Después de leer una petición de asesoramiento de una mujer a la que sigue en línea un amiga, esta me envió un correo electrónico preguntándome si me gustaría ofrecer algunos consejos sobre cómo construir relaciones o redes profesionales en el mundo de las bibliotecas. Así que aquí va;

Dear Disorganization;

Estimada Disorganization;

So sorry to hear you are feeling isolated in the library field, but there is no need to despair, this world is FULL of librarians, and with very, very, few exceptions they are usually great people, and colleagues. And maybe you are not as alone as you think. A friend who follows you online cared enough about your plead to email asking me to offer advice.

Que pena oír que están sintiéndose aislado en el campo de las bibliotecas, pero no hay necesidad de desesperarse, este mundo está lleno de bibliotecarios, y con muy, muy, muy pocas excepciones por lo general son grandes personas, y colegas. Y tal vez no está tan solo como usted piensa. Una amiga que le siga en línea se preocupó lo suficiente acerca de su suplican, que me escribio diciendome que ofreciera algunos consejos.

However many networking ideas I could suggest, they all boil down to one thing, personal relationships. While library school, jobs, and library conferences are a good place to start networking, I feel that reaching out to people whose work you admire is the most effective and sincere way of making new friends in the library world (or anywhere, really). One of the librarians who has influenced my career the most, I became friend with through pure determination. I was paired up with Isabel at a library event and found lots to talk about over lunch. After that initial meeting I emailed several times asking to visit her library, and asking to learn about her work. Multiple times she told me she was too busy, but eventually accepted, and eight years later, she is a good friend of mine, and someone who I regularly bounce professional and career ideas with.

Podría ofrecer muchas ideas de como crecer sus redes profesionales pero todas se reducen a una sola cosa, relaciones personales. Mientras que la escuela de bibliotecología, el trabajo, y las conferencias son un buen lugar para iniciar la red, creo acercarse a la gente cuyo trabajo admira es la forma más eficaz y sincera de hacer nuevos amigos en el mundo de las bibliotecas (o en cualquier parte, realmente). Hice amistad con una de las bibliotecarias que más ha influido en mi carrera por pura determinación. Isabel fue mi pareja de almuerzo en un programa de bibliotecas y encontré que teníamos mucho de qué hablar. Después de esa reunión inicial, le escribí varias veces preguntando si podía visitar su biblioteca, y conocer más sobre su trabajo. Varias veces me dijo que estaba muy ocupada, pero al final aceptó, y ocho años más tarde, ella es una buena amiga, y alguien con quien regularmente habló sobre ideas y desarrollo profesional.

I’ve also made a number of library friends simply by asking questions. I’ve never actually met Alberto in person, yet we have been online friends for at least 5 years. We “met” after being paired up in an online class, and found we have common professional interest. We have been in touch ever since, and continue to seek each others professional advice, and help each other publicize our library related projects.

También he hecho una serie de amigos bibliotecarios simplemente haciendo preguntas. En realidad nunca he conocido a Alberto en persona, sin embargo, hemos sido amigos en línea por lo menos 5 años. Nos “conocimos” después de hacer un trabajo en pareja para una clase en línea, y encontré que tenemos intereses profesionales comunes. Hemos estado en contacto desde entonces, y continuamos pidiendo consejos profesionales del otro, y ayudándonos mutuamente a promover nuestra proyectos profesionales.

Reach out to “online” librarians whose work/writing you find interesting. I think the first time I reached one to one of these “online” librarians was the time I emailed Loida, asking about her work, and the working being done in Queens Public Library. A simple email of genuine interest resulted in a job interview and eventual job offer.

Acérquese a los bibliotecarios “en línea” cuyo trabajo / escritos le parezcan interesantes. Creo que la primera vez que le escribí a uno de estos bibliotecarios “en línea” fue cuando le envié un correo a Loida preguntándole acerca de su trabajo y el trabajo que se realiza en Queens Public Library. Un simple correo electrónico de verdadero interés se tradujo en una entrevista de trabajo y luego una oferta de trabajo.

