Category: World

Feb 03 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Databases, Latin America, Libraries, Open Access, World

El Colegio de México, Revistas

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My friend Alberto Martinez, who works at El Colegio de México, is always collaborating on great projects, the most recent one has resulted in free access to all the journals...

Jan 31 2010

Books, Images, Literacy, Photographs, World

IKEA Create World’s Longest Outdoor Bookcase On Bondi Beach

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Here’s a slide show of the world’s longest outdoor bookcase. The bookcases were filled with books that visitors could swap with their own book, or which they could purchase for...

Jan 19 2010

Americas, Books, Images, Latin America, Photographs, World

Pirated books in Peru

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A couple days ago my father sent me this slide show from the BBC on the pirate book industry in Peru. The author comments that Peru has one of the...

Jan 09 2010

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Open Access, Politics, World

The Latin American Briefing Series

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The Latin American Briefing Series is part of the University of Chicago’s Center for Latin American Studies; they regularly invites guest to discuss a wide range of topics and issues,...

Dec 29 2009

Americas, Archives, Education, Images, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, OPAC, Open Access, Oral Histories, Photographs, Politics, Preservation, Tools, USA, Web 2.0, World

Library of Congress

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Today I spent the day at the Library of Congress and loved it. I was there with my mother and brother and we took one of the guided tours of...

Dec 27 2009

Americas, Digital, Education, Latin America, Technology, World

El Navegante de la Amazonía

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Between mid November and mid December the boat “El Navegante de la Amazonía” navigated along the Amazon and Putumayo rivers in Colombia offering training in the use of computers and...

Dec 20 2009

Archives, Digital, Images, Photographs, Social Networks, Web 2.0, World

Peace Corps Digital Library

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It’s been almost fifty years since the Peace Corps first started sending volunteers around the world to help in a variety of projects. To commemorate this history and anticipating many...

Dec 19 2009

bi/multilingual, Education, Language, Tools, Videos, World

Mi Vida Loca

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Mi Vida Loca is a web based tutorial created by the BBC to help you learn Spanish. The lessons consist mainly of videos that will teach you key phrases for...

Dec 17 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, bi/multilingual, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Plaza de Personal Academico de la Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas de el Colegio de Mexíco

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Colegio de Mexico, in Mexico City is looking for a new librarian. Job duties will includes descriptive cataloging, Dewey Decimal System classification, collection development, and reference. The successful candidate must...

Dec 09 2009

bi/multilingual, Language, Libraries, National Libraries, Professional Development, World

Call for simultaneous interpreters – English/Arabic

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I just received an email with a call for simultaneous interpreters – English/Arabic to translate at IFLA‘s annual conference, which will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, August 10 – 15,...