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Portland area
- CascadeLink: Libraries
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http://www.cascadelink.org/lib/index.html
A comprehensive directory of libraries and resources for librarians for the Portland metropolitan region, maintained by Multnomah County Library. Includes public libraries, academic libraries, school libraries, and special libraries, as well as a section listing professional resources for library workers.
- Library Information Network of Clackamas County (LINCC)
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http://www.lincc.lib.or.us/
Provides links to the websites of member libraries in Clackamas County and to the county-wide library catalog, LINAS.
- Washington County Cooperative Library Services
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http://wccls.org/
Provides links to Washington County public library websites, and to the county-wide library catalog (click on "Library catalog").
National & state
- Oregon State Library
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http://oregon.gov/OSL/
- Oregon State Archives
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http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
- Washington State Library
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http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/
- Washington State Archives
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http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/
- Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov
The national library of the United States, and our nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library preserves a collection of nearly 121 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world. Special areas of the site include links to
Thomas Legislative Information; the digital collections in
American Memory; the library's current and past
exhibitions, resources specially designed for
children and their families; the multilingual resources of
Global Gateway; the
U.S. Copyright Office, and much more.
- National Agricultural Library
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http://www.nal.usda.gov
Our nation's premiere library of agricultural materials, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- National Archives and Records Administration
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http://www.nara.gov
The repository for U.S. federal government records, as well as other records important to United States history and culture. The National Archives and Records Administration is also the parent organization for the
Presidential Libraries and Museums.
- National Library of Medicine
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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http://www.sil.si.edu/
The main website for the Smithsonian Libraries in Washington, D.C., including links to libraries with collections in anthropology, architecture, art, design, botany & horticulture, zoology, American history & culture, ethnic studies, environmental research, museum studies, physics, and natural history. Many of the Smithsonian Libraries offer online collections as well as research information and access to their catalogs.
- Library & Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
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http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/
The federal cultural agency responsible for collecting and preserving Canada's published heritage so that it is available for present and future generations of Canadians. The library's website includes information about the library's extensive collections of materials relating to Canadian history, culture, literature, and other topics, and an extensive digital library. In French and English.
- La Biblioteca Nacional de México
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http://biblional.bibliog.unam.mx/bib/biblioteca.html
- The European Library
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http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/
"The European Library is a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... — both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects — some free, some priced." In English and many other European languages.
- National Libraries of the World : Address List
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http://www.ifla.org/VI/2/p2/national-libraries.htm
A list of addresses, websites, and contact information for national libraries from Albania to Zambia. From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Other resources
- Library Records Post-Patriot Act (Federal Law)
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http://www.llrx.com/features/libraryrecords.htm
Provides information in chart form on the impact of the Patriot Act on libraries. Provides links to relevant U.S. Code and Laws. Compiled by Mary Minow, an attorney and former librarian.
- LibDex: The Library Index
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http://www.libdex.com/
A directory of library websites and online public access catalogs (OPACs) in countries all over the world. Can be browsed by country or OPAC vendor.
- Libweb: Library Servers via WWW
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http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/
Another directory of library websites, listing libraries in more than 100 countries.
- Oregon Library Association
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http://www.olaweb.org/
The official website of the Oregon Library Association with information about the organization and issues of interest to the library community.
- Orbis Cascade Alliance
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http://orbis.uoregon.edu/
A consortium of academic libraries throughout Oregon and southern Washington. Orbis Cascade member libraries' catalogs can be searched simultaneously through this website.
- PORTALS (Portland Area Library System)
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http://www.portals.org/
PORTALS is the consortium of Portland area libraries, offering access to the catalogs of the member libraries.
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