Likewise, I’ve had other librarians contact me because they have found me online, and as long as they aren’t trying to get me to place advertising on my site or sell me something, I will write back. A few years ago I met a group of Colombian library students through my blog, and have kept in touch with them over the years. Mauricio emailed me after seeing my latest blog post mentioning that I was in Bogota, and I wrote back. This simple encounter has resulted in my being reacquainted with the emerging library world back home, and I was interviewed for a library related radio show they were working on. I have since met other librarians back home, offered them professional advice, and I started following Mauricio’s blog. Through these relationships I continue to learn about the library field in Latin America and around the globe.

Del mismo modo, he tenido otros bibliotecarios quienes me han encontrado línea, y siempre y cuando no están tratando de hacerme poner publicidad en mi sitio web o vendiendo algo, les contesto. Hace unos años conocí a un grupo de estudiantes colombianos de bibliotecología a través de mi blog, y continuamos estando en contacto. Mauricio me escribió después de ver una entrada en el blog mencionando que estaba en Bogotá, y le conteste. Este simple encuentro ha dado lugar a mi reencuentro con el mundo emergente de bibliotecas en Colombia, y luego fui entrevistada para un programa radial sobre bibliotecas que tenían. Desde entonces he conocido otros bibliotecarios Colombianos, a quienes les he ofrecido algún consejo profesional, y comencé a seguir el blog de Mauricio. A través de estas relaciones sigo aprendiendo sobre el campo de las bibliotecas en América Latina y en todo el mundo.

And sometimes I’ve been lucky enough to meet these “online” librarians in person. Probably the best of these encounters took place in the Romanian embassy in DC. A library friend was hosting a professional event and obviously invited a bunch of librarians who happen to be in DC for ALA. I can’t remember how, but at some point Hannah and I realized we were the authors of the blogs we followed. It was such a mind blowing experience for both of us to meet the woman who we had been following vicariously through her blog, and both of us laughed to realize we were younger than the other one had expected.

Y a veces he tenido la suerte de conocer personalmente algunas de estas bibliotecas “en línea.” Probablemente el mejor de estos encuentros tuvo lugar en la embajada rumana en DC. Una amiga biblioteca fue anfitriona de un evento profesional y obviamente invitó a un grupo de bibliotecarios quienes estaban en Washington, DC para la conferencia de ALA. No recuerdo cómo, pero en algún momento Hannah y yo nos dimos cuenta que éramos las autoras de los blogs que seguimos. Para mi fue una experiencia alucinante conocer a la mujer que había estado siguiendo indirectamente a través de su blog, y ambas reímos al darnos cuenta de que éramos más jóvenes que la otra esperaba.

While at my current job I’ve also made a point of meeting other librarians who I can collaborate with, and without exception they have all replied, and some I meet regularly for lunch or coffee. Often my first encounters with these librarians will be prompted by work research, but once that initial contact and introduction has taken place, I always offer to meet in person. Without exception all have accepted, and many of these encounters have resulted in us visiting each others library, and ongoing professional exchanges.

En mi trabajo actual también hago el esfuerzo de reunirme con otros bibliotecarios con quienes pueda colaborar, y sin excepción todos han respondido, y con algunos me encuentro regularmente para almorzar o tomar un café. A menudo mis primeros encuentros con estos bibliotecarios está relacionado con alguna investigación de trabajo, pero una vez nos conocemos, siempre ofresco reunirnos en persona. Sin excepción todos han aceptado, y muchos de estos encuentros han dado lugar que visitemos nuestras respectivas bibliotecas y continuamos con los intercambios profesionales.

While the job situation is hard on everyone, I would suggest starting with the basic advice of reaching out to the specific librarians you would like to meet and get to know. Everyone’s flattered by having someone be interested in their work, and most will likely make time to talk or email with you. If these librarians are in the same city, offer to meet for coffee or lunch. Yes, everyone is busy, but we all need to eat at some point.

