Category: Language

Apr 23 2008

Europe, Language, Libraries, Public Libraries, Spain, World

World Book and Copyright Day

by Bilingual Librarian

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World Book and Copyright Day (what a mouthful) is a yearly event to commemorate Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, all major figures in...

Feb 14 2008

bi/multilingual, Databases, Digital, Europe, Language, Libraries, Maps, Open Access, Photographs, World

The European Digital Library project has been working since September 2006 on creating a portal to gather digital collection from National Libraries around Europe, including Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein,...

Feb 01 2008

Language, USA

Latino Students in Tucson to be Interpreters

by Bilingual Librarian

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This morning on NPRs Morning Edition I heard a fascinating story about schools in Tucson that are trying to address both the high rates of Latino student dropout from school,...

Oct 18 2007

Digital, Europe, Language, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, Technology, USA, Web 2.0, World

World Digital Library

by Bilingual Librarian

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A World Digital Library is coming together after an agreement signed yesterday between Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communications and Information, and James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress...

Aug 14 2007

Language, USA

¿Habla Español?

by Bilingual Librarian

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I just found a really interesting article recounting the experiences of two BBC correspondents who spent two weeks traveling the length of the USA speaking only Spanish. The aim of...

Apr 08 2007

Language, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Framingham Library

by Bilingual Librarian

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This week I got to visit the Framingham Public Library to see their Newcomer & Neighbors Center. The city has seen a large growth in their immigrant populations, and currently...

Mar 17 2007

Language, USA

English Only

by Bilingual Librarian

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I just read an article about proposed legislation making English the official language in Oklahoma, and how American Indians are opposing this move. American Indians point out that their languages...