Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Introducing the Library History Buff Blog

This blog is a companion to my static website The Library History Buff. It has a similar mission - to promote the appreciation, enjoyment, and preservation of our library heritage. The blog format, however, lends itself better to personal commentary and offers the possibility of interactive communication with others with a similar interest in library history. I often post to the listserv of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association but the audience for that listserv is restricted to members of LHRT. Another downside to posting to the LHRT listserv is that all members of the listserv are involuntarily subjected to my posts, something I occasionally feel guilty about. It puzzles and saddens me that so few in the library community seem to appreciate or even to be aware of the legacy of those who preceded them in the enterprise of managing and facilitating access to library and information services. This blog is my small attempt to increase the appreciation and awareness of our library heritage.

The content of this blog will include some comments previously published on my Library History Buff website and posted to the LHRT listserv.

1 comment:

k8 said...

Glad to hear you've started a blog! I will add you to my blogroll. My dissertation is about library history, but I don't post about it on my blog that often. When I do, I label it "dissertation" or "library history" (if you're interested).

I look forward to reading your blog!

Katy Southern