Mientras que la situación del empleo está difícil para todos, me permito sugerir empezar con el consejo básico de acercarse a los bibliotecarios específicos con quienes quisiera reunirse y llegar a conocer. Todo el mundo se siente halagado por tener a alguien interesado en su trabajo, y muy probablemente buscarán tiempo para reunirse o estarán en contacto por correo. Si estos bibliotecarios están en la misma ciudad, ofrezca reunirse para tomar un café o almorzar. Sí, todo el mundo está ocupado, pero todos tenemos que comer en algún momento.

Best of luck!

¡Mucha suerte!

Replying to “HEY LIBRARIANS” originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on June 17, 2013.

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Why aren’t they reading quietly?! Messing around at the library (Colorado State Library)
Wednesday, June 12
2:30-3:30 pm (Eastern)

http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/upcoming/why-arent-they-reading-quietly
Do you seek ideas on how to turn your library from a grocery store to a kitchen? Are you looking for ways to engage folks in your library? Come hang out, mess around and geek out with us. Get inspiration from others about letting creation and HOMAGO happen in your library.

Why Google? (OCLC)
http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/06-07b.html
In this webinar, Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway will discuss results of multiple user behavior studies and recommendations for promoting user engagement with library services, sources, and systems. Wednesday, June 12
11:00am-12:00 pm (Eastern)

Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Working with Wikipedia (Nebraska Library Commission)
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=12285
Next to Google, Wikipedia is the major source of information used by people today. But libraries also own much content that isn’t available on Wikipedia, so how should we make sure users don’t stop there? In this session, Aaron Tay, Senior Librarian & eServices Facilitator at National University of Singapore, will cover ideas on how to link resources from Wikipedia to library resources using various tools including John Mark Ockerbloom’s Forward to Libraries service. In the opposite direction, libraries can also move in and use Wikipedia entries to enhance findability of their collections. Wednesday, June 12
11:00am-12:00 pm (Eastern)

Uncovering Free and Low Cost Legal Resources (Wyoming State Law Library)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/908186494
There are an abundance of free legal research resources available. Some resources provide all of their content for free while others provide a mixture of free and fee-based information. We will review a variety of electronic resources including university and nonprofit organization sites, government sites, and more. As with any resource, we will discover that one legal resource is more valuable than another for particular types of research. Wednesday, June 12
2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern)

Support Patron Learning in Small Spaces with Small Budgets (WebJunction)
https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Support_Patron_Learning_in_Small_Spaces_with_Small_Budgets.html
In small communities, libraries can often be the only provider of free public access to technology and the internet. And as more people turn to their library to learn technology skills, even the tiniest of libraries are faced with the challenge of providing training to patrons with limited staff, resources, and space. Learn from small and rural libraries who are making training a reality for their patrons, using volunteers, leveraging partnerships and integrating learning into everyday interactions. Whether the technology training you do (or want to do) is one-to-one, on-the-fly or a more formal program, this session will include tips and suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the training you provide. Wednesday, June 12
2:30-3:30 pm (Eastern)

Data-Driven Libraries Part 2: Understanding Customers Through Segmentation Analytics (Library Journal)
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/category/webcasts/
Customer segmentation studies and data analytics combines demographic data with lifestyle information to help public libraries better understand who their customers are and what services best meet the community’s need, whether school-aged children or empty-nester couples. This type of GIS-based market segmentation can also help inform strategies around such initiatives as a levy ballot and also eliminate inefficient marketing efforts. Wednesday, June 12
2:30-3:30 pm (Eastern)

Why aren’t they reading quietly?! Messing around at the library (Colorado State Library)
http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/upcoming/why-arent-they-reading-quietly
Do you seek ideas on how to turn your library from a grocery store to a kitchen? Are you looking for ways to engage folks in your library? Come hang out, mess around and geek out with us. Get inspiration from others about letting creation and HOMAGO happen in your library. Wednesday, June 12
3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern)

