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Websites in Librariana

1. Archives of the Librariana Listserv
   Subscription required to browse archives.
   http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/librariana.html
   
   
2. Bibliomysteries
   Information about bibliomysteries (mysteries with book/archive/library connections).
   http://www.bibliomysteries.com/index.htm
   
   
3. Culture and Humour in Libraries
   The Italian Library Association's selection of resources for librariana in literature, the movies, TV, music, comics and jokes. Includes links and a bibliography.
   http://www.aib.it/aib/clm/clm-e.htm
   
   
4. Famous Library Quotes and Quotations
   Selection of quotes, arranged by topic.
   http://www.useful-information.info/quotations/library_quotes.html
   
   
5. Hamilton Library Web Cam
   Almost live shots of Hamilton Library, part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library System.
   http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu/webcam.html
   
   
6. Librarian Doll
   Toymaker finds librarian who's a real doll. From The Seattle Times
   http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=librarian10&date=20030710
   
   
7. Librarian's Alphabet
   An alphabetical look at librarianship.
   http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/sampler/alphabet.html
   
   
8. Librariana
   Larry T. Nix promotes the collection, preservation, exhibition, and enjoyment of artifacts and memorabilia relating to libraries, librarians, and their history.
   http://my.execpc.com/~nixlt/
   
   
9. Librariana Anglicana
   From the Anglican Library Society.
   http://stpaulsparish.org/AngLibSociety/librariana.html
   
   
10. Librariana and Library Artifacts
    Dan Lester's inventory of library postcards, library paperweights, library dishes, silver library spoons and pornography which features librarians.
    http://www.riverofdata.com/librariana/
    
    
11. Library Cat Society
    Contact information.
    http://www.ironfrog.com/libcats/lcs.html
    
    
12. Library Cats Map
    Locate the closest library with a cat on the premises.
    http://www.ironfrog.com/catsmap.html
    
    
13. Library Referees
    Commentary about the quality of the peer-review journal system in Library Science. Includes downloadable data which analyzes the publication record of editorial board members of selected peer-review journals.
    http://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/libraries/tballard/referee.html
    
    
14. Library Science Jargon That Sounds Dirty
    Listed alphabetically.
    http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/library.html
    
    
15. Library Science Jeopardy
    Based on the television show.
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~aubrycp/project/jeopardy.html
    
    
16. Literature, Libertines and Lenin's Wife
    Famous librarians and famous people associated with libraries.
    http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/about/papers/famouslb.htm
    
    
17. Manifesto of Avant-Garde Librarianship
    Shake in your shoes bureaucrats! The time has come for a realization of the theory-death of the librarian...
    http://susanthelibrarian.tripod.com/manifesto.htm
    
    
18. Medieval Book Curses
    A collection of medieval curses meant to ward off book thieves
    http://www.litterascripta.com/bibliomania/curses.shtml
    
    
19. Miss Charlotte Brown, Librarian, Goes Mad
    Books have the answer.
    http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/907.html
    
    
20. Newnham College Library Webcam
    Library webcam in Cambridge, England.
    http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/library/libcam.shtml
    
    
21. Noel Peattie's The Library Cat
    A library, and the library profession, find their analogy in our cat...
    http://matrixmagic.com/fun/libcat.html
    
    
22. Postage Stamp featuring the Library of Congress
    Information about the Library of Congress Bicentennial Program's commemorative stamp. Photographs of stamp and first day cover are prominently featured.
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/bicentennial/items_stamp.html
    
    
23. Quotations about Libraries and Librarians
    IFLA collection of quotations about libraries, librarians, and books.
    http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/subj.htm
    
    
24. Redesigning Library Services: A Manifesto
    A blueprint for the future of library services by librarian Michael Buckland. Originally published by the ALA in 1992.
    http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Library/Redesigning/html.html
    
    
25. Resources for Librarians with Disabilities
    Disability culture as it pertains to library personnel. Includes resources and a bibliography.
    http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/4717/dislib.html
    
    
26. Revolting Librarians
    Full text of the 1972 anthology from the library underground.
    http://owen.massey.net/libraries/revolting/
    
    
27. Rudolf Rocker: Anarchist Librarian
    German anarchist and Librarian of the Workers' Educational Union of London who regarded his work as "absorbing and a great joy."
    http://web.hamline.edu/personal/jgeorge/rocker.html
    
    
28. Search Books By Color
    A unique OPAC search service from the New England School of Law Library, Boston, Massachusetts. Reserve room titles are indexed according to their binding colors.
    http://portia.nesl.edu/screens/well_its_red.html
    
    
29. The Great Library Card Collection
    Michael Sauers's assortment of library cards from across the country and around the world.
    http://www.webpan.com/msauers/libdir/cards/
    
    
30. The Library Song
    The lyrics and music for the renowned Public Library Song.
    http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/libsong.htm
    
    
31. The Reader's Museum Images of Cats in Literature
    Includes a worthwhile display of cats in libraries and literature.
    http://let.uvt.nl/mousebit/museum/cat/welcome.htm
    
    
32. Top Ten Job Ad Mistakes
    Ten ways to make sure potential applicants for your library job are immediately turned off.
    http://www.gflower.org/Topten.htm
    
    
33. What I Really Learned in Library School
    From the Spring 1999 issue of the newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table.
    http://www.cs.unca.edu/~edmiston/msrrt/1999/spring99.html#what
    
    
34. Women in the History of American Librarianship
    Lisa R. Bartle describes ten influential women in the history of American librarianship. Provides brief bibliographies, pictures, and women for further study.
    http://www.pe.net/~ellerbee/wom_lib.html
    
    
35. Your Librarian Hates You
    Pet peeves of one librarian.
    http://portland.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/13657141.html
    
    
36. librariansRgeeks2
    "A few simple mathematical calculations reveal that if reference librarians were paid at market rates for all the roles they play, they would have salaries well over $200,000." A monetary manifesto by librarian Tami Sutcliffe.
    http://homepages.waymark.net/~bikechic/manifesto.html
    
    

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