Category: Americas

Nov 02 2011

Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Images, Libraries, Photographs, Women

Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers

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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...

Oct 17 2011

Americas, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, National Libraries, Photographs

Library of Congress’ Reading Room

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Twice a year the Library of Congress open the doors of the Main Reading Room to the public. I was there last weekend and loved it. In addition to seeing...

Oct 11 2011

Americas, Politics, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

Google’s Political Trends Spotting

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The official elections may be over a year away, but it’s never too early to start paying attention to the process and looking at the trends. Yesterday Google announced another...

Oct 08 2011

Americas, Databases, Law, Law Libraries, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, National Libraries, Open Access, World

Visiting the Law Library of Congress

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Last week I had a great visit at the Law Library of Congress. My visit began with an introduction by David Mao, Deputy Law Librarians of Congress, who gave share...

Aug 14 2011

Americas, Archives, Audio, Books, Images, Libraries, Maps, National Libraries, Photographs, Politics

The Library of Congress on C-SPAN

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Here’s a great documentary about the Library of Congress which C-SPAN has made available for free! The documentary is an hour and a half and showcases the marvels of the...

Jul 26 2011

Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Law, Law Libraries, Libraries, Professional Development

AALL 2011; First impressions

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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,...

Jul 18 2011

Americas, Education, Libraries, Mobile Library, Public Libraries

The Uni: Portable Reading Room for Public Space

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Look at this great idea to help bring libraries to public spaces! The Uni is a light structure that can hold a small library collection and a number of benches...

Jun 26 2011

Americas, Archives, Books, Digital, Images, Libraries, Open Access, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Web 2.0

Apps for the New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library is releasing a number of new apps to give you better access to their collection. The apps are designed to do a number of things;...

Jun 13 2011

Americas, bi/multilingual, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, Technology, World

Research Fellow position: Inter-American Development Bank

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The Inter-American Development Bank is offering a fellowship position to work with the Bank’s Institutional Repository. This is a great opportunity for someone who knows about cataloging and taxonomies, and who is bilingual...

Jun 12 2011

Americas, Latin America, Libraries, Public Libraries, World

El Biblioburro en el parque de la 93

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¡Hoy domingo el famosísimo biblioburro llega al parquet de la 93 en Bogotá! Consigo traerá la campaña “Colors, los súper héroes de nuestra época,” campaña que resalta personajes de la...