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• 'Brary Blog

  http://braryblog.blogspot.com/
  Book news from Stephanie Davidson, law librarian.

• Adventures of an InfoMage in Training

  http://radio-weblogs.com/0126361/
  Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school.

• 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.

• Andersja's Blog

  http://www.jacobsen.no/anders/blog/archives/categories/km_ia/
  Knowledge management and information architecture topics covered by Anders Jacobsen.

• Annoyed Librarian

  http://annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  An annoyed librarian rants about the state of librarianship.

• Archivalia (English)

  http://archiv.twoday.net/topics/English+Corner/
  Weblog dedicated to archiving. Also available in Dutch and German.

• ASC Online

  http://radio.weblogs.com/0109575/
  News for information science education and mentoring for library school graduates.

• Bentley's Journal

  http://bentleywg.livejournal.com/
  Comments and links from Betsy Vera.

• Biblioblog

  http://biblioblog.blogspot.com/
  Chronicle of a freshly-minted MLS learning the ropes at a tiny West Texas college library.

• Blog of a Bookslut

  http://www.bookslut.com/blog/
  Bookslut's editor-in-chief, Jessa Crispin, provides links and commentary for those who love to read.

• BlogBib

  http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/
  Susan Herzog, university librarian, provides a scholarly introduction to weblogs and assembles an annotated bibliography of articles, essays, books, presentations and studies about them.

• Bloug

  http://louisrosenfeld.com/home/
  News from Lou Rosenfeld, pioneer of information architecture.

• BookBitchBlog

  http://stacyalesi.com/
  Breaking book news from the BookBitch.

• BookLab II

  http://www.bookways.com/
  News and links focused on books, bookbinding, and the future of reading technology.

• Canuck Librarian

  http://canucklibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Links and moments from the life of Jennifer, a young information specialist.

• Catalogablog

  http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/
  Library cataloging issues and related topics.

• Catalogue Blog

  http://catalogueblog.blogspot.com/
  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.

• Caveat Lector - Reader Beware

  http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/
  Librarian has lots to say.

• Cedar Librarian

  http://cedarlibrarian.livejournal.com/
  Saving the world daily through information.

• Christina's Library Rant

  http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com/
  Christina Pikas, a sci/tech librarian, discusses topics of interest to the library world.

• Conan the Librarian's Journal

  http://librant.livejournal.com/
  Stories of unintelligent people in the public library.

• Confessions of a Mad Librarian

  http://edwards.orcas.net/blog/
  Weblog addressing LIS issues by a soon-to-graduate LIS student.

• Confessions of a Science Librarian

  http://jdupuis.blogspot.com/
  York University's John Dupuis provides links and information of interest to academic science librarians.

• Country Librarian

  http://countrylibrarian.blogspot.com/
  News and notes about libraries in rural areas.

• Digital Dog

  http://raharris.livejournal.com/
  RAHarris' journal of library school, digital libraries, and related issues.

• Eclectic Librarian

  http://www.eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/
  Links, commentary, and other musings by a serials cataloger.

• EngLib

  http://www.englib.info/
  News, technology, services and resources of interest to engineering librarians, from Catherine Lavallée-Welch at the University of Louisville.

• Explodedlibrary.info

  http://explodedlibrary.typepad.com/salonblog/
  Morgan Wilson, academic law librarian, covers information overload, disintermediation, preserving analog information rights and search techniques.

• Explodedlibrary.info

  http://www.explodedlibrary.info/
  A cross of libraries, culture, law, politics and the internet.

• faster than light

  http://fasterthanlight.livejournal.com/
  Journal of a subversive librarian in training.

• Foxy Librarians

  http://foxylibrarians.blogspot.com/
  A foxy public librarian blogs about life in a large urban city by the bay.

• Free Range Librarian

  http://freerangelibrarian.com/
  Karen Schneider's meditations about librarianship and any other issue that interests her.

• Freedom of Information Act Blog

  http://foia.blogspot.com/
  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.

• Heretical Librarian

  http://hereticallibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Moderate conservative writes about politics, librarianship, and other topics of interest.

• Info Ediface

  http://infoediface.blogspot.com/
  Explores the world of information architecture, library science and technology.

• Information Literacy Librarian

  http://infolitlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  An exploration of Information Literacy Instruction theory and practices.

