Justia Latin America
I’m regularly looking for reliable legal document from Latin America and the Caribbean, and Justia Latin America is a great place to start. The documents they have depend on the...
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Book Tourism in Canada
by Bilingual Librarian
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A couple weeks ago I was traveling through Eastern Canada and got to see a couple libraries, and a beautiful bookstore. My first visit was the Runnymede location of Chapters,...
word play a little free library in new york
by Bilingual Librarian
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What a lovely little library! This project began when the architectural league of new york was partnered with pen world voices festival and community partner two bridges neighborhood council to...
Replying to “HEY LIBRARIANS”
by Bilingual Librarian
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A friend just emailed me asking if I would offer some advice regarding networking in the library field after reading a plea for advice by a woman she follows online....
Americas, Digital, Images, Law, Law Libraries, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, Public Libraries, Technology, USA, Videos, Web 2.0
What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do?
by Bilingual Librarian
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So, what exactly does the Librarian of Congress do? In short, a LOT. Just from this video put together by Washington Notebook, Dr. James H. Billington gives us a great overview of...
Archives, Libraries, Library Science, Open Source, Photographs, Preservation, Professional Development, Tools
Free Technical Services Webinars!
by Bilingual Librarian
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A little while ago I discovered this amazing list of free technical services webinars! They cover a wide range of topics, and best of all they are free! Some of...
Book exhibit in Moscow
by Bilingual Librarian
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Back in early November I got an email from someone wishing to use my photograph of the Paradero Para Libros Para Parques taken in Bogotá, Colombia, almost three years ago,...
Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, National Libraries, Public Libraries, World
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
by Bilingual Librarian
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Earlier this month I was in Trinidad and Tobago for this year’s SALALM conference, and I stopped by to visit the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS). I arrived here on my...
FindTheBest.com
by Bilingual Librarian
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I was recently alerted about the existence of FindTheBest. This website aims to serve as an unbiased, data-driven search engine. Basically what they do is compare resources by numbers. The site...
“Catalogers, Take This Library of Congress Survey”
by Bilingual Librarian
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If you work in Technical Services, better yet, if you are a cataloger, you might want to participate in this survey. The LOC has put out a survey that wishes...