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LibDex: The Library Index

A worldwide searchable directory of more than 18,000 library Web sites. Each record provides available links to Web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs), friends of library sites, and library e-commerce affiliates. There is a directory of OPAC vendors (listing which libraries use which vendors). There is also daily news about libraries and links to library-related weblogs (blogs), journals, newsletters, zines; online bookstores; publishers; newspapers; and libraries offering live reference services.
http://www.libdex.com/
Topics: Librarianship, Media
Last updated Feb 18, 2004

Repositories of Primary Sources

This site contains thousands of Web sites "describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar." Access is by region or by an alphabetical index of state, province, or country. "The list focuses on actual repositories; therefore virtual collections are excluded." There is also a list of other's lists of archives and repositories.
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
Topics: Librarianship
Last updated Oct 18, 2004

Ten Graces for New Librarians

Timeless advice for newly-minted librarians. From a 1996 commencement speech at the School of Information Science and Policy, SUNY Albany, by librarian-writer GraceAnne DeCandido.
http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/albany.html
Topics: Librarianship
Last updated May 17, 2004

UNESCO Libraries Portal

"An international gateway to information for librarians and library users." Provides links to national libraries, government information services, library associations, education and training, conferences and meetings, library directories and portals, digital projects, and other online resources. From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6513&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Topics: Librarianship, Social Science
Last updated Aug 20, 2005