Tag: Libraries

Nov 12 2009

“Working at a library is like the Matrix” (video)

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My friend Alberto found this great video that states a simple, yet profound truth. We librarians, and really everyone, should take advantage of the wealth of information found at the...

Nov 11 2009

Education, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools

“Career Q & A with the Library Career People”

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I just happen upon the blog “Career Q & A with the Library Career People” which specializes on professional career advice for librarians and other information professionals. The blog is...

Nov 06 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, Tools, Web 2.0, World

La Cuña; a forum for Latin American and Iberian librarians

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Yesterday I got an email announcing the beginning of La Cuña, an online forum dedicated to librarianship for and about Latin American and the Iberian Peninsula. The forum wants to...

Nov 05 2009

Books, Libraries

Library Merchandise

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Zazzle.com has a lot of fun library related merchandise. Here is just a small sampling. Zazzle.com tiene un montón de mercancía divertida relacionadas con la biblioteca. Esta es sólo una...

Nov 03 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Library Visiting Scholarships

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I just received an email announcing that the Consortium for Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois – University of Chicago is offering fellowship for faculty of non-USA colleges...

Nov 02 2009

Archives, bi/multilingual, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, OPAC, Open Access, Photographs, World

The European Library

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The European Library portal can help you search the online catalogs to all the major libraries in the European Union. The project originates from the TEL-project which was set up...

Oct 25 2009

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, World

The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana

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Recently the Vanderbilt library has digitized and made available a portion of their material on Colombia, specializing in 19th century culture and history, titled The J. León Helguera Collection of...

Oct 22 2009

Libraries

“Why you should fall to your knees and worship a librarian” by Erica Firment

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My friend Lynn found this and it brought a huge smile to my face! This great description of librarians comes from Erica Firment’s blog Librarian Avengers. Ok, sure. We’ve all...

Oct 15 2009

Americas, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Mobile Library, Public Libraries

Chinatown Storefront Library

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Boston’s Chinatown used to have a public library, but this library has had its ups and downs. It opened in 1896, closed in 1936, reopened in 1951, and closed again...

Oct 12 2009

Archives, Libraries, Maps

Archival Sound Recordings at the British Library

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The British Library is constantly coming up with new great projects to make their collections accessible to all; In the latest, Archival Sound Recordings, they have digitized all of their...