Community Led Library Service Development (InfoPeople)
http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar
Instead of adding projects or tasks to library staff in an effort to promote library services, the community-led approach establishes the library staff as trained listeners and brokers of awareness to provide service development for both marginalized and comfortable community sectors. The community-led approach helps the library to identify which traditional library roles are now redundant, and thus of little worth to the community, allowing both professional library staff and support staff to concentrate on those services that are meaningful to the public. Community-led service development allows both the community and its library staff to grow, become engaged in the civic sphere they share and find the best venues for individuals to pursue their aspirations for their primary needs of health and welfare, as well as life-long learning and the support of personal values. Thursday, June 13
2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern)

Web and IT Accessibility Policies in Higher Education (AT Coalition)
http://atcoalition.org/training/web-and-it-accessibility-policies-higher-education
How many higher education institutions in the United States have web or technology accessibility policies? What do these policies look like? Are they effective? What constitutes a good accessibility policy? Presenters in this session will be exploring these questions with results from their recent research project on this topic, and by sharing their own experiences with policy development and accessibility-related planning. Monday, June 17
11:00am-12:00 pm (Eastern)

Digital Content Creation and Collection Development (LYRASIS)
http://www.lyrasis.org/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?Eid=750EB35E-2890-E211-8D82-002219586F0D
Join us for a one hour free webinar that briefly introduces the critical components of digital content creation and collection development. Tuesday, June 18
2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern)

New Kids on the Block (Booklist)
http://www.booklistonline.com/webinars
While there won’t be any serenading from the beloved boy band, this hour-long, free webinar is sure to be almost as swoon-worthy! Hear from Algonquin Young Readers, Blink/Zondervan, Soho Teen, and Sourcebooks Fire as they present middle grade and YA titles from their new imprints hip to all things tween and teen. Moderated by Booklist’s Books for Youth associate editor Annie Kelley. Tuesday, June 18
2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern)

Public Libraries: Become a Community Publishing Portal (PLA)
http://www.ala.org/pla/onlinelearning/webinars/publishingportal
Last year Los Gatos (Calif.) Library began a partnership with e-book self-publishing company Smashwords to offer a three-part series of e-book self-publishing seminars. This partnership has grown to include a co-branded publishing portal managed by Smashwords. Linked from the library website, the portal enables local authors to publish and distribute e-books at no cost and allows them to “Publish to the Library” if the library chooses to purchase their work. Find out how Los Gatos Library developed this partnership and how your library can easily do the same. Wednesday, June 19
11:00am-12:00 pm (Eastern)

eBooks – The Changing Landscape in South Dakota Schools (NCompass Live)
http://gla.georgialibraries.org/mediawiki/index.php/Carterette_Series_Webinars
25% of schools nationally have access to downloadable eBooks and audiobooks. What’s the scene at your school? Attend this session to hear more about your options and learn where to look to bring eBooks into your student’s lives. Content covered will include popular eBook models, platform choices and things to consider when looking at adding eBooks to your library’s options. Speakers: Joan Upell, School Library Coordinator and Julie Erickson, Electronic Resources Coordinator, South Dakota State Library. Wednesday, June 19
2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern)

RDA Essentials for Public Services (Carterette Series)
http://gla.georgialibraries.org/mediawiki/index.php/Carterette_Series_Webinars
After years of buzz, the Library of Congress implemented the new cataloging standard RDA (Resource Description and Access) on March 31, 2013. What is RDA and why should I care? RDA is part of the ongoing transformation of library data with an objective of responsiveness to user needs. Susan Wynne will discuss the major differences between AACR2 practices and RDA, focusing on how RDA affects user displays and navigation in local catalogs, WorldCat, and elsewhere. Thursday, June 20
2:30-4:00 pm (Eastern)

