Tag: Libraries

Jul 01 2010

“Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?”

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Can Fox News really be this detached from reality? Apparently so. Here’s the headline to one of their recent stories; “Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?” The...

Jun 25 2010

Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development

Unconference at ALA

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I’m in DC for the ALA annual conference, before I had even arrived in DC proper, I was already learning about interesting stuff going on. This morning I ran into...

Jun 06 2010

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

Toronto Public Library

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Earlier this week I got to visit the Toronto Public Library. Before arriving there I had seen some beautiful pictures of the main branch and had read that it is...

Jun 02 2010

Americas, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism

Boston Anthenæum

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Sometimes I need a reminder that I live in a city full of wonderful library, and a couple of weeks ago my friend Jenn gave me just such a reminder....

Jun 02 2010

Academic Libraries, Libraries, OPAC

Librarians Do Gaga

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My friend Lynn always finds the best things! Enjoy! ¡Mi amiga Lynn siempre encuentra las mejores cosas! ¡Disfrute! Source/Fuente

May 11 2010

Americas, Libraries, Videos

Tillman Skates for Libraries

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Video by/Video de New York Public Library Tillman the skateboarding dog lends a paw to help New York Public Library in its fight against closures due to budgets cut. Help...

May 06 2010

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

This Week in Libraries

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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

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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...

May 03 2010

Libraries

Why do you continue to work in libraries?

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Here’s an interesting poll being conducted by the Librarian in Black. It’s a simple question, “Why do you continue to work in libraries?” (Answer the poll to see the results.)...

Apr 27 2010

Education, Law, Libraries, Politics, World

… Without Borders

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It sometimes seems to me that the phrase “Without Borders” has become a franchise; I think the first one was Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans Fronteires), but now there are...