Category: Spain
Sep
08
2009
Bubisher
by Bilingual Librarian
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Bubisher is a really heart-warming project that started with a group of students at the Colegio San Marciso who wanted to help promote literacy among refugees in the Sahara. The...
Apr
21
2009
Library Scholarships for Residents of Certain Spanish Speaking Countries
by Bilingual Librarian
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I just found out that the Spanish Ministry of Culture is offering scholarships for library and archive professionals from a number of Spanish speaking countries. To apply you must be...
El Castellano.org
by Bilingual Librarian
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Sometimes is seems like all my friends are trying to learn or improve their Spanish, which I love, and encourage as much as I can. So here’s a tool that...
Oct
19
2008
Archives, Databases, Digital, Europe, Libraries, Manuscripts, Maps, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, Spain, World
Biblioteca Digital Hispánica
by Bilingual Librarian
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Spain’s National Library has recently set the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica to highlight some of its most valuable items, including paintings, photographs, maps, and written texts spanning several centuries. The collection can...
Sep
14
2008
La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Libros
by Bilingual Librarian
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Radio Televisión Española has created a great radio series tracing the history of literature. Each session is about an hour long and covers a specific topic, such as knights in...
Apr
23
2008
World Book and Copyright Day
by Bilingual Librarian
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World Book and Copyright Day (what a mouthful) is a yearly event to commemorate Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, all major figures in...