Book Tourism in Canada
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,...
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What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do?
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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...
Interactive Leonardo at the Biblioteca Nacional de España
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The Biblioteca Nacional de España has created “Leonardo Interactivo,” digitizing Leonardo da Vinci’s Madrid Codex I – II, making them available to all of us! The Madrid Codex were discovered...
Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, National Libraries, Public Libraries, World
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
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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...
“Catalogers, Take This Library of Congress Survey”
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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...
Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Libros
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A few weeks ago I was in Buenos Aires, and what people say is true, it is a city of books, they were even selected as the World’s Book...
Library of Congress’ Reading Room
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Twice a year the Library of Congress open the doors of the Main Reading Room to the public. I was there last weekend and loved it. In addition to seeing...
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Visiting the Law Library of Congress
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Last week I had a great visit at the Law Library of Congress. My visit began with an introduction by David Mao, Deputy Law Librarians of Congress, who gave share...
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The Library of Congress on C-SPAN
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Here’s a great documentary about the Library of Congress which C-SPAN has made available for free! The documentary is an hour and a half and showcases the marvels of the...
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Orientation to Legal Research and the Use of Law Library Collections
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Today I spent the morning at the Law Library of Congress attending their Orientation to Legal Research and the Use of Law Library Collections session. I first learned about this...