INASP Links & Resources
RESOURCES:  
Library & information sciences/ Archives & Museums

See also Library networks for and in the developing world/Acquisition of material from developing countries

67th ILFA Council and General Conference 2001-Proceedings
This IFLA site provides access to some of the papers that were presented at the 67th IFLA conference in Boston in August 2001, which includes several papers and perspectives by librarians from Africa, Asia and Latin America. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/pprog-e.htm  

AcqWeb
Hosted by Vanderbilt University Library in Canada, this is an excellent starting point for librarians and provides a massive number of links covering sections (all international in scope) on verification tools and bibliographic resources, a directory of publishers and vendors, library associations and organizations, the field of library and information sciences, journals, newsletters and electronic discussion groups for librarians, plus a wide variety of reference sources. Additionally there are sections providing links to guides to getting started on the Web, and resources for specific areas of librarianship. The site is fully searchable. AcqWeb's online directories of publishers' and vendors' Web sites (including an Email directory of publishers) is one of the most comprehensive currently available, and where you can search for publisher by name, by geographical region, or by subject specialization. http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/ 

Cataloging Internet Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide
An excellent guide, by Nancy B. Olson, for cataloguing electronic resources and preparation of bibliographic description of Web documents. http://www.oclc.org/oclc/man/9256cat/toc.htm

Guidelines for Legislation for National Library Services Part of the UNESCO Webworld site, this is a 60 page downloadable document by Peter J. Lor. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/nominations/guidelines1_h.htm

Index Morganagus
A full text index of over 60 library-related electronic serials, with direct link to articles. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/IndexMorganagus/

Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship
Quarterly publication of the Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, which publishes substantive material of interest to science and technology librarians, and serves as a vehicle for sci-tech librarians to share details of successful programmes. http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/

Internet Librarian International 2002. Presentations
This page features links to World Wide Web sites and documents, PowerPoint slideshows, and other electronic resources used in support of presentations at Internet Librarian International 2002 (London, 17-20 March, 2002), including full-text papers. Lots of useful material can be found here, including papers on the information society, digital libraries and collections, digital archiving, web design and development - including usability and accessibility of library Web sites - navigating the Net, new systems, tools and technologies, and e-learning. http://www.internet-librarian.com/presentations 

Journal of Library Services for Distance Education
Focuses on the issues and challenges of providing research/information services for those involved in formal post-secondary distance education. http://www.westga.edu/library/jlsde/

LIASA 2001 Conference Papers
A selection of some of the papers presented during plenary and/or parallel sessions of the LIASA (Library and Information Association of South Africa) 2001 conference in Johannesburg, whose theme was "African Renaissance through Libraries." http://home.imaginet.co.za/liasa/2001papers.htm 

Library-Bridges: Guide to Citing Internet Sources
A helpful brief guide to citing e-journals and citation formats of other electronic sources of information, including a range of examples. http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/using/guide_to_citing_internet_sourc.html  

Library Link
On-line discussion forum for librarianship and information management. http://antonio.emeraldinsight.com/vl=1224339/cl=58/nw=1/rpsv/librarylink/index.htm  

Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
This useful document (currently compiled by Wei Wu at the Washington Research Consortium) is a directory of electronic discussion lists and online forums, distribution lists, and serials that are of interest to library professionals. From a subject index you can pick an area of librarianship of particular interest, for example acquisitions, cataloguing/bibliographic services, digital libraries, information literacy, law libraries, library education, medial/health libraries, music libraries, reference/information services, serials, technical services, etc. http://liblists.wrlc.org/home.htm  

Libweb-Library WWW Servers
One of the most comprehensive directories of libraries on the Web, worldwide, including those in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Currently lists over 4,000 pages from libraries in over 100 countries. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

Library Juice
A news digest for librarians and library and information science studies, including announcements, new Web resources, ands affecting the library world. "Much of the material has a social responsibilities or intellectual freedom focus." http://www.libr.org/Juice/

Loughborough University. Department of Information Science
Information and links to degree programmes (with online brochure request), research, staff, the CTI Centre for Library and Information Studies (CTILIS), and the Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU). http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/index.html

Revitalizing African Libraries: The Challenge of a Crisis
Report from the Carnegie Corporation in New York about a conference convened by Carnegie in May 2000 which brought together some 25 international donors and librarians to explore issues of literacy, information technology, and access to global knowledge as they relate to African public and university libraries. The report summarizes the discussions that took place, and the possible solutions offered to revitalize African libraries. http://www.carnegie.org/pdf/aflib.pdf

SciTech Library Newsletter
A free newsletter for science and technology libraries, with details of new resources and databases, new E-journals, and interesting new Web sites. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/swain/nsflibnews/

Transforming Traditional Libraries
E-journal devoted to aspects of the new library, including digital collections, electronic indices, OPACs, Internet research, bibliographic instructions, and information literacy. http://www.lib.usf.edu/~mdibble/ttl/

UNESCO Archives Portal
An extensive directory of links relating to archives (national, regional, state, etc.), and related primary sources available online. There are also sections on preservation and conservation, organizations and international co-operation programmes, associations worldwide, and conferences and meetings. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/

UNESCO Libraries Portal
This portal is intended to enhance access to information related to library resources available on the Web, as well as to issues affecting librarianship. The site provides links to Web sites of libraries and information centres around the world, including associations and networks, preservation and access initiatives, education and training, conferences and meetings, and more. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_bib/ 

World List of Departments and Schools of Information Studies, Information Management, etc.
Maintained by Tom Wilson at the University of Sheffield Library, this is one of the most extensive sources to track down library schools and departments of information studies worldwide. http://www.shef.ac.uk/infres/wl/