​This blog curates calls for library science-related write-ins—articles, proposals, presentations, etc.—from across the country. The blog is run by University of Michigan faculty member Corey Seeman, who posts the details for these calls. These are helpful not only as a means of aiding with “writer’s block,” as Seeman mentions in the blog’s introduction paragraph, but can also help with networking among librarians.

​The Virginia Library Association regularly posts about upcoming webinars, conferences and other events, and shares library-related articles on their Facebook page. The main site itself also lists upcoming VLA-hosted events. I now follow the organization on Facebook, and I am subscribed to the VLA’s email notification service, as well.

​The SAA blogs page is a hub that highlights the latest posts from various SAA-affiliated publications—The American Archivists Reviews, SAA Membership Blog, Archives in Context podcast, etc. People browsing the page can see the wide range of library-related topics discussed in detail by members of the Society for American Archivists.

​The National Archives’ Twitter makes posts about upcoming events and relevant articles. They also share posts made by other archival libraries’ Twitters. This Twitter offers tastes of what potential visitors can expect when visiting the National Archives, either online or in-person. I’m following the page and I’ve made sure to be notified whenever they post, so that I can best stay up-to-date on news from the National Archives.

Off the Record is a blog run by the president of the Society for American Archivists, Coutney Chartier. The blog partly consists of articles reposted from other SAA-affiliated publications such as the online journal Archival Outlook, as well as advertisements for upcoming events, and more personal accounts regarding past events. Unfortunately, this blog hasn’t been updated since late May of this year.

The first, or most recent post on this blog describes a data jam hosted by the CCHC—the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud. The post goes into detail about the history behind this particular data jam, as well as individuals who were invited to speak at the event. I hadn’t thought about archival libraries taking part in an event like that; it shows that I need to look more into these libraries.

​The blog shares digital historical photo documents available for visitors to browse at their leisure, as well as information behind said photographs. The majority of the articles and photographs are related to John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, administration, as well as his family. This may be an interesting place to look through for anyone interested in American history, in addition to library science.

This library attached to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame naturally contains documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to important figures of contemporary music history. The website lists detailed descriptions of articles housed in the archive, and provides in-depth histories of each item. This archive can show the pop culture climate of the last 100 years, as well as give insight into what rock stars were up to, behind the scenes.