Network of Government Library and Information Specialists

Organisations

http://www.nglis.org.uk/tipshome.htm
Formerly known as the Taxonomy Working Group, Taxonomies in the Public Sector (TiPS), is a group of librarians and information professionals who believe strongly in the value of taxonomies and thesauri.

http://www.ifla.org/
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.

http://www.cilip.org.uk
CILIP is the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, a new professional body formed following the unification of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and The Library Association (LA).

http://libr.org/PLG/
Progressive Librarians Guild, an affiliate organization of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.

http://www.aslib.co.uk
ASLIB, the Association for Information Management is concerned with managing information resources efficiently.

http://www.resource.gov.uk
The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. Resource was launched in April 2000 in order to work with and for museums, archives and libraries within the UK, tapping the potential for collaboration between the sectors. Resource replaces the Museums & Galleries Commission and the Library and Information Commission and the new organisation now also includes the archives sector.

http://www.slainte.org.uk
SLAINTE is an acronym for Scottish Libraries Across the Internet; the service provides Web-based access to information and libraries in Scotland.

Recruitment

http://www.tfpl.com/
TFPL. Training, recruitment and consultancy ininformation and knowledge management.

http://www.knowledgerecruit.com/
KnowledgeRecruit is the world-wide knowledge management recruitment service provided by the leading information and knowledge specialists, TFPL. From our offices in London and New York we help our clients recruit knowledge executives and the members of their KM teams.

http://www.lisjobnet.org.uk/
LIS Jobnet. The online version of Cilip's recruitment journal, Cilip Gazette.

http://www.suehill.com/
Sue Hill Recruitment. A high level and comprehensive service recruiting key information sector professionals at all levels. Plus ad hoc services to answer information market needs in a fast and flexible way. Offices in London and the Midlands.

http://www.aslib.co.uk/recruitment/index.htm
Over the last 50 years, Aslib Professional recruitment has established a reputation as a leading consultancy for information professionals. We specialise in supplying permanent, temporary and contract staff to libraries and information departments at all levels, throughout the UK.

http://www.glenrecruitment.co.uk
Glen Recruitment. A London based recruitment agency specialising in jobs for the Information, Library and Knowledge sectors. We recruit personnel for the corporate, financial, legal and consultancy fields and the public sector.

http://www.vso.org.uk/volunteering/stepone/library_information_manager.asp
VSO is an international development charity that sends skilled professionals on 6 month to 2 year placements, capacity building local charities, non-government organisations and public sector departments. We have a select number of roles for librarians and information professionals.

www.jobsforinfopros.com
jobsforinfopros.com is the new jobs-board for library and information jobs including Librarians, Records Managers, Knowledge Managers, Cataloguers, Archive roles Information Specialists and Researchers, nation-wide. So whether you are looking to start your career and find your first library job or wanting to move too your next job, then register your CV with us today.

Web Resources and Guides

http://www.digital-librarian.com/
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web

http://lii.org/
Librarian's Index to the Internet

http://www.librariansyellowpages.com/
The Librarian's Yellow Pages is the authoritative and easy-to-use buyer's guide created by librarians for librarians.

http://www2.msstate.edu/~kerjsmit/trl/
The Researching Librarian. American research resource site.

http://www.ask-a-librarian.org.uk/
Ask a librarian. Bringing the resources of UK public libraries to your home desktop.

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/govweb.html
USA Government Resources on the Web

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/extgovd.html
Library of Congress Government Resources.

http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/
UKOnline. UK Government online portal.

http://www.freepint.com
Freepint. Help and advice for those in the information profession, including a newsletter, help with questions, company data and lots more. Very friendly, very useful.

Humour

http://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/
The Lipstick Librarian. The glamourous side of library life.

http://www.laughinglibrarian.com/
The Laughing Librarian. Library humour.

http://www.librarianavengers.org/
Librarian Avengers. The humorous side of library life. Includes " Why you should fall to your knees and worship a librarian" - cross us if you dare!!

http://www.warriorlibrarian.com
"Warrior Librarian Weekly: the zine for librarians that defy classification". This satirical library journal is part blog, part newspaper, part fiction. Features original library humour.

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