Category: Europe

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 10 2009

Europe, Middle East, Tools, World

ImHalal

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Today the Times Online has a interesting article about ImHalal, a new search engine designed to help Muslims navigate the web without running into potentially “sinful” material. The service was...

Sep 08 2009

Africa, Books, Education, Europe, Libraries, Mobile Library, Spain, World

Bubisher

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Bubisher is a really heart-warming project that started with a group of students at the Colegio San Marciso who wanted to help promote literacy among refugees in the Sahara. The...

Aug 12 2009

Book Reviews, Europe, Women, World

“Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen”, by Joanna Denny

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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3 of 5 stars In this book Denny sets out to “correct” the negative impression history...

Jul 29 2009

Europe, Latin America, Libraries, Tools, World

REDIAL & CEISAL

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While I was in Berlin I learned about the two large Latin American research groups in Europe, REDIAL and CEISAL. REDIAL (Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina)...

Jul 16 2009

Academic Libraries, Books, Europe, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, World

Trinity College Library

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Today I spent the morning at Trinity College. After a quick tour of the campus I headed towards the library where I wanted to see the Book of Kells, and...

Jul 15 2009

Archives, Europe, Images, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, Maps, National Libraries, Photographs, Poetry, World

National Library of Ireland

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Today I got a “behind the scenes” tour of the National Library of Ireland! On my visit I found out that the library is quite a welcoming place to people...

Jul 10 2009

Archives, Europe, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, World

The British Library

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This afternoon I had an appointment for a tour of The British Library. The library itself is huge, taking up the better part of a city block, and having so...

Jul 09 2009

Books, Digital, Europe, Library \ Book Tourism, Technology, World

Books on Demand by Blackwell

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This afternoon I was roaming the streets of London, with no particular destination in mind, when I ran into one of the sites on my “to see” list; Blackwell Books....

Jul 03 2009

Europe, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Maps, World

Ibero-Amerikanische Institut

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This year’s SALALM conference was hosted by the Ibero-Amerikanische Institut (IAI), and I had the opportunity to take a tour of the library. The IAI hosts the largest collection on...