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Santa Cruz County Local History: Libraries and Schools  - http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/libsch/libsch.shtml  Illustrated articles on the public library system, Carnegie libraries and schools in Santa Cruz, California.  The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria  - http://www.bede.org.uk/library.htm  Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire.  Images from the 1876 Report  - http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~seaveyca/1876/  Selected accounts from the Bureau of Education report 'Public Libraries in the United States of America: Their History, Condition, and Management'.  Libraries & Culture  - http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/  Refereed journal devoted to the history of 'collections of recorded knowledge'. Full text of several issues, index and editorial information. Previously the Journal of Library History.  IFLA Round Table on Library History  - http://www.ifla.org/VII/rt8/rtlh.htm  The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' forum for library history of international or generally applicable importance. Statement of aims, newsletters, minutes and contact information.  Exeter Free Library: Public Meeting, 1869  - http://www.devon.gov.uk/library/locstudy/lib150.html  Recreation of the debate which introduced a tax-supported library in Exeter, England.  The Order of Books  - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm027.html  Facsimile of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript prescribing the arrangement of his personal library, later to form the nucleus of a Library of Congress classified according to his scheme.  The Dusty Bookshelf  - http://libr.org/rory/wbm.html  Selection of articles dating from the beginning of librarianship as a profession.  Vanished Library: History of the Library of Alexandria  - http://geocities.com/vanishedlibrary  Tells of the myth and history of the ancient Library of Alexandria, and also covers the topics of the mystery of destruction and the new library. Also quiz, personal presentation outline, and sources/links.  Survivor: The History of the Library  - http://www.history-magazine.com/libraries.html  Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries.  Libraries: History of the Private, Royal, Imperial, Monastic and Public Libraries  - http://www.libraries.gr/nonmembers/  Exhibition covering civilizations from the ancient world to the Renaissance.  South Carolina Library History Project  - http://www.libsci.sc.edu/histories/  All aspects of librarianship in the state, including histories of public, private and academic institutions, biographies and recollections, and special exhibits.  Libraries Today  - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~lbruce/  History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.  The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries  - http://www.badc.com/towns/library/  Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.  Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America  - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/lihistory.html  Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.  Theological Libraries: Historical Sources  - http://www.ptsem.edu/grow/library/nyatla/sources.htm  Full-text essays on monastic libraries and theological librarianship, principally in the Christian tradition.  Highlights from the Columbia University Library Science Library Vertical Files, 1832-1994  - http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/ala/clvf/clvf.htm  Ephemera from the American Library Association archives.  Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress  - http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/  Official guide to the development of its role as a national library, with descriptions of its buildings, a timeline of acquisitions and a list of Librarians of Congress.  Archives of lis-libhist  - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-libhist.html  Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information.  Littlehampton Library Past and Present  - http://www.btinternet.com/~h.kendall/  Illustrated history of this Carnegie library in Sussex, England, through the 20th century.  History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries  - http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/  Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.  American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship  - http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-libr.html  Bibliography of print and online sources.  Computer Applications in Libraries  - http://www.computer.org/annals/library_tocs.htm  Special issue of Annals of the History of Computing dedicated to library automation. Abstracts and some free articles. [PDF]  Fortunate Son: the ALA and Librarianship 1968-1980  - http://www.bloomington.in.us/~jhurd/rain.html  Memoirs of a period of change in United States libraries and the American Library Association against a background of social upheaval.  CILIP Library History Group  - http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/welcome.html  Details of the activities and publications of this section of the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals.  Melvil Dewey: Father of Librarianship  - http://www.booktalking.net/books/dewey/  Biography of Dewey concentrating on his role in library history.  Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850  - http://www.r-alston.co.uk/contents.htm  Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.  The Gerould Statistics 1907/08-1961/62: A Historical Compilation of Data from Academic Libraries in the United States and Canada  - http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/libsites/gerould/  Annual statistics on size, staffing and expenditure with detailed notes on the methodology of compilation.  Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Librarian's Lives  - http://digital.casalini.it/retreat/2003_docs/Chapman.pdf  Survey of biographical anecdotes about British librarians by Liz Chapman. [PDF]  Boots Booklovers' Library  - http://www.boots-plc.com/information/info.asp?Level3ID=39  Official history of this British subscription library.  Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century  - http://www.libraryinstruction.com/liinternational.html  Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.  Intellectual Freedom Within the Profession: A Look Back at Freedom of Expression and the Alternative Library Press  - http://www.libr.org/Juice/issues/vol6/LJ_6.6.html  Overview by Toni Samek of early radical library publications focusing on Synergy, Alternatives In Print and Prejudices And Antipathies.  International Bibliographic Instruction Activities in the 20th Century: A Literature Review  - http://www.mlaforum.org/volumeII/issue1/InternationalBib.html  Literature review examining the development of bibliographic instruction around the world.  'Not Only Suitable, But Specially Attractive'  - http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/record/r199901/kerslak.html  Views of women in British librarianship throughout the twentieth century.  Library History  - http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=show&fwid=184  Refereed British journal associated with the Library History Group. Editorial information and abstracts.  Over 100 Years of Progress  - http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2000/january001/over100years.htm  Chronology of key historical events in United States libraries, from the Association of College and Research Libraries.  The Georgia Library History Project  - http://www.georgialibraryhistoryproject.org/  Bibliographic directory with some full-text articles on the history of libraries in the state. Searchable by city, county or institution.  American Library Association Library History Round Table  - http://www.ala.org/ala/lhrt/  Details of awards, archive of newsletters and cumulative bibliography.  The Illinois State Library: 1818-1870  - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/il990133.html  Provides an article from Illinois Libraries that details the history of the Illinois State Library in the 19th Century.  Celebrating a Century of Service to Children  - http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/il000109.html  Article from Illinois Libraries which examines the history of the Children's Services Department at the Champaign Public Library from 1899-1999.  Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Librarianship and Bibliography  - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/12/h12-250-e.html  Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and Canadiana.  The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History  - http://www.infography.com/content/708583820009.html  Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries.  Infography about Library Instruction -- History  - http://www.infography.com/content/442526523229.html  Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction.  Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs  - http://www.nypl.org/branch/bronx/index2.cfm?d1=765&template=photodbase  Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches.  The Davies Project at Princeton University: Research into the History of University Libraries in the United States and the History of their Collections  - http://www.princeton.edu/~davpro/  Database of United States libraries in existence before 1876, searchable by location and type.  Public Library History London 1850-1900  - http://www.derekjones.org/LonPLHist.htm  The history of public libraries in London in the 19th Century compared with other cities.  The Library History Buff  - http://www.libraryhistorybuff.com/  Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts.  Man and Boy: Modifying Masculinities in Public Librarianship, 1850-1950  - http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/inn/im/2001-1.pdf  Analysis of male librarians' professional relationships exemplified by British Freemasons. 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