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Resources for Librarians and Library Workers:

General Resources
Educational and Career Development Resources
Library Associations
Resources for School Librarians

General Resources for Library Workers:

Blogging Libraries Wiki | Blogging Bibliography http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?page_id=94: A wiki directory of library-sponsored blogs, with categories for blogs from public, academic, school, and special libaries, blogs for internal library communication, and academic blogging intiatives. From the weblog Blog Without a Library.
BUBL Information Service http://bubl.ac.uk/: A directory of internet resources, focusing on library and information science. Includes links to journals, job announcements, professional resources, organizations, and more. From the Centre for Digital Library Research at Strathclyde University in Scotland.
Council on Library and Information Resources http://www.clir.org/: An independent non-profit in Washington, D.C., dedicated to improving access to information as a public good.
Hennepin County Library Extranet | Librarians' Blog http://www.hclib.org/extranet/: Information Hennepin County Library wants to share with the broader library community, including Web versions of conference presentations, a libarians' blog, information about programming, library planning, community involvement, and more.
Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov/: A federal grant-making agency.
Internet Library for Librarians http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/: A comprehensive Web database designed to provide a one-stop shopping center for librarians to locate Internet resources related to their profession.
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
LibDex: The Library Index | Journals | Newspaper Directories | Weblogs http://www.libdex.com/: A directory of library Web sites and online Internet & More catalogs (OPACs) in countries all over the world. Can be browsed by country or OPAC vendor. Also includes directories of library-related journals and of weblogs written by librarians, and a directory of newspaper directories.
Librarians' Internet Index | rss/xml feed http://lii.org/: A wonderful directory of information rich Web sites, edited by librairans from California and Washington state.
Libraries of Washington State http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/search_library.aspx: A directory of public, academic, government, and special libraries in Washington State.
Library Consultants Directory Online http://www.libraryconsultants.org/: Find a consultant for your library.
Library Development Services http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/: Library directories, statistics, information about library grants, the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse, The Oregon Center for the Book, and more. From the Oregon State Library.
Library Research Service: Research and Statistics About Libraries http://www.lrs.org/: Statistics and research on various issues of importance to libraries — from standard service measures to special topics like coffee shops in libraries! A project of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education, operated in partnership with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, College of Education, University of Denver.
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org/: A collection of professional resources on practically every subject — readers' advisory, event planning, marketing, technology, and much more. Library Success is an open collaborative project, and anyone can contribute to it!
Libweb: Library Servers via WWW http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/: Another directory of library Web sites, listing libraries in more than 100 countries.
National Center for Education Statistics: Library Statistics Program http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/: Statistical reports about United States libraries, including information on circulation, staffing, collections, revenue & expenditures, and more. Reports are by library type (academic, public, school, and state libraries). The site also includes comparison tools which allow users to view statistical data from two or more public libraries, or from two or more academic libraries.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science http://www.nclis.gov/: An independent federal agency that provides information on the library and information needs of the American public to agencies of the federal government and to the public.
Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/napcu/: An organization of the libraries of four-year, private colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest.
Online Private Academic Library Link (OPALL) http://opall.mtangel.edu/: A consortium of private college libraries in the Pacific Northwest. This website provides access to member libraries' online catalogs.
Orbis Cascade Alliance: A consortium of academic libraries throughout Oregon and southern Washington. Orbis Cascade member libraries' catalogs can be searched simultaneously through this Web site.
Oregon Library Instruction Wiki http://instructionwiki.org: This interactive site provides information on library instruction throughout the state of Oregon. Sample handouts, teaching tips, bibliographies, and more are included.
Oregon Libraries on the Web http://www.olaweb.org/oregon-libraries.shtml: A list of Oregon academic, public, and special libraries, library consortia, and library cooperatives. From the Oregon Library Association.
PORTALS (Portland Area Library System) http://www.portals.org/: The Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) includes public and academic libraries. PORTALS institutions are committed to working cooperatively to expand and enrich the information resources and services necessary for the scholarly activities of the college and university community and those people with similar needs in the greater Portland area. PORTALS also maintains the continuing education clearinghouse NW Central.
PLUS: Public Libraries Using Spanish http://www.sol-plus.net/plus/home.htm: Resources to help staff make public libraries more welcoming for Spanish speakers.
The Researching Librarian http://www.researchinglibrarian.com/: Information on free databases, online journals & proceedings, library statistics, keeping up with news & trends, finding funding, and more!
UNESCO Libraries Portal http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6513&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's central resource of information for libraries and librarians. Information about preservation and access, reference work, training, and library conferences, links to professional groups, and information about librarianship and the profession are all included.
Washington Library Information http://wlo.statelib.wa.gov/libsearch.cfm: A searchable directory of academic, government, public, special, and medical libraries, library science schools, library commissions, and special events in Washington State.
Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS) http://www.westpas.org/: WESTPAS offers education and training workshops on disaster preparedness, disaster response, and collection salvage to libraries across the western United States and its territories. The organization also consults with libraries and archives that experience disasters that affect their collections.
The WWW Library Directory http://travelinlibrarian.info/libdir/: Another international directory of libraries. Entries for libraries within the United States are arranged by state or territory, entries for libraries elsewhere are arranged by country.

