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Directories

  • LISWiki-- "established to... exist as a niche encyclopedia covering library-related issues"
  • Internet Scout Project -- home of "The Scout Report"; "one of the Web's oldest and most respected current awareness services. Published every Friday since 1994"
  • SearchEngineReport-- "a free, monthly newsletter from SearchEngineWatch that recaps top news stories about search engines"
  • Open Directory Project-- "the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors"
  • Library Weblogs-- an international directory of blogging libraries
  • the Blogging Libraries Wiki-- links to library blogs
  • Individual Librarian Weblogs-- directory of individual librarians who maintain blogs

News, Current Events & Popular Reading

  • ACRL: College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News)-- "provides articles on the latest trends and practices affecting academic and research libraries and serves as the official newsmagazine and publication of record of ACRL"
  • InformationToday-- "the only newspaper designed to meet the needs of the information professional. Information Today delivers total coverage of late-breaking news and long-term trends in the information industry"
  • LISNews-- "a collaborative weblog [aka blog] devoted to current events and news in the world of Library and Information Science. A dedicated team of international bloggers scour the World Wide Web to find stories they find interesting. You'll find links to news stories and Web sites, along with original writing, interviews and reviews"
  • Education Week-- "news and information about education issues"
  • Biblio Tech Review-- "a resource for the library automation and associated industries. The Monthly Newsletter / Magazine is an invaluable source for the latest industry trends and happenings"
  • Educause CONNECT-- " EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology"
  • Stephen's Lighthouse-- "by SirsiDynix's Vice President of Innovation, Stephen Abram"
  • Free Range Librarian
  • The Shifted Librarian
  • Stephen Bell's The Kept-up Academic Librarian-- "Helping Academic Librarians "Keep Up" With News and Developments In Higher Education"
  • librarian.net-- "putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999"

Webliographies & Links

Subject Areas

Reviews

  • The Charleston Advisor-- "critical reviews of online resources for libraries"
  • Booklist Online-- "an irresistible book review site and a powerful collection development and readers’ advisory tool serving libraries, library patrons, and book lovers"

Organizational & Career Resources: Pofessional Development

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