Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual
The Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual is a project created by UNAM which aims to make legal material available to everyone. This virtual library of legal material began by uploading digital files...
“Circle Library” Chair
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Here’s another take on the circular library, this time in the form of a chair. Designer Thomas Mills. Looks very comfortable. (Here’s the other one.) He aquí otra versión de...
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Juárez wants to model itself after Medellín
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Here are parts one, two, and three of a news report highlighting the impressive change the city of Medellín, Colombia has had in the last decade or so, and how...
Studying and Working “Abroad”
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A few months ago a library student in Colombian asked me about exchange programs in the field, so I’m sharing some of the resources I found while helping him out....
Cycling for libraries
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If you are ready for a great vacation/networking opportunity here’s your chance – Cycling for libraries! Kai, a library teacher in Tampere, Finland is organizing a cycling trip between Copenhagen...
Sitios de Memoria en América Latina
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Sitios de Memoria en América Latina gathers information about human rights across Latin America, which has been produced by the 27 organizations from Latin American countries that make part of...
Revista Interamericana de Bibliotecología
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Cada cuatrimestre la Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología de la Universidad de Antioquia publica la Revista Interamericana de Bibliotecología, dedicada a la bibliotecologia y la ciencia de la información con énfasis...
World Music on Radio 3
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A few months ago the BBC launched a new archive of world music. During the ten years that Radio 3 has been on the air the program has been visiting...
Boston Book Festival, 2010
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Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the Boston Book Festival. This is the second year the festival has been organized, and it seems to get bigger every year. While at...
Help A 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...