Category: World

Dec 07 2009

Americas, Latin America, Libraries, Literacy, Mobile Library, Public Libraries, Videos, World

Bibliomoto Peruana

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I’ve seen biblioburros, a camel mobile library, a traveling library in a suitcase, and now here’s a bibliomoto offering library services around the Huarmey province in Peru. The bibliomoto is...

Dec 06 2009

Americas, Poetry, World

Leaves of Bark; of Bark and Bookworms

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Know any librarian poets? Leaves of Bark is an online project that is documenting the intersection of poetry and librarianship. The site has 3 main categories; Poet Librarians of the...

Nov 29 2009

Archives, Digital, Europe, Manuscripts, World

The Stendhal University of Grenoble has joined forces with the city’s public library to create the digital collection Les Manuscrits de Stendhal. The site includes Stendhal‘s personal correspondence, as well...

Nov 29 2009

Europe, Libraries, OPAC, Spain, World

Red de Bibliotecas de Museos (BIMUS)

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The Spanish Ministry of Culture has created the Red de Bibliotecas de Museos (BIMUS) in order to make the holdings of a number of museum libraries available to the general...

Nov 27 2009

Images, Middle East, World

Digitizing treasures from the National Museum of Iraq

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I recently read an article in the Guardian where Google announced they plan to digitize 14,000 items from the National Museum of Iraq. Google explains that this project aims at...

Nov 23 2009

bi/multilingual, Libraries, Tools, World

Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading

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IFLA has just launched “Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading,” a new project to bring together libraries and librarians focused on children and young adults in order to...

Nov 22 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Literacy, World

La Casa del Colibrí

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La Casa del Colibrí is a Cultural Center that works to improve conditions for the community of Chirimoto, in the Peruvian Amazon region. The project includes a large emphasis on...

Nov 20 2009

Americas, Latin America, Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0, World

RedEsColombia

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RedEsColombia is an online platform that offers a space where Colombians around the world, and everyone one else interested in the country can interact, and share ideas. Ultimately the network...

Nov 17 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development, World

Visiting librarian at Bermuda College

by Bilingual Librarian

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If you are ready for some warm weather and beautiful beaches, consider spending a couple weeks at Bermuda College. They are currently accepting proposals for their Visiting Librarian program. It...

Nov 11 2009

Americas, Poetry, USA, World

USA-born poet? Want to travel?

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The poet Amy Lowell passed away in 1925, leaving behind a trust fund that once a year sponsors a USA-born poet to travel as much as they wish outside the...