Educational and Career Development Resources for Library Workers:

American Library Association : Education & Careers : Accredited Programs http://www.ala.org/ala/education/accredprograms/accreditedprograms.htm: Information from the accrediting body for graduate library science education in the United States, including a comprehensive list of graduate library and information studies programs accredited by the American Library Association including programs in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, and information for job seekers and employers about evaluation of library science credentials obtained in other countries.
Become a Librarian! http://www.becomealibrarian.org/: General information about librarianship as a career, including interviews with librarians about their work, information about choosing a graduate program, an extensive list of organizations that award scholarships to library school students, comparison of different library science distance education programs, and more.
Careers in Libraries http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/careersinlibraries/careerslibraries.htm: Information about the different types of jobs that librarians and other library workers have. From the American Library Association.
Combined Job Postings | rss/xml feed http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/: Listings of library jobs around the US (and the few from other parts of the world) from Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet.
Library Continuing Education Providers in the Northwest http://www.olaweb.org/ce/education-providers.html: A list, from the Oregon Library Association Continuing Education Committee.
Library Science Degrees Online http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/elearning/tables/lib_reg.htm: A chart comparing several distance education programs at library schools in the United States. From U.S. News & World Report.
LIScareer.com : The Library & Information Science Professional's Career Development Center | rss/xml feed http://www.liscareer.com/: Articles on career planning, education, work/life balance, networking, leadership, and more. Something new every month!
NW Central | rss/xml feeds http://www.nwcentral.org/: A clearinghouse for continuing education opportunities for library workers in the greater Portland metropolitan area. From PORTALS.
Professional Development and Continuing Education Opportunities http://www.pnla.org/projects/index1.htm: A resource directory of continuing education opportunities, from the Pacific Northwest Library Association.
U.S. Library Technician Programs http://colt.ucr.edu/ltprograms.html: A list of colleges, schools, and universities that offer library technician training or degree programs. From the Council on Library/Media Technicians.
2004 Directory of Washington Libraries - Library Degree Programs (.pdf file) http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/libraries/libDev/downloads/directory/LibraryPrograms.pdf: A list of library assistant, library technician, and master of library science programs offered by Washington colleges and universities. From the Washington State Library.
Washington Library Association Continuing Education Council http://www.wla.org/training/cecouncil.html: The Washington Library Association provides grants to support library continuing education, and directs library workers to continuing education resources.

Library Schools that offer distance-learning or satellite Master of Library Science programs in the Portland metropolitan area:

University of Alabama, School of Library & Information Studies
http://www.slis.ua.edu/
University of Arizona, School of Information Resources & Library Science
http://www.sir.arizona.edu/
Clarion University, Department of Library Science
http://www.clarion.edu/libsci/
Drexel University, College of Information Science & Technology
http://www.cis.drexel.edu/
Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management
http://slim.emporia.edu/
Florida State University, College of Information
http://www.lis.fsu.edu/
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/
North Carolina Central University, School of Library and Information Sciences
http://www.nccuslis.org/
University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences
http://www.sis.pitt.edu/
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/
San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/
University of South Carolina, School of Library & Information Science
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/
University of Southern Mississippi, School of Library and Information Science
http://www.usm.edu/slis/
Syracuse University, School of Information Studies
http://www.ist.syr.edu/
University of Tennessee, College of Communication and Information
http://www.sis.utk.edu/
Texas Woman's University, College of Professional Education, School of Library & Information Studies
http://www.twu.edu/cope/slis/
University of Washington, Information School
http://www.ischool.washington.edu/
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/

(list updated November 28, 2005)

note: This is not a comprehensive list, and only includes links to schools that provide information about their distance learning programs on their Web sites.

Other library-related educational programs in the Portland metropolitan area:

Portland Community College, Education Programs, Library and Media Center Assisting (certificate)
http://www.pcc.edu/pcc/pro/progs/ed/library/
Portland State University, Graduate School of Education, Educational Media/Librarianship Programs (for school library/media specialists)
http://www.ed.pdx.edu/edmedia.html

(list updated November 28, 2005)

Library Associations:

American Library Association (ALA) | Affiliated Organizations http://www.ala.org/
American Library Association - Allied Professional Association http://www.ala-apa.org/: A professional organization devoted to promoting the mutual professional interests of librarians and other library workers, particularly in the areas of pay equity and certification of specialization beyond the initial master's degree.
American Society For Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) http://www.asis.org/
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) http://www.aiip.org/
Catholic Library Association http://www.cathla.org/
Church and Synagogue Library Association http://cslainfo.org/
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litahome.htm
Libraries for the Future http://www.lff.org/programs/: The program division of the Americans for Libraries Council.
National Church Library Association http://www.churchlibraries.org/
Oregon Library Association (OLA) http://www.olaweb.org/
Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) http://www.pnla.org/
Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG) http://www.libr.org/PLG/
REFORMA: National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking http://www.reforma.org
REFORMA Northwest http://www.open.org/~reforma/about.html: The Pacific Northwest chapter of REFORMA.
Special Libraries Association (SLA) http://www.sla.org/
Washington Library Association (WLA) http://www.wla.org/