• Infotoday.com - Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services

  http://www.infotoday.com/mls/nov03/fichter.shtml
  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.

• J's Scratchpad

  http://blogs.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/
  Thoughts on journalism, librarianship and blogging from a news librarian at a prestigious American university.

• Kegliography

  http://www.kegliography.blogspot.com/
  Central Ohio Reference Librarian Jay Kegley shares his web findings.

• Krafty Librarian

  http://kraftylibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Insights and essays from a medical librarian for a hospital in the USA.

• Law Librarian Blog

  http://llb2.com/
  Information and news for the law librarian.

• Leah's Law Library Weblog

  http://radio-weblogs.com/0109773/
  Legal news and commentary by Leah Sandwell-Weiss, reference librarian at the University of Arizona Law Library.

• Legal References.

  http://legalreferences.blogspot.com/
  A weblog covering law, librarianship, research, and technology.

• Libertarian Librarian

  http://librarianobservations.blogspot.com/
  Melissa Zogby's political and research observations.

• Librarian on the Edge

  http://librariansonedge.blogspot.com/
  Thoughts about library science, information science and the web revolution by an academic systems librarian.

• Librarian.net

  http://www.librarian.net/
  Links to pertinent alternative web sites of interest, presented by Jessamyn West.

• Librarianguish

  http://librarianguish.blogdrive.com/
  Personal weblog which covers library issues and life at home.

• LibrarianInBlack

  http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/
  News stories for technology-minded librarians.

• Librarians Corner

  http://librariansforum.blogharbor.com/blog
  A forum for media specialists and librarians in the school and public libraries featuring discussion, stories and information.

• Library Monk

  http://www.librarymonk.com/
  Thoughts of Dan Greene on Library and Information Science, Information Technology, web design, life, religion and perhaps monks.

• Library School Blues

  http://flapperchick.blogspot.com/
  Journal of Sarah Mae, UCLA library school student.

• Library Stuff

  http://www.librarystuff.net/
  Daily library "stuff" dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development, by Steven M. Cohen.

• Library Stuff

  http://www.librarystuff.net/feed/
  Daily library "stuff", by Steven M. Cohen.

• Library Technology Musings

  http://www.galecia.com/
  Lori provides hopes, dreams, wild ideas and practical solutions for libraries.

• Library Web Chic

  http://librarywebchic.net/
  Resource for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries.

• Library Writer's Blog

  http://librarywriting.blogspot.com/
  Source to help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library and information science, as well as other related fields.

• LibraryLaw Blog

  http://blog.librarylaw.com/
  Mary Minow writes about issues concerning libraries and the law - with latitude to discuss any other interesting issues.

• LibTalk Blog

  http://libtalk.blogspot.com/
  "Inspiration for library communicators." Thoughts on public relations, communications, and marketing.

• Life of Books

  http://thelifeofbooks.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

• Linux Librarian

  http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/
  Weblog of a systems librarian at a small public library in a large town in Massachusetts.

• Lost in the stacks

  http://lostinthestacks.blogspot.com/
  The adventures and misadventures of Jess Webb.

• Marjorie's Catalog

  http://marjorita.blogspot.com/
  Chronicling the reference situations presented during an internship at NPR.

• MedLib

  http://www.medliblog.blogspot.com/
  Medical library links.

• NewPages Weblog

  http://www.newpages.com/weblog/default.htm
  Alternative guide to new books, magazines, and music.

• NHS eLibraries

  http://nelh.blogspot.com/
  Ben Toth, Head of Knowledge Management at the National Health Service Information Authority, discusses digital libraries in the NHS.

• Notes from the Mystery Department

  http://www.librarianavengers.org/weblog/
  Thoughts on being a new librarian by Erica Olsen at Cornell University.

• One New Thing

  http://nlrp.blogspot.com/
  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.

• Open Access News

  http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html
  News from the free online scholarship movement.

• Peter Scott's Library Blog

  http://xrefer.blogspot.com/
  Weblog of a compiler of the first hypertext index of Internet resources-Hytelnet and librarian stuff.

• Phil Bradley's Blog

  http://www.philb.com/blog/blogger.html
  Links and news for librarians and people interested in search engines, searching the net, design issues and general whitterings and rants.

• Rambling Librarian - Incidental Thoughts

  http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Weblog of librarian Ivan Chew who works in Singapore.

