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Sep 25 2009

Americas, Latin America, Libraries, National Libraries, USA, World

Latino StoryCorps – Historias

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Yesterday was the official launch of “StoryCorps Historias“, the Latino version of StoryCorps, the project that gathers personal stories in audio format. Since 2003 the independent and nonprofit project has...

Sep 19 2009

Archives, Databases, Images, Photographs, World

National Geographic Images

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National Geographic has been around for well over a century and have managed to gather a very impressive photography collection over the years. The magazine specializes on photojournalism, pairing powerful...

Sep 16 2009

Africa, Technology, World

Connectivity Across The African Continent

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The BBC has had a number of interesting, and at times conflicting articles about connectivity across the African continent. The first article that caught my eye was one about a...

Sep 15 2009

Latin America, Libraries, Mobile Library

Biblioburro (video)

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The Colombian Biblioburro has gotten a lot of press over the last few years. I’ve read articles in the NYT, around the blogosphere, and writen one myself (here), but here’s...

Sep 10 2009

Europe, Middle East, Tools, World

ImHalal

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Today the Times Online has a interesting article about ImHalal, a new search engine designed to help Muslims navigate the web without running into potentially “sinful” material. The service was...

Sep 09 2009

Americas, Databases, Latin America, Tools, World

Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana

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The Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana (Digital Library of Traditional Mexican Medicine) is a project created by UNAM which gathers information on this practice. Here you will find...

Sep 08 2009

Africa, Books, Education, Europe, Libraries, Mobile Library, Spain, World

Bubisher

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Bubisher is a really heart-warming project that started with a group of students at the Colegio San Marciso who wanted to help promote literacy among refugees in the Sahara. The...

Sep 04 2009

Academic Libraries, Americas, Databases, Education, Law, Libraries, Open Access, USA

DASH – Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard

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DASH (Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard) has just been released in Beta. The repository is the product of a university initiative to fully participate in the Open Access movement...

Sep 03 2009

Book Reviews, Books, Latin America, World

“Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas” Edited by Juan Manuel Caicedo

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Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas by Juan Manuel Caicedo My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a collection of personal narratives by students affiliated with Universidad...

Aug 31 2009

Americas, Colombia, Digital, Latin America, Libraries, OPAC, Public Libraries, World

Red de Bibliotecas – Medellín, Área Metropolitana

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The Red de Bibliotecas will provide you with all the information you may need about the network of libraries in the Medellín area. The main page regularly posts related stories,...