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Academic
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Bancroft Library: Video Presentations 
 Five brief "video presentations that explore the history and research activities" of the Bancroft Library. Featuring librarians who work at the Bancroft, "these excerpts are part of a video documentary that traces the origins, collections, and services of The Bancroft Library, one of the nation's leading archival and special collections repositories." From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/video.html Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Building Bancroft: The Evolution of a Library
An illustrated history of the establishment of the Bancroft Library on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Features a chronology, and details about the creation of Hubert Howe Bancroft's personal library collection and its sale to the university in 1905, the building of the current library, and the library directors. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/bancroft/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People Last updated Aug 19, 2006 Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections From the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries
This 2007 presentation profiles "selected rare and special collections available for use in the major research libraries of North America, compiled to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Association of Research Libraries." Features library overviews and collection profiles (click on the image within each library's listing to view a collection profile and more images). Also includes details about the accompanying print publication, and an overview of the project. From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). http://www.celebratingresearch.org/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 5, 2007 College Students' Perceptions of Library and Information Resources
This report "examines the information-seeking habits and preferences of international college students. ... Overall, respondents have positive, if outdated, views of the 'Library.' Younger respondents -- teenagers and young adults -- do not express positive associations as frequently." A "companion piece to the December 2005 OCLC Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources report." http://www.oclc.org/asiapacific/en/reports/perceptionscollege.htm Topics: College and University Education, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated May 31, 2006 Edinburgh University Library: Gallery of Benefactors
This site "commemorates and celebrates donations, bequests and other benefactions to Edinburgh University Library, since its founding in 1580 by Clement Litill's bequest." The site features brief information and selected images about the people who have made donations to the library, such as writer Sir Walter Scott and 1924 Olympic athlete Eric Henry Liddell. Browsable by date. http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/about/bgallery/Gallery/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 2, 2005 Jewish National and University Library
Located at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, this library provides access to its catalog as well as the Israel Union Catalog on its site. It also offers links to other libraries, archives, and electronic resources. The Ketubbot Digitalization Project is its crown jewel. This collection of 1200 ketubbot (Jewish marriage contracts) from 1024 to the present is viewable in varying resolutions and searchable by country, city, year, and keyword. These magnificent illuminated manuscripts and printed documents will interest students of art, history, genealogy, law, and religion. An introduction explains their legal and religious significance. http://jnul.huji.ac.il/ Topics: International Governments, Judaism, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 2, 2005 M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
Find an academic library in or near London by clicking on a map and choosing a topic. (M25 refers to the London Orbital Motorway.) An entry includes general information such as location, directions, and hours, as well as a brief description of the collection. http://www.m25lib.ac.uk/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 2, 2005 Melvyl: The Catalog of the University of California Libraries
The University of California MELVYL System Catalog, with tens of millions of entries. From the California Digital Library. http://melvyl.cdlib.org Topics: Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 2, 2005 New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
This presentation highlights collection development efforts at Harvard Business School's Baker Library, whose "initiatives focus around five major collecting themes: Contemporary Leaders, Global Markets, Intellectual Capital, Invention and Innovation, and Visual Evidence." Features images from and essays about some of the library's collections, such as early German machinery, oil industry photographs, and the Polaroid instant camera. Organized by the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library. http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/nd/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 20, 2007 Research Using Primary Resources
A primer on "finding, using, and understanding primary sources." Written by special collections librarians, it includes examples, definitions, and techniques and also addresses copyright and citation issues. While it has the expected focus on holdings of the university, it offers practical tips for effective use of repository materials generally. From the University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections. http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/research/ Topics: History, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Feb 4, 2009 |
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