Author: Bilingual Librarian

Oct 12 2009

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...

Oct 08 2009

Databases, Images, World

Vincent van Gogh; The Letters

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This beautiful database set up by the Van Gogh Museum, gathers all of Vicent van Gogh’s letters, including facsimiles of the originals, transcriptions, translations, and the art work connected to...

Oct 06 2009

Libraries

“Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front”, edited by K. R. Roberto

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Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front by K. R. Roberto My rating: 4 of 5 stars The collection of essays in Radical Cataloging cover a wide range of issue in...

Oct 04 2009

bi/multilingual, Language, Maps

MLA maps languages in the USA

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The MLA created a database that maps out languages in the USA with information originating from the 2000 census. The site allows you to “build” maps according to language and which reflect...

Oct 03 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Libraries, Professional Development, USA

Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups

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The Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups bring together professional librarians in the early years of their career to develop skills that will help continue their...

Sep 29 2009

Archives, Databases, Environment, Images, Open Access, Photographs, Videos, World

Wildlife Finder

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Yesterday the Guardian posted an article about a new database the BBC put together called Wildlife Finder. The site gathers hundreds of video footage, from over 30 BBC programs,of wild...

Sep 29 2009

Academic Libraries, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source

On Library Catalogs

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I was just reading an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education on library catalogs. The article starts off by mentioning a student who was having a hard time finding...

Sep 27 2009

Americas, Latin America, Politics, Web 2.0, World

La Silla Vacía

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La Silla Vacía is an online forum for all things related to contemporary Colombian politics. The site offers qualified commentary on the country’s political activity, and it is updated multiple...

Sep 27 2009

Databases, Europe, Images, Open Access, World

Atlas Database of Exhibits at the Louvre

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The Atlas database at the Louvre provides access to all the items exhibited at the museum, some 30,000 items. This database was first up and running in French, and currently...

Sep 25 2009

Americas, Latin America, Libraries, National Libraries, USA, World

Latino StoryCorps – Historias

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Yesterday was the official launch of “StoryCorps Historias“, the Latino version of StoryCorps, the project that gathers personal stories in audio format. Since 2003 the independent and nonprofit project has...