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Librarians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Authors Among Us: Librarians Who Are Authors of Children's & Young Adult Literature 
 This page lists both published and as-yet unpublished authors who are, or have been, librarians. Includes each author's library experience, book titles, and links to sites by or about the authors. The site is an ongoing project which began with a notice posted on the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) e-mail list. From author and former children's librarian Jerri Garretson. http://ravenstonepress.com/libwritr.html Topics: Children's Literature, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Clara Estelle Breed: Centennial 1906-2006
This site celebrates the life and work of San Diego librarian Clara Breed (1906-1994) and her advocacy for Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Includes photographs, a bibliography, and links to a biography and video files. Created by the San Diego Public Library to commemorate the centennial of her birth. http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/news-events/missbreed.shtml Topics: Notable People, United States History, World War II Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Cool librarians
Visit this fun and interesting site and you will find out more than you ever wanted to know (fact and fiction) about libraries, librarians, and library related issues. Maintained by Professor Christopher Brown-Syed, Wayne State University Library and Information Science Program. http://valinor.ca/waycool.html Topics: Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp
A retrospective of San Diego Public Library children's librarian Clara Breed, who became "a lifeline to the outside world" for Japanese American children relocated during World War II to internment camps. Breed "distributed stamped and addressed postcards to her young friends, asking them to write to her and describe their life in camp." The site documents life in the camps with letters, photographs, and audio and video files. From the Japanese American National Museum. http://www.janm.org/exhibitions/breed/title.htm Topics: Correspondence, History, Notable People, United States History, World War II Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995): Afro-American Librarian and Bibliophile
This exhibit "honors the memory of one the most prominent African-American librarians and bibliophiles of the twentieth century." Features a biography, transcript of a speech given by Wesley in 1957, an exhibition checklist with selected images of books and postcards, and a selected bibliography. From librarian James Findlay of the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts (now Bienes Museum of the Modern Book), Broward County Library, Florida. http://www.broward.org/library/bienes/lii13600.htm Topics: Black Resources, Librarianship Last updated Jan 17, 2008 Info*Nation
This website is designed "to promote the library and information professions in Canada." Topics include core values in library careers (such as literacy and education, public service, intellectual freedom, and preservation), librarian skills and strengths, and benefits of library jobs. Also includes brief librarian profiles, links to librarian blogs, job listings, and education resources in Canada. From the Canadian Library Association (CLA). http://www.cla.ca/infonation/ Topics: Job Listings, Librarianship Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Kee Malesky, NPR Librarian
Kee Malesky is a librarian whose name is repeated at the end of many National Public Radio programs. Read her professional biography and never again wonder if it's "Key," "Kee," or "Keem." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100844 Topics: Media, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 23, 2005 LibGig
"Professional networking website dedicated to bringing together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces or distributes information for a living." Site features searchable job listings, list of American Library Association accredited schools ("including their specialties, degrees, certificates, doctoral programs, admissions and financial aid contact"), career development resources, and a blog. http://www.libgig.com/ Topics: Librarianship Last updated Sep 3, 2008 Librarian Action Figure
The Web site for the doll that caused a storm of controversy in librarianship. The doll, whose arm moves up in a "shushing" gesture, is based on real-life librarian and prolific book reviewer Nancy Pearl, the author of "Book Lust." Is she dowdy, or merely sensibly dressed? An insult to the profession, or amusing? And where did she get those comfy-looking shoes? http://www.mcphee.com/laf/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Fashion, Hobbies, Humor, Librarianship, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography
This resource groups over 500 films into categories that include movies featuring librarians, movies with a library as a setting or with a librarian used as a "prop," movies in which a library or librarian is mentioned, and movies yet to be seen by the author in which a librarian is cast. Features a title index, a list of actors who have portrayed librarians, and a short bibliography of articles on the topic. Maintained by a librarian at Brigham Young University, Idaho. http://emp.byui.edu/raishm/films/introduction.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Librarianship, Notable People, Recreation Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Library History Buff
This site promotes the appreciation, enjoyment, and preservation of library history. It features illustrated commentary and links to related sites in the areas of "librariana" (about collecting library artifacts and memorabilia, with a list of collectible items), library history (such as Carnegie libraries and membership libraries), and postal librariana. From retired librarian Larry T. Nix. http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org Topics: Librarianship Last updated Mar 31, 2007 Oral Histories in the Perry Library: Interview with Dorothy Pierce Ladd
In a 1999 interview, Dorothy Pierce Ladd describes her experiences working as the first librarian for the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary (currently Old Dominion University) during the late 1930s and 1940s. From the Old Dominion University Libraries in Norfolk, Va. Note: Audio clip of interview doesn't work. http://www.lib.odu.edu/special/oralhistory/womenhistory/dladdtranscript.html Topics: Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Social Science Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
A brief discussion of the life and work of the "father of library science in India." His Five Laws of Library Science (1931) has had world wide influence on librarianship. http://w3.uniroma1.it/vrd/mathematics/I-Ranganathan.html Topics: Librarianship, Notable People, Social Science Last updated Oct 2, 2004 |
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