Library and Information Sciences: Websites and Other Resources

Catalogers Learning Workshop (CLW) from the Library of Congress provides freely available cataloging and metadata training materials related to the organization and classification of bibliographic information. Comprehensive training is provided on the topics of subject headings, RDA, BIBFRAME, and more.

Labs is a place to encourage innovation with Library of Congress digital collections. Check out tools, art, applications, and visualizations made with the Library's collections on the Experiments page. Find APIs, bulk downloads, and tutorials on the LC for Robots page. The Signal Blog also features digital library work at the Library of Congress and around the world.

The Cataloging Lab is a place for catalogers and anyone who cares about library metadata to experiment with creating better controlled vocabularies. The Cataloging Lab is designed to be a wiki where folks can collaborate on headings together to create stronger proposals.

LibraryReads is the monthly nationwide library staff picks list for adult fiction and non-fiction. The goal is to help connect librarians’ favorite books to as many readers as possible, while drawing upon the incredible power that public library staff has in helping to build word-of-mouth for new books, and the important role that libraries play in creating audiences for all kinds of authors.

Library Journal combines news, features, and commentary with analyses of public policy, technology, and management developments. In addition, some 7500 evaluative reviews written by librarians help readers make their purchasing decisions: reviews of everything from books, audio and video, CD-ROMs, websites, and magazines.

The LibGuides Community brings together thousands of libguides from across the world in one, easy to search website.

How to Become a Librarian is designed to educate and, hopefully, prompt readers to seriously consider librarian careers. Everything you could possibly want to know about librarianship is here, including, but not limited to:

• A guide to librarian careers
• A listing of librarianship scholarships available nationwide
• A thorough job description of a librarian
• Requirements for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in library science, including online programs
• Ranked listings of the best degree program in library science
• Detailed step-by-step requirements of how to become a librarian in each state
• A discussion of librarian salaries nationwide
• An examination of librarian certification in various states requiring it

This article presents annotations by six authors for seventy-four English language books, articles, and theses and dissertations addressing ethical and moral issues in cataloging practice and theory.

@librarieswehere is a supportive Twitter community for library & archive workers of color. Librarianship is 87% white (U.S). We want you to know we here. Here to signal boost.

Create a Catalog Card is a fun tool created by John Blyberg. Add your own content to generate a catalog card.

The LIS Scholarship Archive (LISSA) is a discipline-specific repository for work from library and information science and allied fields. LISSA is hosted on the Open Science Framework (OSF) platform courtesy of our technology partners, the Center for Open Science (COS). Through LISSA, the LIS community can showcase, share, and solicit feedback on the full spectrum of work they do. The materials and associated metadata on LISSA are publicly available and readily indexable.

WebJunction builds the knowledge, skills and confidence of library staff to power strong libraries that are the heart of vibrant communities. A program of OCLC Research, WebJunction is free and welcome to all libraries to use, regardless of size, type or location. Check out the Course Catalog to find self-paced courses and webinars.

OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data. Check out A Librarian's Guide to OpenRefine by Margaret Heller for ideas on how OpenRefine can be used with library data.

The Programming Historian publishes novice-friendly, peer-reviewed tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools, techniques, and workflows to facilitate research and teaching. The Programming Historian is committed to open source values. All contributed lessons make use of open source programming languages and software whenever possible.

Librarianship Studies & Information Technology is a blog of Library and Information Science. The blog aims to provide a world-class education in library and information sciences globally.

Foundations of Information by Amy J. Ko, Ph.D., is an open access e-book on the intellectual foundations of information.

MarcEdit (created and maintained by Terry Reese) started out as a simple MARC=>plain text translation utility. Today, MarcEdit has become one of the more complete metadata edit suites available to librarians. MarcEdit presently includes a very rich feature set targeted at making metadata translation and editing easier for both the beginner and advanced users. It is free to download, and Reese offers a Knowledge Base, tutorials, and a MarcEdit 101 Webinar to help users get started.