Category: Education

Dec 13 2009

Education, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Professional Development, Technology, Tools

Attended “Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA”

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On Thursday I attended the webinar titled “Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA” which was co-hosted by WebJunction and ALA Tech Source, and moderated by Marshall Breeding....

Dec 07 2009

Education, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Professional Development, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA

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This Thursday Marshall Breeding will be moderating a webinar discussing whether a integrated library system be open without being open source. He will explore the ways that an Application Programming...

Nov 22 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Literacy, World

La Casa del Colibrí

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La Casa del Colibrí is a Cultural Center that works to improve conditions for the community of Chirimoto, in the Peruvian Amazon region. The project includes a large emphasis on...

Nov 17 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Visiting librarian at Bermuda College

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If you are ready for some warm weather and beautiful beaches, consider spending a couple weeks at Bermuda College. They are currently accepting proposals for their Visiting Librarian program. It...

Nov 14 2009

Censorship, Education, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA

“Child protection or censorship”; I say it’s censorship

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My friend found this article and started a great conversation. The article explains the story of two women (Sharon Cook, and Beth Boisvert) who work at a public library in...

Nov 12 2009

Education, Libraries, Videos

“Working at a library is like the Matrix” (video)

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My friend Alberto found this great video that states a simple, yet profound truth. We librarians, and really everyone, should take advantage of the wealth of information found at the...

Nov 11 2009

Education, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools

“Career Q & A with the Library Career People”

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I just happen upon the blog “Career Q & A with the Library Career People” which specializes on professional career advice for librarians and other information professionals. The blog is...

Nov 06 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools, Web 2.0, World

La Cuña; a forum for Latin American and Iberian librarians

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Yesterday I got an email announcing the beginning of La Cuña, an online forum dedicated to librarianship for and about Latin American and the Iberian Peninsula. The forum wants to...

Nov 03 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Library Visiting Scholarships

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I just received an email announcing that the Consortium for Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois – University of Chicago is offering fellowship for faculty of non-USA colleges...

Oct 18 2009

Education, Professional Development

LIS Online Career Fair

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The Alliance Library System and TAP Information Services will be hosting a Library and Information Science online career fair January 12th, 2010. The day long event will include a number...