weblogforlibrarians

WeblogS for Librarians

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

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

Library News Daily - News and links from Peter Scott (no longer active, succeeded by Peter Scott's Library Weblog, archives available).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Catalogablog - Library cataloging issues and related topics.

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

Open Access News -News from the free online scholarship movement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LibrarianInBlack - News stories for technology-minded librarians.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Better Living through Software - ble.com/blog/

Joshua Allen's weblog, covering issues such as the semantic web and Internet programming.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

LibraryPlanet. com - News with a library focus.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

TangognaT - Ambivalent librarian writes mostly about her work.

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.

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

Assemble Me - Information science weblog that focuses on information visualization and human technology interfaces and a wide range of closely related subjects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Conservator - Commentary on libraries and politics in America from a more conservative perspective.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

MedLib - Medical library links.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Creative Librarian - A hub for matters important to librarians/informat ion scientists of today.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tom Roper's Weblog - http://tomroper. typepad.com/ tr/

A weblog on librarianship, among other things, by a UK medical/veterinary librarian.

Literature, Libertines and Lenin's Wife - http://www.library. unisa.edu. au/about/ papers/famouslb. pdf

Article is subtitled, "Famous people and libraries"

Library Writer's Blog - http://librarywriti ng.blogspot. com/

Source to help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library and information science, as well as other related fields.

Bentley's Journal - http://bentleywg. livejournal. com/

Comments and links from Betsy Vera.

Linux Librarian - http://www.linuxlib rarian.org/

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

LibTalk Blog - http://libtalk. blogspot. com/

andquot;Inspiration for library communicators. andquot; Thoughts on public relations, communications, and marketing.

SHUSH - http://www.shush. ws/

Massachusetts author writes for the conservative librarian.

The Well Dressed Librarian - http://welldressedl ibrarian. blogspot. com/

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

Wanderings of a Student Librarian - http://joy.mollproj ects.com/ myblogs/wanderin gs/

A student in library school, Joy Weese Moll, records wanderings on the web and through library literature.

AbsTracked - http://abstracked. blogspot. com/

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

Dave's Blog - http://daweed. blogspot. com/

Commentary primarily about library web sites - usability, searching, new technologies, design.

nichole's auxiliary storage - http://jumbledpileo fperson.typepad. com/nichole/

Compact shelving for library-related posts and general news from one grad student in Madison, Wisconsin.

Library Web Chic - http://librarywebch ic.net

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

The Library Despot - http://librarydespo t.weblogs. us/

Devoted to the ramblings and disconjointed thoughts of a brand new academic librarian.

Ref Grunt - http://refgrunt. blogspot. com/

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

Odd Things In Pitt's Libraries - http://otipl. blogspot. com/

One woman's unusual findings in the stacks at the University of Pittsburgh.

Life of Books - http://thelifeofboo ks.blogspot. com/

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

Censoround - http://www.libraryu nderground. org/censoround/

Censorship news and original articles from Chris Zammarelli, the Pernicious Librarian.

The In Season Christian Librarian - http://inseasonchri stianlibrarian. blogspot. com/

Providing information about resources and news by and for Christian Librarians, primarily those in Christian academic institutions.

Marjorie's Catalog - http://marjorita. blogspot. com/

Chronicling the reference situations presented during an internship at NPR.

Bad Girl Librarian - http://badgirllibra rian.blogspot. com/

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

Biblioblog - http://biblioblog. blogspot. com/

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

Legal References. - http://legalreferen ces.blogspot. com/

A weblog covering law, librarianship, research, and technology.

Real Public Librarian - http://paradigmlibr ary.blogspot. com/

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

VALIS - http://www.chamberl ain.net.nz/ blog/

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

Adventures of an InfoMage in Training - http://radio. weblogs.com/ 0126361/rss. xml

Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school.

Bibliotheke - http://bibliotheke. org/

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

The Young Librarian - http://younglibrari an.blogspot. com/atom. xml

Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment.

Canuck Librarian - http://canucklibrar ian.blogspot. com/

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

The Library Girl - http://weblog. thelibrarygirl. com

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.

30 Hours - http://interactiveu .berkeley. edu:8000/ lj/

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

Guide to Problematical Library Use - http://guidetoprobl ematicallibraryu se.blog-city. com/

News on gaining access to background information about our cities' public libraries from Boston's Don Saklad.