How to Deliver Great Library Customer Service (ALA Editions)
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html/
Drawing on 20 years’ experience as a trainer and coach, Laurie Brown will show you how to create a welcoming, friendly experience for patrons, students, and other library users. Satisfied customers mean good vibes, and happy library users are part of a strong library. In addition to learning how to fulfill the expectations of the people who use your library, you will also get pointers on listening and communications skills to help your conversations with angry, chatty, or overly demanding patrons as gracefully as possible. Tuesday, June 25
3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern)

Data-Driven Libraries Part 3: Decoding Data to Plan for the Future (Library Journal)
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/category/webcasts/
Data-driven decision making is creating large pools of data around which public libraries are trying to define everything from overarching strategies to granular collection development strategies. Although the analysis of this data is often left to third-parties, some libraries are taking the step of hiring their own data analysts to help administrators decide what the data means, why it matters, and how best to present it to other stakeholders. Thursday, June 27
11:00am-12:00 pm (Eastern)

MOOCs and More! (Wyoming State Library)
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/364302014
What’s a MOOC? It’s a Massive Open Online Course — higher-level learning coming from top universities, all online, all free. Join Susan Mark to learn how to put your patrons in touch with MOOCs and other quality learning interests that suit their needs.

Free Live Webinars for Librarians in June originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on June 12, 2013.

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Descripción: Hispanic American Historical Review (HAHR), la ejemplar revista académica de historia Latinoamericana, busca bloggers que ayuden a desarrollar nuestra comunidad virtual. Nuestro programa de beca dura un año, durante cual nuestros bloggers exploran sus intereses históricos y empiezan diálogos importantes.

Looking for Bloggers for the Hispanic American Historical Review originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on March 12, 2013.

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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 what he does, and what the Library of Congress (LOC) offers all of us. In general the the Librarian of Congress oversees the Library of Congress, including the collection, and all the services they offer us. Given that the LOC is one of the world’s largest libraries, the Librarian of Congress oversees projects as diverse as managing and curating the library’s holdings, offering research and reference assistance to everyone, offering educational lessons and resources for teachers, and archiving modern sources of information such as everyone’s tweets. In essence the LOC serves as support for the nation’s entire library and educational systems.

Entonces, ¿exactamente qué hace el Bibliotecario del Congreso? En resumen, mucho. Sólo a partir de este vídeo elaborado por Notebook Washington, el Dr. James H. Billington nos da una gran visión de lo que hace, y lo que la Biblioteca del Congreso (LOC) ofrece todos nosotros. En general, el Bibliotecario del Congreso supervisa toda la Biblioteca del Congreso, incluyendo la colección, y todos los servicios que nos ofrecen. Dado que el LOC es una de las bibliotecas más grandes del mundo, la Biblioteca del Congreso supervisa proyectos tan diversos como la gestión y comisariado de los fondos de la biblioteca, que ofrece asistencia en investigación y referencia para todo el mundo, ofrece lecciones y recursos educativos para maestros, y archivan muchas fuentes modernas de información tales como tweets de todos. En esencia, los servidores de la LOC ofrecen apoyo a toda las biblioteca y los sistemas educativos de la nación.

The Librarian of Congress also work to serve Congress, specially through the Congressional Research Service, and the Law Library of Congress. These two services work to offer Congress accurate and unbiased information so that they can perform their jobs and in Dr. Billington’s words “make intelligent decisions.” (Whether some of the more recent decisions Congress has been making are actually “intelligent” is clearly open to interpretation.)

El Bibliotecario del Congreso también trabajan para servir al Congreso, especialmente a través del Servicio de Investigación del Congreso y la Biblioteca de Leyes del Congreso. Estos dos servicios trabajan para ofrecer información exacta e imparcial al Congreso para que puedan desempeñar sus trabajos y en las palabras del Dr. Billington para “tomar decisiones inteligentes”. (Claramente está abierto a interpretación si algunas de las decisiones más recientes del Congreso ha sido realmente “inteligente.”)

