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May 12 2009

On Overpaying for Journal Subsciptions

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My friend Samira just showed me this blog entry from Shoestring Venture, which although quite sarcastic, absolutely hits the nail on the head. They argue that universities are overpaying for...

May 10 2009

Images, Maps, Open Access, Web 2.0, World

Worldmapper

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Think your old map doesn’t reflect this world accurately? Well Worldmapper might help. The site offers a number of maps that have been “distorted” to reflect a variety of issues. ¿Le...

May 02 2009

Open Access, Photographs, USA, Videos, Web 2.0

White House 2.0

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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House. Official White...

Apr 24 2009

Europe, Images, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Videos, Web 2.0, Women, World

Latinas in History

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As the name implies, Latinas in History is about Latinas around the world, and throughout the ages (although with heavy emphasis on the USA); both the stories of individual women,...

Apr 21 2009

Americas, Archives, Professional Development, Spain, World

Library Scholarships for Residents of Certain Spanish Speaking Countries

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I just found out that the Spanish Ministry of Culture is offering scholarships for library and archive professionals from a number of Spanish speaking countries. To apply you must be...

Apr 20 2009

Archives, bi/multilingual, Databases, Digital, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, Open Access, Photographs, Videos, Web 2.0, World

World Digital Library Goes Live

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Today the World Digital Library goes live! The project has been in the works for about 4 years now, and was initially conceived by James Billington of the USA Library...

Apr 13 2009

Images, Photographs, Technology, World

New Technologies Connect Rural Colombia

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Here’s a very interesting photo essay from Wired magazine about the impact of new technologies on a small onion growing town in Colombia. The author and photographer capture a town...

Apr 11 2009

Images, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Videos, Web 2.0

Library of Congress on YouTube

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The Library of Congress (LOC) just set up a YouTube account where they will be sharing a number of the treasured they hold. They currently have over 70 videos uploaded,...

Apr 10 2009

World

Worldometers

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Ever wonder what the world looks like in raw numbers? Well Worldometers will provide you with a dizzing amount of numbers, all just whizzing by you. The site shows real,...

Apr 06 2009

Book Reviews

“Mexican Enough,” by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

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Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines by Stephanie Elizondo Griest My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is an interesting book, although it really only scratched the surface of...