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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.

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• 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 library history 1876, library history searchable by location and type.
• Libraries & Culture - Refereed journal devoted to the history of \\'collections of recorded library history knowledge\\'. Full text of several issues, index and editorial information. library history Previously the Journal of Library History.
• 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 library and information science detailed notes on the methodology of compilation.
• Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in library and information science academic libraries.
• Santa Cruz County Local History: Libraries and Schools - Illustrated articles on the public library system, Carnegie libraries libraries and library history schools in Santa Cruz, California.
• Libraries Today - History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario library history library and information science with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of library history librarians.
• History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions library and information science in Pennsylvania.
• Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs - Illustrated history of the New York Public Library libraries branches.
• Celebrating a Century of Service to Children - Illinois Libraries article examines the history of the Children\\'s Services Department at the Champaign Public Library from 1899-1999.
• Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - Site examines international library instruction efforts in the library and information science last century. Includes a bibliography.
• Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 - Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State library history Library in the 19th Century.
• 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.
• The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - Analysis of the varying accounts of the library\\'s destruction by library and information science fire.
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives - Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by libraries Liz Chapman.[PDF]
• The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History - Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty libraries is the library history history of U.S. public libraries.
• Infography about Library Instruction -- History - Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty library history is libraries the history of library instruction.
• 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.
• 'Not Only Suitable, But Specially Attractive' - Views of women in British librarianship throughout the twentieth century.
• Library History - Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts.
• American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship - Bibliography of print and online sources.
• Fortunate Son: the ALA and Librarianship 1968-1980 - Memoirs of a period of change in United libraries States libraries library history and the American Library Association against libraries a background of social library history upheaval.
• Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 - Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.
• 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 library and information libraries science publications focusing on Synergy, Alternatives In Print and library and libraries information science Prejudices And Antipathies.
• Archives of lis-libhist - Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs library history and subscription information.
• Survivor: The History of the Library - Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries libraries.
• 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.
• CILIP Library History Group - Details of the activities and publications of this library history section of the Chartered Institute for Library and library history Information Professionals.
• Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship - Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history library libraries history.
• Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress - Official guide to the development of its role as a library history national library, with descriptions of its buildings, a timeline of library history acquisitions and a list of Librarians of Congress.
• Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Librarianship and Bibliography - Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and libraries Canadiana.
• The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.
• The Library History Buff - Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions libraries of librariana library history with a special focus on postal libraries artefacts.

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