Dr. Billington also sees his post as regularly modernizing his interpretation of the LOC’s mission, regularly adopting new technologies, and each day offering more and more information in electronic format, thus making this amazing collection more accessible to the world. Just in recent years the LOC not only began gathering everyone’s tweets, but also opened an account on Flickr, Youtube, Facebook, and other social media platforms. For years they have also been working with Google to create the World Digital Library. The list of resources and neat collections offered by the LOC seems limitless. They also offer us the American Memory collection, containing primary resources of a wide range of topics. If you are in DC you can also visit their Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, granting you access to lots of genealogy sources.

Dr. Billington también ve en su cargo la responsabilidad de regularmente modernizar la interpretación de la misión de la LOC, regularmente adoptando nuevas tecnologías. Cada día ofrece más y más información en formato electrónico, lo que hace que esta sorprendente colección sea aún más accesible al mundo. Sólo en los últimos años la LOC no sólo empezó a recoger los tweets de todos, pero también ha abierto una cuenta en Flickr, Youtube, Facebook y otras plataformas de medios sociales. Hace años también trabajan con Google para crear la Biblioteca Digital Mundial. La lista de recursos e increíbles colecciones que ofrece la LOC parece no tener límites. También nos ofrece la colección American Memory (Memoria Americana), que contiene recursos primarios de una amplia gama de temas. Si usted está en DC también se puede visitar su Historia Local y sala de lectura Genealogía, dándole acceso a muchas fuentes de genealogía.

Dr. Billington has been at this post since 1987, and has now served under 5 different presidents! He is only the 13th man who has held this post. He is also in charge of overseeing the US Copyright Office, and appointing the US poet laureate.

Dr. Billington ha estado en el cargo desde 1987, y ha servido bajo 5 presidentes! Además es solo el 13o hombre en ocupar este cargo. También es el encargado de velar por la Oficina de Derecho de Autor de EE.UU., y el nombramiento del poeta laureado de EE.UU.

What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do? originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on March 6, 2013.

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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 in Spain’s National Library in 1964, after spending about 150 years lost within the library at El Escorial.

La Biblioteca Nacional de España ha creado “Leonardo Interactivo,” al digitalizar los códices de Madrid I-II de Leonardo da Vinci, poniéndolos a disposición de todos nosotros! El Códice Madrid fue descubiertos en la Biblioteca Nacional de España en 1964, después de pasar unos 150 perdió en la biblioteca de El Escorial.

In total, the collection includes 718 digitized pages of the codex, information about da Vinci’s life, and a number of interactive tools. As you page through the codex, you can zoom into specific areas, can see a transcriptions of the text, and tools that would be good for classroom teaching.

En total, la colección incluye 718 páginas digitalizadas de los códices, información sobre la vida de Da Vinci, y una serie de herramientas interactivas. Al desplazarse por el códice puede hacer zoom sobre áreas específicas, consultar una transcripción del texto, y herramientas que sería muy para la usar en salones de colegio.

Interactive Leonardo at the Biblioteca Nacional de España originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on February 18, 2013.

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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 the topics covered include RDA for the Non-Cataloger, how to use specific Library of Congress Classification schedules, Disaster planning, and book repair, among many other. They even have a couple of webinars on how to preserve your personal photographs and digital memories!

¡Hace poco descubrí una asombrosa lista de webinars de servicios técnicos totalmente gratuitos! Cubren una amplia gama de temas, y lo mejor de todo es que son gratis! Algunos de los temas cubiertos incluyen la RDA para el no catalogador, cómo utilizar ciertos esquemas de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso, planificación de desastres, y reparación de libros, entre muchos otros. ¡Incluso tienen un par de webinars sobre la preservación digital de fotografías y recuerdos personales!

Working in a small library, I’m constantly looking for new resources to learn new skills, and discover new tools, so I already know I’ll be spending a good amount of time with this collection.

Como trabajo en una pequeña biblioteca, estoy constantemente buscando nuevos recursos para aprender nuevas habilidades y descubrir nuevas herramientas, así que ya sé que voy a pasar una buena cantidad de tiempo con esta colección. También tienen un canal de Youtube.

