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Librarians

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Aslib: Professional Development Training
  2. Become a Librarian
  3. BIALL: British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
  4. Canadian Library Association
  5. Career Development Group
  6. CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
  7. IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression
  8. IFLA: Quotations about Libraries and Librarians
  9. Librarian.net
  10. Librarians' Christian Fellowship
  11. Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography
  12. LISU: Library and Information Statistics Unit
  13. LISWire: Librarian's News Wire
  14. NewBreed Librarian
  15. SatchLCall: Library of Congress Call Number System Tutorial
  16. School-libraries.net
  17. SCOLMA: Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa
  18. SCONUL: Society of Colleges, National and University Libraries
  19. Stumpers-L
  20. Technostress and the Reference Librarian
  21. UMSLG: University Medical School Librarians Group

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Aslib: Professional Development Training
Information about a range of training courses run by Aslib, The Association for Information Management. Details course features, skills acquired upon completion, and provides online booking forms. Areas covered include library and information management skills, knowledge management portfolio, general management and communication skills, sources of official information, business information, information management technology, and Internet skills.
     Author: Aslib
     Subjects: information management in libraries, librarians, staff development
     DeweyClass: 023
     Resource type: documents
Become a Librarian
Information about the library profession in the US, types of librarian, scholarship opportunities, and training programs.
     Author: Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
     Subjects: careers, librarians
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: index
BIALL: British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
Includes committee information, an index of law resources, conference details, news, and details of other law librarian organisations.
     Author: BIALL
     Subjects: law links, librarians
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
Canadian Library Association
Organisation representing workers in Canadian libraries. Provides an overview of the association, details of forthcoming conferences and events, and tables of contents from Feliciter, the CLA magazine. Also offers details of awards, scholarships and grants, and information on careers in libraries.
     Author: Canadian Library Association
     Subjects: canadian libraries, librarians, library organisations
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: documents
Career Development Group
Advice on career development issues for UK library and information professionals. Outlines the objectives and structure of the group, and addresses topics such as Library Association chartership and equal opportunities. Also features tables of contents and selected articles from Impact, the journal published by the group.
     Author: Library Association Career Development Group
     Subjects: librarians, staff development
     DeweyClass: 023
     Resource type: documents
CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Membership organisation resultant from the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and The Library Association (LA). Publicises jobs and careers, qualifications, training and events, professional practice, and advocacy in the field.
     Author: CILIP
     Subjects: librarians, library organisations
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression
Collection of reports and papers documenting prevailing conditions of libraries, librarians, and intellectual freedom throughout the world. Countries covered include Chile, Italy, Mexico, Lesotho, Ukraine, Cambodia, Lebanon, Norway, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.
     Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
     Subjects: freedom and privacy, librarians, library and information studies worldwide
     DeweyClass: 027.0
     Resource type: documents
IFLA: Quotations about Libraries and Librarians
A selection of quotations arranged by subjects such as books, borrowing, catalogues, collection development, learning, and public libraries. Entries are also listed by author, and material can be downloaded as a PDF file.
     Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
     Subjects: librarians, library history and culture
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: document
Librarian.net
Searchable news resource for librarians providing material relevant to all aspects of the profession. Includes a weekly library related poll, and offers archives dating back to April 1999.
     Author: West, Jessamyn
     Subjects: librarians, library and information science news
     DeweyClass: 020.92
     Resource type: document index
Librarians' Christian Fellowship
The LCF is an association of Christians working in the field of library and information provision. It exists to provide a forum for members to develop a distinctly Christian perspective on their work, and particularly on the range of problems currently facing the library and information profession.
     Author: Librarians' Christian Fellowship
     Subjects: christianity, librarians
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: documents
Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography
Summary of hundreds of commercial feature films that refer to librarians or include a library element. Regularly updated. Includes a list of actors and actresses who have portrayed librarians and a short bibliography of articles about librarians in the movies.
     Author: Raish, Martin
     Subjects: film studies, librarians
     DeweyClass: 023
     Resource type: bibliography
LISU: Library and Information Statistics Unit
Information centre which presents statistical information about libraries and for librarians. Covers public, academic and special libraries and involves the collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of all types of statistics which are relevant to library and information work.
     Author: Library and Information Statistics Unit, Loughborough University
     Subjects: librarians, library and information science research, special libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: documents, reference data
LISWire: Librarian's News Wire
Mailing lists, RSS feeds, press releases and other news items of interest to librarians. Users can sign up for an account and share their announcements with others involved or interested in libraries and librarianship.
     Author: Blum, Robin and Carver, Blake
     Subjects: librarians, library and information science news
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: articles
NewBreed Librarian
US focused online magazine aimed at recently qualified librarians. The bimonthly publication offers articles, interviews with figures involved in librarianship, regular columns, advice, letters from readers, and a listing of job sources. An archive of past issues is available.
     Author: NewBreed Librarian
     Subjects: librarians, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: magazine
SatchLCall: Library of Congress Call Number System Tutorial
Java-based tutorial designed to teach patrons and library staff how to find and shelve books according to the Library of Congress call number system.
     Author: Ford, Michael
     Subjects: librarians, library user education
     DeweyClass: 025.5
     Resource type: interactive guide
School-libraries.net
Links to Web pages created or maintained by school librarians in the USA.
     Author: Milbury, Peter
     Subjects: librarians, school libraries, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.8
     Resource type: index
SCOLMA: Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa
Provides a forum for librarians and others concerned with the provision of materials for African studies in libraries in the UK; monitors, co-ordinates and improves the acquisition of library materials on Africa, especially through its co-operative Area Specialisation Scheme for the acquisition of materials from Africa; sponsors bibliographical projects; publishes bibliographical works and a journal; and organises conferences and seminars on African bibliographical topics.
     Author: SCOLMA
     Subjects: african studies, librarians
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: documents
SCONUL: Society of Colleges, National and University Libraries
SCONUL exists to promote excellence in library services in higher education and national libraries across the UK and Ireland. Provides information on members and membership, topics of anticipated trends and issues for information services, the SCONUL Performance Portal, publications and news.
     Author: SCONUL
     Subjects: librarians, library organisations
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
Stumpers-L
Mailing list set up as a resource where reference librarians can help each other find the answers to difficult questions. Includes information on Stumpers-L, FAQ, bibliography, and access to the list archives.
     Author: Dominican University
     Subjects: librarians, reference services
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: mailinglist
Technostress and the Reference Librarian
Full text of an article which originally appeared in Reference Services Review 20 (Summer 1992). Article analyses technostress (computer related stress) in the context of reference libraries in the 1990s and suggests coping and organisational management strategies.
     Author: Kupersmith, John
     Subjects: librarians, stress
     DeweyClass: 023.2
     Resource type: article
UMSLG: University Medical School Librarians Group
Representative group for the librarians of undergraduate and postgraduate medical schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Includes news and diary, and information on activities, membership, and professional support.
     Author: UMSLG
     Subjects: librarians, medical libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution