Girl - Offers a collection of resources and information for readers of all ages, featuring in-depth book reviews, commentaries, book discussion, book recommendations, book lists and literary criticism..

The Library I.T. Blog - Knowledge management discussion from Gary Roberts, Information Systems Librarian at Alfred University..

Library Monk - Thoughts of Dan Greene on Library and Information Science, Information Technology, web design, life, religion and perhaps monks..

Library School Blues - Journal of Sarah Mae, UCLA library school student..

Library Stuff - Daily library "stuff" dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development, by Steven M. Cohen..

Library Technology Musings - Lori provides hopes, dreams, wild ideas and practical solutions for libraries..

Library Web Chic - Resource for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries..

Library Writer's Blog - Source to help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library and information science, as well as other related fields..

LibraryCog - Library systems and stuff from Art Rhyno, U. of Windsor Systems Librarian..

LibraryLaw Blog - Mary Minow writes about issues concerning libraries and the law - with latitude to discuss any other interesting issues..

Libraryman - Seattle's Michael Porter, librarian superhero, narrates the world "where libraries and Pez collide.".

LibraryPlanet.com - News with a library focus..

LibTalk Blog - "Inspiration for library communicators." Thoughts on public relations, communications, and marketing..

Life in the Stacks - Satirical weblog about working in a library maintained by a disgruntled clerk..

Life of Books - This is dedicated to discussing the future of libraries in the "digital age" and discussing printed books as a viable information technology. It is managed by Professor Richard Leiter of the University of Nebraska.

Linux Librarian - Weblog of a systems librarian at a small public library in a large town in Massachusetts..

Literature, Libertines and Lenin's Wife - Article is subtitled, "Famous people and libraries" [PDF].

Lost in the stacks - The adventures and misadventures of Jess Webb..

Marjorie's Catalog - Chronicling the reference situations presented during an internship at NPR..

The Medium is the Message - Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell..

MedLib - Medical library links..

The Misadventures of Super_Librarian - The weblog of Wendy, a mild-mannered, Midwestern public librarian and fervent book junkie..

Neat New Stuff on the Net - Weekly reviews of new sites by Marylaine Block, a former librarian and self-described "Librarian Without Walls". Usually includes new issues-related resources..

NewPages Weblog - Alternative guide to new books, magazines, and music..

NHS eLibraries - Ben Toth, Head of Knowledge Management at the National Health Service Information Authority, discusses digital libraries in the NHS..

nichole's auxiliary storage - Compact shelving for library-related posts and general news from one grad student in Madison, Wisconsin..

Notes from the Mystery Department - Thoughts on being a new librarian by Erica Olsen at Cornell University..

Odd Things In Pitt's Libraries - One woman's unusual findings in the stacks at the University of Pittsburgh..

One New Thing - Weblog of Lynette Reville, a new librarian in Australia, who is on a library-like quest to find One New Thing to learn every day..

Open Access News - News from the free online scholarship movement..

Open Stacks - Greg Schwartz promotes information access and literacy for all..

Peter Scott's Library Blog - Weblog of a compiler of the first hypertext index of Internet resources-Hytelnet and librarian stuff..

Phil Bradley's Blog - Links and news for librarians and people interested in search engines, searching the net, design issues and general whitterings and rants..

The Playful Antiquarian - Explores children's literature, printing and paper history, rare books, and related topics..

Rambling Librarian - Incidental Thoughts - Weblog of librarian Ivan Chew who works in Singapore..

Real Public Librarian - Public librarian from a small coastal community in Australia shares thoughts and ideas about public libraries..

Ref Grunt - Highlights and lowlights of days working at the Reference Desk, split into morning and afternoon sections. Archives available..

Reference World - Useful links to online reference sources..

ResearchBuzz - News and information about search engines, databases, and various info-piles, provided by Tara Calishain..

The ResourceShelf - Frequent news, search tips, and new resources for information professionals. By Gary Price..

The Rogue Librarian - NYPL's Carrie Bickner provides news items and library stories..

Schooliblit - News links and musings about school library media centers, information literacy, reading, and technology in education..

The SciTech Library Question (STLQ) - Randy Reichardt at the University of Alberta posts items of interest to engineering and scitech librarians..

Serials Scene - Issues and technology related to the acquisition and cataloging of print and digital serial publications..

The Shifted Librarian - Library weblog intent on "making librarians more portable" from Jenny Levine.

SHUSH - Massachusetts author writes for the conservative librarian..

SiteLines - Rita Vine, professional librarian, helps web searchers stay up to date on key search tools and developments..

SpinsterLibrarian.net - The author's experiences in library school, and the public and university libraries where she works..

Stephen Gallant Review - A select survey of readings for librarians and information specialists..

Tales from the "Liberry" - A small town West Virginia library employee's quest to remain sane while dealing with patrons who could often double as extras in a David Lynch film, not to mention dealing with life in general..

Tame The Web - Michael Stephens presents news on current technology uses in libraries..

TangognaT - Ambivalent librarian writes mostly about her work..

Tasha's Weblog - Library and technology news from Tasha Saecker, director at Caestecker Public Library in Green Lake, Wisconsin..

Teaching Librarian - Maintained by an information services librarian in an academic library who shares thoughts on how to make the most of educational opportunities with students..

TeleRead Blog - News and commentary from a digital libraries advocacy site..

The Ten Thousand Year Blog - Weblog of archivist David Mattison..

That Rabbit Girl - Web chronicle of Alice, a legal library assistant in Chicago..

Threnody for the Public Domain - Tracking the current state of copyright and related issues..

Tinfoil + Raccoon - Rochelle the librarian writes a bit about herself and other topics of interest to her..

Tiny Little Librarian - Musings and stories from an inner-city children's librarian..

Tom Roper's Weblog - A weblog on librarianship, among other things, by a UK medical/veterinary librarian..

Tomeboy the Right Minded Liberrian - Looks at librarians and libraries from a conservative viewpoint..

Transforming Scholarly Communication - New electronic and printed resources about scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet..

Travelin' Librarian - Journal of Colorado librarian, trainer and writer Michael Sauers..

User Education Resources for Librarians - Topics and issues: user education, distance education support, e-learning support, librarianship, and information access. This weblog is maintained by Teresa Hartman, MLS..

VALIS - Weblog of a New Zealand librarian, with a focus on search, Web 2.0 and online information tools..

Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - Points of interest to the West Coast law librarian. Highlighted sources on KM, web development, and law library management..

Wanderings of a Student Librarian - A student in library school, Joy Weese Moll, records wanderings on the web and through library literature..

Webfeeds, Blogs & More - Teri Vogel provides news and commentary about tools for library and information professionals..

The Well Dressed Librarian - Celebrity librarian-at-large offers advice and commentary on etiquette, fashion, and the proper behavior of librarians and their customers..

Young Librarian - Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment..

Infotoday.com - Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services - Defines weblog, gives examples of libraries publishing them, and gives guidelines and checklists for those contemplating doing the same. Offers a few links for further reading. (November, 2003).

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The Aardvark Speaks - Commentary from Horst Prillinger, librarian at the Vienna University Library. [RSS].

Adventures of an InfoMage in Training - Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school. [RSS].

Library Stuff - Daily library "stuff", brought to you by Steven M. Cohen. [RSS].

The Medium is the Message - Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell [Atom].

SMOTU: Secret Masters of the Universe - A weblog containing the musings of a serials cataloguer on technology and management as well as serials cataloguing, metadata, and the future of the profession. [Atom].

The Young Librarian - Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment. [Atom].

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