Here’s the full archive. They also have a Youtube channel.

Aquí está el archivo completo. También tienen un canal de Youtube

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Free Technical Services Webinars! originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on February 3, 2013.

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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, for a book exhibit in Moscow. I was obviously interested in learning more about this project. Maria send me a few links about the “Books in Parks” projects being promoted by the government, and which wishes to showcase the idea of reading in public as a social experience. I just love seeing small libraries pop up all around the world, and seeing people respond so positively to these initiatives.

A principios de noviembre recibí un correo electrónico de alguien que desee utilizar mi fotografía de Paradero Para Libros Para Parques tomada en Bogotá, Colombia, hace casi tres años, para una exposición de libros en Moscú. Claramente me interesaba aprender más acerca de este proyecto. María me envió algunos enlaces sobre los “Libros en Parques,” un proyectos que impulsa el gobierno y que desea resaltar la idea de leer en público como una experiencia social. Me encanta ver tantas pequeñas bibliotecas apareciendo alrededor del mundo, y como la gente responde de una manera tan positiva a estas iniciativas.

Maria recently send me some pictures of the exhibit’s opening event, and I have to admire the Muscovites who braves what looks like very cold weather to attend. You can see the event’s Facebook page here, and the full photo gallery here. Photographs were taken by Knigi v parkah and ARCHIWOOD.

María recientemente me envió algunas fotos del evento de apertura de la exposición, y tengo que admirar a los moscovitas que asistieron cuando al parecer hacía muchísimo frío. Puedes ver la página de Facebook del evento aquí, y la galería completa de fotos aquí. Las fotografías fueron tomadas por Knigi v parkah y ARCHIWOOD.

Book exhibit in Moscow originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on December 22, 2012.

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Last month I saw this beautiful collection of art created from books.  Apparently no one knows exactly who is creating these pieces of art, but what a pleasant surprise to find one. Enjoy!

El mes pasado vi esta hermosa colección de arte creada con libros. Al parecer nadie sabe exactamente quién está creando estas de estas piezas de arte, pero qué sorpresa tan agradable para encontrar una. ¡Disfrútalo!

See the full slideshow here, and a story from the Guardian here.

Vea la colección completa de fotos aquí, y una historia de The Guardian aquí.

Scotland’s secret book sculptures originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on December 22, 2012.

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Congress.gov se puso en marcha este miércoles, y nos ofrece una nueva herramienta para la búsqueda de información sobre legislación federal de EE.UU. El sitio eventualmente reemplazará THOMAS.gov, que después de muchos años de servicio ha comenzado a mostrar su edad. Congress.gov contiene legislación del Congreso 107 (2001) hasta el presente, los perfiles de miembros del Congreso 93o (1973) hasta la actualidad, y perfiles miembros seleccionados del Congresso 80a hasta el 92a (1947 a 1972).

Here’s a chart showing the difference between the two tools. At the moment the only thing Congress.gov has, that THOMAS.gov doesn’t have are member profiles for the 93rd Congress (1973), plus some members from 80th to 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972). Still, over the next few years Congress.gov will include much more than what is available on THOMAS.gov, including committee reports, nominations, treaties, Senate executive communications, House executive communications, and the Congressional Record!

Aquí hay una tabla que muestra la diferencia entre las dos herramientas. Por el momento lo único que tiene Congress.gov, que THOMAS.gov no tiene son perfiles de los miembros del Congreso 93o (1973), además de algunos miembros de 80a-92a Congresos (1947 a 1972). Aún así, en los próximos años Congress.gov incluirá mucho más que lo que está disponible en THOMAS.gov, incluyendo informes de las comisiones, nombramientos, tratados, comunicaciones ejecutivas del Senado, comunicationes ejecutivas de la casa de representantes, y el Registro del Congreso!

Congress.gov also include a number of useful lessons on the legislative process, including information about Introduction and Referral of Bills, Bicameral Resolution,  and Presidential Actions among others.

