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A librarian is a person who develops procedures for organizing information and provides services which assist and instruct people in the most efficient and effective ways to identify, locate, access, and use information and resources (articles, books, magazines, etc.). In the workplace, the librarian is usually a professional with a Masters degree in library science or information science who is trained and educated to analyze information needs and provide a wide variety of information resources to meet those needs. Although librarians are traditionally associated with collections of books, they can deal with the organization and retrieval of information in many formats such as Internet resources, compact discs, photographs, videotapes, newspapers, magazines, and computer databases.

Librarianship is about the processes of selecting, procuring, organizing, preserving, and making available data, information, and works, and empowering patrons to avail themselves of these, usually for the purposes of personal enrichment or expanding the sphere of knowledge.

In a library, there are many other positions besides the librarian, including library associates, library technicians, library assistants, pages, shelvers, and volunteers.

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Anderson, P.F. - Personal pages of the Head of the Dentistry Library at the University of Michigan.

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Ballard, Terry - Professional writings and web projects of the Automation Librarian at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT.

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Boon, Belinda - Training, continuing education and consulting for public and school library staff, with biography and references.

Boostrom, Todd - Features this UCLA graduate's work on technology and the library.
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Bradley, Fiona - Australian librarian with a fondness for twee pop.

Bradley, Phil - A librarian whose Web site helps other librarians search and make sense of the Internet.

Carlyle, Allyson - Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Information School.

Chandra, Harish - Personal website of a librarian at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
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404 Clyde, L. Anne - University of Iceland homepage for Faculty of Social Science Professor in Library and Information Science. Includes courses taught, C.V., presentations and publications.

Colchamiro, Debra - The Bodybuilding Librarian. The story of a how a librarian took up weight-training and a general fitness program.

Coyle, Karen - Karen Coyle's writings on the challenges libraries face in the age of digital communication, including censorship, privacy and intellectual property issues.

404 Crawford, Walt - Senior Analyst for Research Libraries Group and author of 13 books and the Cites Insights ezine.

Credaro, Amanda - The curriculum vitae of the creator of Warrior Librarian.
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Cutter Girl! - A librarian resource haven from New York's Laura Leone.
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David I Orenstein's homepage - Vitae with links to regional and national library organizations

Dead Germans Project - This project brings together biographies of significant individuals - some live, some dead - some German, some not - that provide the theoretical and practical base of the information sciences.

DeCandido, GraceAnne - The Ladyhawk. Militant cyberfeminist and information angel offers essays, opinions and information.

404 Dickstein, Ruth - Social Sciences Librarian at University of Arizona. C.V. site with education and employment history, publications and presentations.

Dunneback, Katie - Info about the life of an aspiring author/librarian.

Fichter, Darlene - University of Saskatchewan data librarian specializing in large scale numeric and digital file management for library users.
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500 Gu, Ben - Publications, photos of libraries in the world, and reference links. Available in Chinese, English, French, German and Russian.
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Haines, Anne - A part-time MLS student at Indiana University, Bloomington.

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Hay, Lyn - Wagga Wagga, Australia: Lecturer in Teacher Librarianship, Charles Sturt University. Site contains contact information and research interests.

Hetherington, Cynthia - Virtual Librarian. Learn some of the ins and outs of librarianship in the digital age.

Hood, Dave - Includes categorized links to branding and marketing resources for information professionals.
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Information Literacy Land of Confusion - Commentary about libraries, library instruction, and information literacy by Michael Lorenzen at Central Michigan University.

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Kennedy, Shirl - Information on this librarian who likes motorcycles and baseball.
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Koteswara, Rao M. - Deputy Librarian in the Central Library of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

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Lawley, Elizabeth Lane - University page of an Assistant Professor of the Department of Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology.

LeGrow, Lynne - Canadian cataloger links to online library tools, as well as information on the mystery genre.
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Litwin, Rory - Personal Space of the creator of Library Juice.

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Mansourian, Yazdan - Iranian postgraduate research student in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Sheffield.Iranian information scientist based in Canada. Provides information and links to information seeking research on the Web and on the Invisible Web in particular
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Morris, Steve R. - Links of personal and academic interest from the Business Librarian at Florida International University.
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Neufeld, Kenley - Links to Kenley-designed home pages.
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North Dakota Librarian - Created and maintained by Christine Kujawa. Information about libraries in North Dakota, professional information about the site's creator, LIS issues and news, LIS employment, LIS graduate schools and useful links.

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Sibley, Brenda P. - Reference librarian at Calhoun Community College Decatur, Alabama. C.V. site providing education and employment, publications, web sites constructed, community service, and awards.

Sloma, Laurence - Librarian from Moraine Valley Community College. Site includes reference links and photos.

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Spence-Wilcox, Sharon - Backyard of a Jamaica-born Seattle-based librarian.

Spoering, Andrew - Drive your Vespa over to a caffeine-fueled blog.

Spooky Librarians - Jeanne Dietrick Brian Easterling's musings on pop culture and other things that make life fun, including the Folderol blog.

Spurgin, Kristina M. - Musings of a library school student. Includes recipes.

Stanger, Keith - Resources for information discovery and evaluation provided by 'Library Guy' at Eastern Michigan University.

Struck, James - A listing of the academic background, publications and presentations of a reference librarian at Roosevelt University and a library assistant at IIT.

Sutcliffe, Tami - Works by and information about a biker librarian.
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Teeter, Robert - The Water Librarians' home page, rec.arts.books page, Bookstore Hall of Fame, Great Books lists, and lots of links.
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Wein, Terren Ilana - Writings and photos from a Chicago librarian.

West, Jessamyn - Home page of the rarin' librarian, with journal and personal information.
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White, Celia - Poet, librarian, and KISS fan.

Wright, Jen - Philadelphia librarian puts off work to put up this Web site.

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