Author: Bilingual Librarian

Jan 28 2010

Libraries can be exhausting ;)

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Of course none of us has ever fallen asleep at the library! (Full gallery of pictures) ¡Por supuesto que ninguno de nosotros se ha quedado dormido en la biblioteca! (Galería...

Jan 25 2010

Academic Libraries, Libraries, Tools

Anthropology and Sociology Section Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee of the Association of college and research Libraries

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While at ALA I attended the meeting for the Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) Subject and Bibliographic Access Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The meeting was...

Jan 19 2010

Americas, Books, Images, Latin America, Photographs, World

Pirated books in Peru

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A couple days ago my father sent me this slide show from the BBC on the pirate book industry in Peru. The author comments that Peru has one of the...

Jan 16 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Libraries, National Libraries, OPAC, Social Networks

Study of the North American MARC marketplace

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This morning, bright and early, I attended an ALA Midwinter Conference session hosted by OCLC titled “Redesigning Technical Services Workflows.” The session was composed of three presenters, two of which...

Jan 15 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development

Knowledge River Scholars Program Call for Applications

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AZKnowledge River (KR) is now accepting applications for KR Cohort 9. This is a program for individuals who are connected to the Native American or Latino community and who wish...

Jan 11 2010

Americas, Libraries, Public Libraries

Cold Libraries

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I grew up with 80F/26C degree weather all year around, and while I tolerate the cold winters while I’m outside waiting for the bus, I absolutely hate being cold while...

Jan 09 2010

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Open Access, Politics, World

The Latin American Briefing Series

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The Latin American Briefing Series is part of the University of Chicago’s Center for Latin American Studies; they regularly invites guest to discuss a wide range of topics and issues,...

Jan 05 2010

Americas, Libraries, Professional Development

OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship Program (Cataloging-Metadata Svcs.)

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OCLC is receiving application for a fellowship position that will train a budding librarian in cataloging and metadata procedures and standards. Given OCLC’s size and the amount of contact cataloging...

Jan 04 2010

Books, Education, Libraries

85 Reasons to be Thankful for Librarians

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Some of these are just plain silly, or reinforce stereotypes, but the majority hit the nail on the head. Originally from Zen College Life. 1. Librarians take care of libraries,...

Dec 29 2009

Americas, Archives, Education, Images, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, OPAC, Open Access, Oral Histories, Photographs, Politics, Preservation, Tools, USA, Web 2.0, World

Library of Congress

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Today I spent the day at the Library of Congress and loved it. I was there with my mother and brother and we took one of the guided tours of...