Category: Social Networks

Jun 26 2011

Americas, Archives, Books, Digital, Images, Libraries, Open Access, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Web 2.0

Apps for the New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library is releasing a number of new apps to give you better access to their collection. The apps are designed to do a number of things;...

Mar 28 2011

Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0

Facebook Questions

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It seems that everyday one of my facebook friends is requesting advice from the rest of the group. Well Facebook has just made this task a whole lot easier. Facebook...

Feb 03 2011

Images, Open Access, Photographs, Social Networks, Web 2.0, World

RueFind

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I just received an email from Thabo Jakavula who shared this great site called RueFind. The site is a Google map that gathers images and information about interesting sites around the world....

Oct 11 2010

Libraries, Open Access, Professional Development, Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0, World

Help A Librarian

by Bilingual Librarian

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Earlier today I got a Facebook friend request from Heather Durkin Negley and discovered a great project she set up. Help A Librarian is an online tool that helps librarians...

Oct 09 2010

Social Networks, Videos, Web 2.0, World

One Day On Earth, 10.10.10.

by Bilingual Librarian

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One Day On Earth wants to capture a slice of our humanity across the globe. Tomorrow, 10.10.10, we are invited to film event in our lives that move us with...

Aug 09 2010

Libraries, Social Networks, Tagging, Web 2.0, World

Adding the hashtag #biblioteca

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Tomorrow a group of librarians and library enthusiast from around the world will try to make the hashtag #biblioteca one of the Trending Topics on Twitter. The event will take...

May 06 2010

Europe, Libraries, Professional Development, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Videos, Web 2.0, World

This Week in Libraries

by Bilingual Librarian

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I just learned about This Week in Libraries (twil) an online TV series about libraries all over the world! (Does it get any better than this?!) Twil is hosted by...

May 03 2010

Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

Choose Privacy Week

by Bilingual Librarian

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The ALA (American Library Association) just established Choose Privacy Week (May 2 -8), which is part of Privacy Revolution. This new event aims at creating awareness of the digital environment...

Feb 15 2010

Americas, Archives, Book Reviews, Books, Libraries, Manuscripts, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

This Books Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson

by Bilingual Librarian

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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up a galley of this book while...