Category: World
Nov
06
2009
La Cuña; a forum for Latin American and Iberian librarians
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Yesterday I got an email announcing the beginning of La Cuña, an online forum dedicated to librarianship for and about Latin American and the Iberian Peninsula. The forum wants to...
Nov
03
2009
Library Visiting Scholarships
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I just received an email announcing that the Consortium for Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois – University of Chicago is offering fellowship for faculty of non-USA colleges...
Nov
02
2009
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The European Library
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The European Library portal can help you search the online catalogs to all the major libraries in the European Union. The project originates from the TEL-project which was set up...
Oct
30
2009
“Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso” by Gustavo Bolivar Moreno
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Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso by Gustavo Bolivar Moreno My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a piece of fiction that weaves together a lot of Colombia’s recent history...
Oct
28
2009
Archivo Chile
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Archivo Chile is a site that gathers information in all formats primarily about Chile’s social/popular movements, and secondarily about Latin America. The site also emphases human rights, and leftist politics....
Oct
26
2009
openDemocracy
by Bilingual Librarian
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openDemocracy is a one stop site for news with a Human Rights and pro-Democracy slant. The site is owned by the openDemocracy Foundation for the Advancement of Global Education which...
Oct
25
2009
The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana
by Bilingual Librarian
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Recently the Vanderbilt library has digitized and made available a portion of their material on Colombia, specializing in 19th century culture and history, titled The J. León Helguera Collection of...
Oct
18
2009
Recommending classics on Radio 5
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RTVE.es is Spain’s Radio and Television Corporation, and between news reports and other stories they also include reviews of the world’s literary classics. Presenter Esther Lorenzo creates brief descriptions of...
Oct
08
2009
Vincent van Gogh; The Letters
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This beautiful database set up by the Van Gogh Museum, gathers all of Vicent van Gogh’s letters, including facsimiles of the originals, transcriptions, translations, and the art work connected to...