Bilingual Librarian

Dec 05 2009

Americas, Images, Oral Histories, Photographs

One in 8 Million

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One in 8 Million is a project by the New York Times to profile characters of the city. The guidelines for the interviews are simple; you must live in one...

Dec 03 2009

Americas, Libraries, Public Libraries, Tools

Tool lending libraries

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I just came across a blog entry at Superpatron about how the community organization Hands on New Orleans has decided to create a tool lending library. Hands on New Orleans...

Nov 29 2009

Europe, Libraries

Little library in a phone booth

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Take a look at the UK’s smallest library! The resourceful folks from Westbury-sub-Mendip in Somerset converted an old phone booth that was out of use into a small lending library...

Nov 29 2009

Archives, Digital, Europe, Manuscripts, World

The Stendhal University of Grenoble has joined forces with the city’s public library to create the digital collection Les Manuscrits de Stendhal. The site includes Stendhal‘s personal correspondence, as well...

Nov 29 2009

Europe, Libraries, OPAC, Spain, World

Red de Bibliotecas de Museos (BIMUS)

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The Spanish Ministry of Culture has created the Red de Bibliotecas de Museos (BIMUS) in order to make the holdings of a number of museum libraries available to the general...

Nov 28 2009

Libraries

Mr Bean at the library

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A little humor for the weekend. Un poco de humor para el fin de semana. Video by/ Video de ledio 1

Nov 27 2009

Images, Middle East, World

Digitizing treasures from the National Museum of Iraq

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I recently read an article in the Guardian where Google announced they plan to digitize 14,000 items from the National Museum of Iraq. Google explains that this project aims at...

Nov 23 2009

bi/multilingual, Libraries, Tools, World

Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading

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IFLA has just launched “Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading,” a new project to bring together libraries and librarians focused on children and young adults in order to...

Nov 22 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Literacy, World

La Casa del Colibrí

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La Casa del Colibrí is a Cultural Center that works to improve conditions for the community of Chirimoto, in the Peruvian Amazon region. The project includes a large emphasis on...

Nov 20 2009

Americas, Latin America, Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0, World

RedEsColombia

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RedEsColombia is an online platform that offers a space where Colombians around the world, and everyone one else interested in the country can interact, and share ideas. Ultimately the network...