Congress.gov también incluyen una serie de lecciones prácticas sobre el proceso legislativo, incluyendo información sobre introducción y referencias de proyectos de ley, resoluciones bicamerales, y acciones presidenciales, entre otros.

I’m looking forward to all the additional information that will be added to Congress.gov over the next few years, and I’ll certainly be using it regularly at work.

Estaré esperando toda la información adicional que se añadirá a Congress.gov en los próximos años, y sin duda lo estaré utilizando con regularidad en el trabajo.

Congress.gov originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on September 22, 2012.

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Desde hace algún tiempo mi padre y yo hemos estado discutiendo la desambiguación de un nombre y las búsquedas en Google Scholar para reunir todas las publicaciones de un solo autor. Cuando empezabamos a pensar que no había manera eficiente de resolver este problema, asistí a una reunión en la AALL sobre Google Scholar y descubrió My Citations (mis citas), una nueva herramienta que pretende crear el equivalente de un fichero de autoridad para un autor individual. My Citations le pide al usuario crear un perfil utilizando su cuenta de Google que reunirá a todas sus citas, ayudando así a cualquier persona a encontrar todas las publicación de un solo autor mientras realiza búsquedas en la web.

At the presentation we saw the profile of Hal Varian, Google’s Chief Economist. His profile offered some very basic information about him, and a list of all his publications, and if you run a search for “Hal Varian” in Google Scholar, this profile should be your first hit.

En la presentación hemos visto el perfil de Hal Varian, economista jefe de Google. Su perfil ofrece información muy básica sobre él, junto con una lista de todas sus publicaciones. Si busca “Hal Varian” en Google Scholar este perfil debe ser su primer hit.

I told my father about this and gave him some tips for setting up his own profile. Here was his response;

Le conte a mi padre acerca My Citations y le dio algunos consejos para crear su propio perfil. Esta fue respuesta;

I had a rather frustrating experience in an initial attempt to open a “Citations” account on Google Scholar. Everything was going fine: They produced an amazing list of 139 publications — all mine — including obscure CIAT Annual Report citations, a seminar I gave in about 1980, and even my MS thesis from 1971! I deleted several items that did not look like actual publications, and then when I thought I was accepting the rest, the list was suddenly reduced to only 38 publications. I was unable to discover where the other nearly 100 others disappeared to. Nor was I able to figure out how to recover the original list of 139. I could add back all the relevant publications, but am not really enthusiastic about doing it “by hand”, publication by publication, and (for each publication) adding title, authors, journal, volume, etc., etc. separately.

Tuve una experiencia bastante frustrante en un intento inicial para abrir una cuenta con “citas” en Google Scholar. Todo iba bien: Se produjo una asombrosa lista de 139 publicaciones – todas mías – incluyendo citas oscuras del Informe Anual del CIAT, un seminario que di alrededor de 1980, e incluso mi tesis de maestría de 1971! He eliminado algunos elementos que no parecen publicaciones actuales, y luego, cuando pensé que estaba aceptando el resto, la lista se redujo de repente a tan sólo 38 publicaciones. No he podido descubrir dónde están las otras casi 100 que desaparecieron. Tampoco fui capaz de encontrar la manera de recuperar la lista original de 139. Podría agregar de nuevo todas las publicaciones relevantes, pero no estoy realmente entusiasmado con hacerlo “a mano”, publicación por publicación, y (para todas las publicaciones) la adición de título, autores, revista, volumen, etc, etc por separado.

The Google engineer who showed us this tool did say it is still quite new, and hopefully they will iron out some of these issues soon. But if you have the time to create a complete profile with My Citations, you can help others find all of your publications easily. It seems this might be a way to help index the web in a meaningful way.

If you are able to successfully set up one of these profiles, do share your experience, and/or profile!

¡Si usted logra configurar correctamente uno de estos perfiles, comparta su experiencia, y / o perfil!

My Citations by Google Scholar originally appeared on Bilingual Librarian on August 19, 2012.

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