FindTheBest.com
I was recently alerted about the existence of FindTheBest. This website aims to serve as an unbiased, data-driven search engine. Basically what they do is compare resources by numbers. The site...
Category: Academic Libraries
Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers
by Bilingual Librarian
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Schlesinger Library houses a fascinating collection of Women in American History. Here’s just a tiny example of the wonders they have, Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers, primarily lions, other...
AALL 2011; First impressions
by Bilingual Librarian
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I just got back from my first AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) conference which met in Philly. In comparison to the other two conferences I have been attending regularly,...
Libreros SALALM Workshop
by Bilingual Librarian
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Last week I was in Philly for the annual SALALM conference. I always look forward to this conference because I know I will be attending interesting panels, hearing about great...
La Cocina Histórica
by Bilingual Librarian
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The University of San Antonio Texas has created a bilingual blog titled La Cocina Histórica, to share recipes from their Mexican, Texan, and Southwestern cookbook collection, which includes items that date back...
Navegador Jurídico Internacional
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Navegador Jurídico Internacional es un sitio web creado por el Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM que ofrece toda clase de recursos jurídicos sobre México y el resto del...
ENLACE-SALALM LVI
by Bilingual Librarian
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SALALM stands for the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials and every year we gather for an amazing conference dealing with all things related to libraries and Latin America....
Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Digital, Education, Law, Libraries, Library Science, Maps, Open Access, Politics, Professional Development, Public Libraries, Technology, Tools, USA, Web 2.0
E-Gov: Make It Work @ your library (ALA webinar)
by Bilingual Librarian
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This afternoon I attended an ALA webinar about E-Government. The session offered some good sites where we can find government information (local, state, and federal), shared some information about patron...
Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual
by Bilingual Librarian
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The Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual is a project created by UNAM which aims to make legal material available to everyone. This virtual library of legal material began by uploading digital files...
Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, Politics, World
Chilean Protest Murals
by Bilingual Librarian
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On that same SALALM panel titled “Documenting in Times of Adversity, Survival and Hope” my friend Lynn Shirey presented on a newly acquired collection of slides by photographer Andrés Romero...