LIBRARIES WEBLOGS

Caveat Lector - Reader Beware
Librarian has lots to say.
cavlec.yarinareth.net

Bentley's Journal
Comments and links from Betsy Vera.
bentleywg.livejournal.com

The Days & Nights of the Lipstick Librarian!
Diary of a librarian fashionista.
www.lipsticklibrarian.com

BookBitchBlog
Breaking book news from the BookBitch.
www.bookbitch.com

AskALibrarian
Transcribed librarian-patron interactions.
askalibrarian.blogspot.com

Dispatches from a Public Librarian
Periodic tales set in a public library.
www.mcsweeneys.net

Cedar Librarian
Saving the world daily through information.
cedarlibrarian.livejournal.com

Catalogablog
Library cataloging issues and related topics.
catalogablog.blogspot.com

Country Librarian
News and notes about libraries in rural areas.
countrylibrarian.blogspot.com

'Brary Blog
Book news from Stephanie Davidson, law librarian.
braryblog.blogspot.com

The Distant Librarian
Comments on the world of distance librarianship.
distlib.blogs.com

Future of the Book News
Book format news from Gary Frost.
futureofthebook.com

Conan the Librarian's Journal
Stories of unintelligent people in the public library.
librant.livejournal.com

Annoyed Librarian
An annoyed librarian rants about the state of librarianship.
annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com

faster than light
Journal of a subversive librarian in training.
fasterthanlight.livejournal.com

Bloug
News from Lou Rosenfeld, pioneer of information architecture.
louisrosenfeld.com

Archivalia (English)
Weblog dedicated to archiving. Also available in Dutch and German.
archiv.twoday.net

Confessions of a Mad Librarian
Weblog addressing LIS issues by a soon-to-graduate LIS student.
edwards.orcas.net

blogwithoutalibrary.net
A continually updated look at what libraries are doing with blogs.
www.blogwithoutalibrary.net

diy librarian
Tara Murray brings do-it-yourself and librarianship together.
www.personal.psu.edu

AbsTracked
Links weblog covering the topics of law, libraries, reference and fun.
abstracked.blogspot.com

Books Do Furnish A Room
Perspectives from a used book store owner in Durham, North Carolina.
www.edifyingspectacle.org

Eclectic Librarian
Links, commentary, and other musings by a serials cataloger.
www.eclecticlibrarian.net

The Laughing Librarian
Links, news and humor from Brian Smith.
www.laughinglibrarian.com

The Digital Librarian
Commentary about digital services to bring people to digital libraries.
digitallibrarian.org

Free Range Librarian
Daily meditations on librarianship, by K. G. Schneider.
frl.bluehighways.com

Explodedlibrary.info
A cross of libraries, culture, law, politics and the internet.
www.explodedlibrary.info

Canuck Librarian
Links and moments from the life of Jennifer, a young information specialist.
canucklibrarian.blogspot.com

Digital Dog
RAHarris' journal of library school, digital libraries, and related issues.
raharris.livejournal.com

Law Librarian Blog
Information and news for the law librarian.
lawprofessors.typepad.com

ASC Online
News for information science education and mentoring for library school graduates.
radio.weblogs.com

Andersja's Blog
Knowledge management and information architecture topics covered by Anders Jacobsen.
www.jacobsen.no

BookLab II
News and links focused on books, bookbinding, and the future of reading technology.
www.bookways.com

Aggy
Aggregator weblog for the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science.
www.slisblogs.com

Better Living through Software
Joshua Allen's weblog, covering issues such as the semantic web and Internet programming.
www.netcrucible.com

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

BlissPix
Analysis of mass media and discussion of alternative media for librarians in all sectors.
www.blisspix.net

Christina's Library Rant
Christina Pikas, a sci/tech librarian, discusses topics of interest to the library world.
christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com

eGovernment Weblog
Grad student covers issues related to online government information transfer.
egov.cathexes.net

Bibliotheke
Watching libraries evolve: comments on technology, copyright, privacy and information science.
bibliotheke.org

Foxy Librarians
A foxy public librarian blogs about life in a large urban city by the bay.
foxylibrarians.blogspot.com

