ALA - Links to Library Web Resources

Ancestry.com - Getting the Most from Public Library Web Sites

Article by Laura Prescott Duffy.

Ancestry.com - Library Offerings Online

Article by Curt B. Witcher.

Ancestry.com - The Care and Feeding of Genealogical Librarians

From Along Those Lines... by George G. Morgan.

ArchiveGrid - Open The Door To History $

Subscription-based online database which allows for searches of a long list of institutional historic holdings. Search then returns location of the relevant materials down to the self and box number. A wide variety of libraries, historical societies & other organizations have made their holdings available for this non-profit online index.

Archives Canada - Canadian Archival Information Network / Reseau Canadien d'Information Archivistique

A gateway to archival resources found in over 800 repositories across Canada.

Ask a Librarian

U.K. electronic reference library.

Australian Libraries Gateway (ALG)

Bibliographies of Library History

A bibliography of library histories, from 1990 to present, as collected by the membership of the ALA's Library History Round Table.

Columbia University Libraries - Subject Guides - Archives and Manuscript Collections

A selective guide to finding archives and manuscript collections. Also a list of national archives and libraries, college and university collections, and historical society archives.

Directory of Genealogy Libraries in the U.S.

Gabriel - Gateway to Europe's National Libraries

Genealogical Library Master Catalog $

From Ancestry.com. The Genealogical Library Master Catalog ™ (GLMC) ™ Volume 1, November 1998 edition (part), gives bibliographic references to over 200,000 family histories, genealogies, town and county histories, and other records held by libraries across the United States. Maintained by OneLibrary.com and provided as a resource for Ancestry.com patrons, it is the largest bibliographic database of its kind and includes microfilm, manuscripts, and printed books. Each entry in this database includes the title of the work, subjects included in it, library that holds the item, expanded information on each library, and other helpful information. Researchers can use the Genealogical Library Master Catalog to identify and locate records pertaining to families, locations, or record sources.

Guidelines for Writing Local Library Histories

From the American Library Association's Library History Round Table.

IPL - Internet Public Library

LibDex - Worldwide Index of Library Catalogues, Web Sites and Friends of Libraries Pages

Librarian's Guide to Helping Patrons with Genealogical Research

Genealogy tutorial for librarians so they can be better prepared to help their patrons with research. Also includes information on building genealogy collections and forming genealogy societies at your library.

Librarians Helping Canadian Genealogists Climb Family Trees

This blog is a collaborative space for librarians who assist family historians with their Canadian genealogical research.

Librarians Serving Genealogists: Genealogy Libraries on the WWW

Library Resource List

From the State of Wisconsin, a list of over 500 Internet resources that will be of interest to the library community.