Ask Nettie Day: Alter Ego of a Student Librarian - http://asknettieday .blogspot. com/

Nettie Day (aka student xine) speaks her mind on library school, the reference desk, fiction and extra-curricular activities.

Serials Scene - http://serialsscene .blogspot. com/

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

Reference World - http://referencewor ld.blogspot. com/

Useful links to online reference sources.

SpinsterLibrarian. net - http://www.spnstrli brarian.blogspot .com/

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

Aggy - http://www.slisblog s.com/

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

BookBitchBlog - http://www.bookbitc h.com/bookbitchb log.htm

Breaking book news from the BookBitch.

Country Librarian - http://countrylibra rian.blogspot. com/

News and notes about libraries in rural areas.

The Library I.T. Blog - http://dewey. alfred.edu/

Knowledge management discussion from Gary Roberts, Information Systems Librarian at Alfred University.

Scissors and Glue - http://www.carriesu llivan.net/

The place to go for what's going on with Carrie Sullivan.

Krafty Librarian - http://kraftylibrar ian.blogspot. com/

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

Digital Dog - http://raharris. livejournal. com/

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

Webfeeds, Blogs & More - http://georgiasla. blogspot. com/

Teri Vogel provides news and commentary about tools for library and information professionals.

Lost in the stacks - http://lostinthesta cks.blogspot. com/

The adventures and misadventures of Jess Webb.

AskALibrarian - http://askalibraria n.blogspot. com

Transcribed librarian-patron interactions.

Threnody for the Public Domain - http://pdthrenody. blogspot. com/

Tracking the current state of copyright and related issues.

Gnomic Utterances: Ramblings on Librarianship, Technology, and Academia - http://gnomicuttera nce.livejournal. com/

Deborah's meanderings on librarianship, expecially as pertains to children's literature, academic libraries, new technology, and blogging.

BlissPix - http://www.blisspix .net/

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

The Medium is the Message - http://ericschnell. blogspot. com/

Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell.

Cedar Librarian - http://cedarlibrari an.livejournal. com/

Saving the world daily through information.

Librarisaurus - http://www.swellsvi lle.org/jen/

Seattle teen services librarian writes book reviews and tells about herself and her workplace.

Information Literacy Librarian - http://infolitlibra rian.blogspot. com/

An exploration of Information Literacy Instruction theory and practices.

SMOTU: Secret Masters of the Universe - http://smotu. blogspot. com/atom. xml

A weblog containing the musings of a serials cataloger on technology and management as well as serials cataloging, metadata, and the future of the profession.

faster than light - http://fasterthanli ght.livejournal. com/

Journal of a subversive librarian in training.

Eclectic Librarian - http://www.eclectic librarian. net/blog/

Links, commentary, and other musings by a serials cataloger.

The Aardvark Speaks - http://homepage. univie.ac. at/horst. prillinger/ blog/rss. xml

Commentary from Horst Prillinger, librarian at the Vienna University Library.

Conan the Librarian's Journal - http://librant. livejournal. com/

Stories of unintelligent people in the public library.

The Information Literacy Land of Confusion - http://lorenzen. blogspot. com/atom. xml

Weblog of librarian Michael Lorenzen discussing library user education, library instruction, librarianship, information literacy, and search engines. Also covers other observations on life in general.

Open Stacks - http://openstacks. net/os/

Greg Schwartz promotes information access and literacy for all.

BookLab II - http://www.bookways .com/

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

Libraryman - http://www.librarym an.com/blog/

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

Infomancy - http://www.schoolof .info/infomancy/

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

'Brary Blog - http://braryblog. blogspot. com/

Book news from Stephanie Davidson, law librarian

diy librarian - http://www.personal .psu.edu/ staff/t/e/ tem10/

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

lbr.library- blogs.net - http://lbr.library- blogs.net/

A weblog about virtual reference, created by and for the professional librarians who work for tutor.com's andquot;Librarians By Requestandquot; service.

Libertarian Librarian - http://librarianobs ervations. blogspot. com/

Melissa Zogby's political and research observations.

Librarians Corner - http://librariansfo rum.blogharbor. com/blog

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

The Misadventures of Super_Librarian - http://super_ librarian. blogspot. com/

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

Life in the Stacks - http://freakparade. blogspot. com/

Satirical weblog about working in a library maintained by a disgruntled clerk.

The Medium is the Message - http://ericschnell. blogspot. com/atom. xml

Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell

Library School Blues - http://flapperchick .blogspot. com/

Journal of Sarah Mae, UCLA library school student.