Information Literacy Librarian
An exploration of Information Literacy Instruction theory and practices.
infolitlibrarian.blogspot.com

Bad Girl Librarian
An action figure you can have sexual fantasies about. Includes musings on library related issues.
badgirllibrarian.blogspot.com

Kegliography
Central Ohio Reference Librarian Jay Kegley shares his web findings.
www.kegliography.blogspot.com

Kids Lit
Books and more for kids and teens from Wisconsin's Tasha Saecker.
www.greenlakelibrary.org

Adventures of an InfoMage in Training
Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school.
radio.weblogs.com

Legal References.
A weblog covering law, librarianship, research, and technology.
legalreferences.blogspot.com

Blog of a Bookslut
Bookslut's editor-in-chief, Jessa Crispin, provides links and commentary for those who love to read.
www.bookslut.com

Info Ediface
Explores the world of information architecture, library science and technology.
infoediface.blogspot.com

Libertarian Librarian
Melissa Zogby's political and research observations.
librarianobservations.blogspot.com

Krafty Librarian
Insights and essays from a medical librarian for a hospital in the USA.
kraftylibrarian.blogspot.com

LibrarianInBlack
News stories for technology-minded librarians.
librarianinblack.typepad.com

LibraryPlanet.com
News with a library focus.
www.libraryplanet.com

Confessions of a Science Librarian
York University's John Dupuis provides links and information of interest to academic science librarians.
jdupuis.blogspot.com

Free Range Librarian
Karen Schneider's meditations about librarianship and any other issue that interests her.
freerangelibrarian.com

Heretical Librarian
Moderate conservative writes about politics, librarianship, and other topics of interest.
hereticallibrarian.blogspot.com

Library School Blues
Journal of Sarah Mae, UCLA library school student.
flapperchick.blogspot.com

MedLib
Medical library links.
www.medliblog.blogspot.com

Librarianguish
Personal weblog which covers library issues and life at home.
librarianguish.blogdrive.com

Inspyration
Heather Matheson compiles news and commentary on topics related to Canadian academic librarians.
www.inspyre.ca

Library Dust
Michael McGrorty writes about library-related issues and news.
librarydust.typepad.com

Ask Nettie Day: Alter Ego of a Student Librarian
Nettie Day (aka student xine) speaks her mind on library school, the reference desk, fiction and extra-curricular activities.
asknettieday.blogspot.com

The Kept-Up Academic Librarian
Steven Bell helps academic librarians "keep up" with news and developments in higher education.
keptup.typepad.com

The Invisible Web Weblog
Yazdan Mansourian discusses everything about the Invisible Web and Information Invisibility on the Web.
invisibleweblog.blogspot.com

Librarian Way
Connections for librarians Web-based technology and research resources.
programmingpeers.com

infosophy: socio-technological rendering of information
Mentor Cana offers analysis of the relationship between information technology and human social structures.
www.kmentor.com

Infomancy
A weblog about information, libraries, and technology by a school library system director from New York State.
www.schoolof.info

J's Scratchpad
Thoughts on journalism, librarianship and blogging from a news librarian at a prestigious American university.
blogs.law.harvard.edu

Lost in the stacks
The adventures and misadventures of Jess Webb.
lostinthestacks.blogspot.com

LibraryCog
Library systems and stuff from Art Rhyno, U. of Windsor Systems Librarian.
librarycog.uwindsor.ca

Open Access News
News from the free online scholarship movement.
www.earlham.edu

LibrarianActivist.org
Headlines covering the problems and solutions to political issues affecting libraries.
librarianactivist.org

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

Library Technology Musings
Lori provides hopes, dreams, wild ideas and practical solutions for libraries.
www.galecia.com

The Library Ass
A weblog dedicated to the library assistant, the librarian's overworked apprentice.
libraryass.blogspot.com

Literature, Libertines and Lenin's Wife
Article is subtitled, "Famous people and libraries" [PDF]
www.library.unisa.edu.au

NewPages Weblog
Alternative guide to new books, magazines, and music.
www.newpages.com

The Library Despot
Devoted to the ramblings and disconjointed thoughts of a brand new academic librarian.
librarydespot.weblogs.us

