Category: Libraries

Mar 28 2011

Augmented Reality App for Shelf Reading

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I just saw this on a friend’s Facebook page and it looks awesome! This new app will allow librarians to quickly and correctly shelf read entire shelves. The app uses...

Mar 16 2011

Americas, Law Libraries, Libraries, USA

Dog for checkout at Yale Law Library

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At the end of the month the Yale Law Library will run a three day pilot program allowing students to check out a therapy dog for 30 minutes at a...

Mar 13 2011

Academic Libraries, Americas, Latin America, Law, Law Libraries, Libraries, World

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...

Mar 05 2011

Europe, Libraries, National Libraries, Professional Development, World

Research Fellowships Programme at the National Library of Portugal 2011

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The National Library of Portugal is currently offering a few research fellowships in collaboration with the Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento. The fellowships are expected to support short term research...

Feb 23 2011

Americas, Libraries, Public Libraries

“The Language of Conservation”

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“The Language of Conservation” is a program that hopes to promote awareness of the environment through poetry installations in zoos, and participating public libraries (New Orleans, Milwaukee, Little Rock, Jacksonville,...

Feb 03 2011

Law, Law Libraries, Libraries, Professional Development, World

AALL Annual Conference: FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians

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Below I’m sharing part of an email I received about this year’s AALL conference, and a scholarship they are offering. Abajo comparto el un correo electrónico que recibo sobre esta beca para...

Jan 14 2011

Academic Libraries, Americas, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, World

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....

Jan 13 2011

Education, Libraries, Technology

“10 Most Impressive Elementary School Libraries in the U.S.”

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Last night I received an email from Julia Watson with the Online Education Database and she shared this list of the 10 Most Impressive Elementary School Libraries in the U.S....

Dec 27 2010

Libraries, Library Science, National Libraries, Professional Development, Tools, USA

Career Assistance Resources Gathered by the LOC

by Bilingual Librarian

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A couple of months ago the Business Reference Services at the Library of Congress released four pages gathering online resources that will help in the job hunting process. Good luck!...

Dec 09 2010

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...