Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Networking Resources for library staff
This section includes links to discussion lists and blogs that librarians can use to
stay informed and share their ideas with others on current issues, as well as a brief
listing of conferences relevant to library staff.
SOLS provides opportunities for staff and trustees to make contact with each other and share problem-solving and advice. This is done electronically through
a variety of Electronic Discussion Lists housed on SOLS website (almost 50), and physically through networking opportunities, such
Trustee Councils,
Library Committees and
First
Nations Gathering.
SOLS
Electronic Discussion Groups page describes how discussion groups work, and gives practical
advice on how to participate in a discussion group. To sign up for
a specific group, please see our
complete list of discussion groups.
OLS-North also hosts
discussion lists,
online forums and
blogs for client libraries. Other networking opportunities are provided
through
Client Service Input Committees,
Client Service Input Networking Group meetings,
conferences and area
workshops
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For general information about blogs visit the section of the SOLS
Clearinghouse on Web 2.0 and Library 2.0
- Annoyed Librarian
A satirical commentary on the profession by an
anonymous blogger
- Information
Wants to be Free A librarian, writer and tech geek reflecting on
the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons
- iLibrarian News and
resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution. Written by Ellyssa
Kroski who is a Reference Librarian at Columbia University’s Butler Library
and is a published author and has written about emerging technologies and
their applications in libraries for major library publications and scholarly
journals.
- LNG Library Networking Group
The Group is the electronic Meeting Space for
libraries and the information profession. Maintained by OLA
- LibrarianActivist
This site was originally established by Danielle Dennie, a science librarian
now working at Concordia University in Montreal. She put this resource
together to offer news, information, and resources to librarians who want to
be active in political and social issues surrounding libraries and
librarianship. The bog is now maintained by a diverse group of librarians.
(Canadian)
- Librarian.net Was ranked
number one on the Top 25 Librarian Bloggers list. Written by Jessamyn West,
a rural librarian who started this blog in 1999 Jessamyn writes - I am also
fiercely protective of losing what is special about libraries, and much of
my work concerns this preservation issue in its many facets. I am a
user-oriented librarian when I’m working at a library, and a library
activist when I am not. My passion presently is mucking about in the
intersection of libraries, technology and politics and describing what I
find there.
- Library Stuff Steven M.
Cohen is senior librarian at Law Library Management, Incorporated. He is the
creator of Library Stuff (published by Information Today), a weblog
dedicated to keeping current and professional development for librarians,
which has been live since August, 2000.
- Library Web Blogs
A compendium of blogs from Canada and around the world. Some are specific to
an institution while others focus discussion on broader library issues
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Top 25 Librarian Bloggers – While there has been some criticism of the
methodology, this list ranks the top librarian blogs based on visitor
traffic.
- Tame the Web Written by
Michael Stephens, a librarian, technology trainer and writer living in
Northern Indiana. The blog includes topics such as current and future
technology uses in libraries, training tips, staff development and various
other interests concerning library settings