Rambling Librarian - Incidental Thoughts
Weblog of librarian Ivan Chew who works in Singapore.
ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com

Leah's Law Library Weblog
Legal news and commentary by Leah Sandwell-Weiss, reference librarian at the University of Arizona Law Library.
radio.weblogs.com

TangognaT
Ambivalent librarian writes mostly about her work.
www.tangognat.com

The Ten Thousand Year Blog
Weblog of archivist David Mattison.
www.davidmattison.ca

The In Season Christian Librarian
Providing information about resources and news by and for Christian Librarians, primarily those in Christian academic institutions.
inseasonchristianlibrarian.blogspot.com

SHUSH
Massachusetts author writes for the conservative librarian.
www.shush.ws

Open Stacks
Greg Schwartz promotes information access and literacy for all.
openstacks.net

The Rogue Librarian
NYPL's Carrie Bickner provides news items and library stories.
www.roguelibrarian.com

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

Librarian on the Edge
Thoughts about library science, information science and the web revolution by an academic systems librarian.
librariansonedge.blogspot.com

Gnomic Utterances: Ramblings on Librarianship, Technology, and Academia
Deborah's meanderings on librarianship, especially as pertains to children's literature, academic libraries, new technology, and blogging.
gnomicutterance.livejournal.com

Explodedlibrary.info
Morgan Wilson, academic law librarian, covers information overload, disintermediation, preserving analog information rights and search techniques.
explodedlibrary.typepad.com

Life in the Stacks
Satirical weblog about working in a library maintained by a disgruntled clerk.
freakparade.blogspot.com

Notes from the Mystery Department
Thoughts on being a new librarian by Erica Olsen at Cornell University.
www.librarianavengers.org

Libraryman
Seattle's Michael Porter, librarian superhero, narrates the world "where libraries and Pez collide."
www.libraryman.com

Marjorie's Catalog
Chronicling the reference situations presented during an internship at NPR.
marjorita.blogspot.com

Stephen Gallant Review
A select survey of readings for librarians and information specialists.
gallant.blogspot.com

Odd Things In Pitt's Libraries
One woman's unusual findings in the stacks at the University of Pittsburgh.
otipl.blogspot.com

Tame The Web
Michael Stephens presents news on current technology uses in libraries.
www.tametheweb.com

30 Hours
UC-Berkeley librarian Lynn Jones talks about libraries, research, pedagogy, historical resources, kids, web art and funny/creative uses of the web.
interactiveu.berkeley.edu

Library Web Chic
Resource for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries.
librarywebchic.net

The Shifted Librarian
Library weblog intent on "making librarians more portable" from Jenny Levine
www.theshiftedlibrarian.com

TeleRead Blog
News and commentary from a digital libraries advocacy site.
www.teleread.org

Catalogue Blog
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.
catalogueblog.blogspot.com

Linux Librarian
Weblog of a systems librarian at a small public library in a large town in Massachusetts.
www.linuxlibrarian.org

Threnody for the Public Domain
Tracking the current state of copyright and related issues.
pdthrenody.blogspot.com

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

That Rabbit Girl
Web chronicle of Alice, a legal library assistant in Chicago.
thatrabbitgirl.blogspot.com

Tiny Little Librarian
Musings and stories from an inner-city children's librarian.
tinylittlelibrarian.blog-city.com

LibTalk Blog
"Inspiration for library communicators." Thoughts on public relations, communications, and marketing.
libtalk.blogspot.com

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

The Playful Antiquarian
Explores children's literature, printing and paper history, rare books, and related topics.
blogs.law.harvard.edu

LibraryLaw Blog
Mary Minow writes about issues concerning libraries and the law with latitude to discuss any other interesting issues.
blog.librarylaw.com

The ResourceShelf
Frequent news, search tips, and new resources for information professionals. By Gary Price.
www.resourceshelf.com

Librarians Corner
A forum for media specialists and librarians in the school and public libraries featuring discussion, stories and information.
librariansforum.blogharbor.com

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

Freedom of Information Act Blog
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.
foia.blogspot.com

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

Tomeboy the Right Minded Liberrian
Looks at librarians and libraries from a conservative viewpoint.
webpages.charter.net

Travelin' Librarian
Journal of Colorado librarian, trainer and writer Michael Sauers.
www.travelinlibrarian.info

Young Librarian
Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment.
younglibrarian.blogspot.com

Peter Scott's Library Blog
Weblog of a compiler of the first hypertext index of Internet resources-Hytelnet and librarian stuff.
xrefer.blogspot.com

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

nichole's auxiliary storage
Compact shelving for library-related posts and general news from one grad student in Madison, Wisconsin.
jumbledpileofperson.typepad.com

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

Serials Scene
Issues and technology related to the acquisition and cataloging of print and digital serial publications.
serialsscene.blogspot.com

The SciTech Library Question (STLQ)
Randy Reichardt at the University of Alberta posts items of interest to engineering and scitech librarians.
stlq.info

Tinfoil + Raccoon
Rochelle the librarian writes a bit about herself and other topics of interest to her.
rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com

SiteLines
Rita Vine, professional librarian, helps web searchers stay up to date on key search tools and developments.
www.workingfaster.com

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

Tom Roper's Weblog
A weblog on librarianship, among other things, by a UK medical/veterinary librarian.
tomroper.typepad.com

Library Stuff
Daily library "stuff", brought to you by Steven M. Cohen. [RSS]
www.librarystuff.net

The Young Librarian
Chronicles of a recent MLIS graduate seeking employment. [Atom]
younglibrarian.blogspot.com

The Medium is the Message
Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell.
ericschnell.blogspot.com

Library Writer's Blog
Source to help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library and information science, as well as other related fields.
librarywriting.blogspot.com

Schooliblit
News links and musings about school library media centers, information literacy, reading, and technology in education.
radio.weblogs.com

The Aardvark Speaks
Commentary from Horst Prillinger, librarian at the Vienna University Library. [RSS]
homepage.univie.ac.at

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

One New Thing
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.
nlrp.blogspot.com

Webfeeds, Blogs & More
Teri Vogel provides news and commentary about tools for library and information professionals.
georgiasla.blogspot.com

VALIS
Weblog of a New Zealand librarian, with a focus on search, Web 2.0 and online information tools.
www.chamberlain.net.nz

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

Transforming Scholarly Communication
New electronic and printed resources about scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet.
weblogs.lib.uh.edu

Phil Bradley's Blog
Links and news for librarians and people interested in search engines, searching the net, design issues and general whitterings and rants.
www.philb.com

Wanderings of a Student Librarian
A student in library school, Joy Weese Moll, records wanderings on the web and through library literature.
joy.mollprojects.com

Adventures of an InfoMage in Training
Library news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about Darci Chapman's adventures in grad school. [RSS]
radio.weblogs.com

Vancouver Law Librarian Blog
Points of interest to the West Coast law librarian. Highlighted sources on KM, web development, and law library management.
vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com

Neat New Stuff on the Net
Weekly reviews of new sites by Marylaine Block, a former librarian and self-described "Librarian Without Walls". Usually includes new issues-related resources.
marylaine.com

The Library Girl
Offers a collection of resources and information for readers of all ages, featuring in-depth book reviews, commentaries, book discussion, book recommendations, book lists and literary criticism.
weblog.thelibrarygirl.com

Teaching Librarian
Maintained by an information services librarian in an academic library who shares thoughts on how to make the most of educational opportunities with students.
www.teachinglibrarian.org

The Well Dressed Librarian
Celebrity librarian-at-large offers advice and commentary on etiquette, fashion, and the proper behavior of librarians and their customers.
welldressedlibrarian.blogspot.com

The Medium is the Message
Library, technology, and information thoughts and trends (with respect to Marshall McLuhan). A weblog by Eric Schnell [Atom]
ericschnell.blogspot.com

Tales from the "Liberry"
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.
liberry.blogspot.com

Life of Books
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
thelifeofbooks.blogspot.com

User Education Resources for Librarians
Topics and issues: user education, distance education support, e-learning support, librarianship, and information access. This weblog is maintained by Teresa Hartman, MLS.
libeducation.blogspot.com

SMOTU: Secret Masters of the Universe
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. [Atom]
smotu.blogspot.com

Infotoday.com - Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services
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. (November, 2003)
www.infotoday.com