• Real Public Librarian

  http://paradigmlibrary.blogspot.com/
  Public librarian from a small coastal community in Australia shares thoughts and ideas about public libraries.

• Ref Grunt

  http://refgrunt.blogspot.com/
  Highlights and lowlights of days working at the Reference Desk, split into morning and afternoon sections. Archives available.

• ResearchBuzz

  http://www.researchbuzz.org/
  News and information about search engines, databases, and various info-piles, provided by Tara Calishain.

• Schooliblit

  http://radio-weblogs.com/0122111/
  News links and musings about school library media centers, information literacy, reading, and technology in education.

• Serials Scene

  http://serialsscene.blogspot.com/
  Issues and technology related to the acquisition and cataloging of print and digital serial publications.

• SMOTU: Secret Masters of the Universe

  http://smotu.blogspot.com/atom.xml
  A weblog containing the musings of a serials cataloguer on technology and management as well as serials cataloguing, metadata, and the future of the profession.

• SpinsterLibrarian.net

  http://www.spnstrlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  The author's experiences in library school, and the public and university libraries where she works.

• Tales from the "Liberry"

  http://liberry.blogspot.com/
  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.

• TangognaT

  http://www.tangognat.com/
  Ambivalent librarian writes mostly about her work.

• Teaching Librarian

  http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html
  Maintained by an information services librarian in an academic library who shares thoughts on how to make the most of educational opportunities with students.

• TeleRead Blog

  http://www.teleread.com/
  News and commentary from a digital libraries advocacy site.

• The Aardvark Speaks

  http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/blog/rss.xml
  Commentary from Horst Prillinger, librarian at the Vienna University Library.

• The Digital Librarian

  http://digitallibrarian.org/
  Commentary about digital services to bring people to digital libraries.

• The Distant Librarian

  http://distlib.blogs.com/
  Comments on the world of distance librarianship.

• The In Season Christian Librarian

  http://inseasonchristianlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Providing information about resources and news by and for Christian Librarians, primarily those in Christian academic institutions.

• The Invisible Web Weblog

  http://invisibleweblog.blogspot.com/
  Yazdan Mansourian discusses everything about the Invisible Web and Information Invisibility on the Web.

• The Kept-Up Academic Librarian

  http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/
  Steven Bell helps academic librarians "keep up" with news and developments in higher education.

• The Laughing Librarian

  http://www.laughinglibrarian.com/
  Links, news and humor from Brian Smith.

• The Library Ass

  http://libraryass.blogspot.com/
  A weblog dedicated to the library assistant, the librarian's overworked apprentice.

• 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

• 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.

• The Misadventures of Super Librarian

  http://super_librarian.blogspot.com/
  The weblog of Wendy, a mild-mannered, Midwestern public librarian and fervent book junkie.

• The Playful Antiquarian

  http://blogs.harvard.edu/thinking/
  Explores children's literature, printing and paper history, rare books, and related topics.

• The ResourceShelf

  http://www.resourceshelf.com/
  Frequent news, search tips, and new resources for information professionals.

• The SciTech Library Question (STLQ)

  http://stlq.info/
  Randy Reichardt at the University of Alberta posts items of interest to engineering and scitech librarians.

• The Shifted Librarian

  http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/
  Library weblog intent on "making librarians more portable" from Jenny Levine

• The Well Dressed Librarian

  http://welldressedlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Celebrity librarian-at-large offers advice and commentary on etiquette, fashion, and the proper behavior of librarians and their customers.

• The Young Librarian

  http://younglibrarian.blogspot.com/atom.xml
  Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment.

• Threnody for the Public Domain

  http://pdthrenody.blogspot.com/
  Tracking the current state of copyright and related issues.

• Tom Roper's Weblog

  http://tomroper.typepad.com/tr/
  A weblog on librarianship, among other things, by a UK medical/veterinary librarian.

• Travelin' Librarian

  http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/
  Journal of Colorado librarian, trainer and writer Michael Sauers.

• User Education Resources for Librarians

  http://libeducation.blogspot.com/
  Topics and issues: user education, distance education support, e-learning support, librarianship, and information access. This weblog is maintained by Teresa Hartman, MLS.

• Vancouver Law Librarian Blog

  http://vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com/
  Points of interest to the West Coast law librarian. Highlighted sources on KM, web development, and law library management.

• Young Librarian

  http://younglibrarian.blogspot.com/
  Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment.

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