Bilingual Librarian

Apr 02 2009

Europe, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Hardship at the Public Library

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Today both the Guardian and the New York Times had articles about the hard times public libraries are facing because of the economic downturn. The article in the Guardian explained...

Americas, Europe, Libraries, Public Libraries

Apr 01 2009

Open Access, Videos, Web 2.0

YouTube Edu

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YouTube has created a section of their site titled YouTube Edu where they will be gathering videos with educational content, organized by academic institution (and there are a lot of...

Education, Open Access, Web 2.0

Mar 30 2009

Images, Photographs, World

4 AM Project

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Like to get up really early? 4 am early? If so, this is the project for you! The 4 am Project is gathering photographs from around the world at this...

Cultural Events, Images, Photographs, World

Mar 30 2009

Images, Law, Libraries, Photographs, USA

Obama at the Library

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This picture has been doing the round through email and I just had to share it. I LOVE that we have a president now who has brought back intelligence as...

Academic Libraries, Americas, Images, Law, Libraries, Photographs, Politics

Mar 28 2009

bi/multilingual, Libraries, USA

Rare Mexican-American Songs go Online

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The Chicano Studies Center at UCLA has uploaded over 41,000 songs to an online repository titled Musica de la Frontera. A number of these songs date back as early as...

Academic Libraries, Americas, Audio, bi/multilingual, Latin America, Libraries, Mexico

Mar 21 2009

Archives, Databases, Digital, Europe, Technology, USA

Information on Migratory Birds Needs Help Entering the Digital Age

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I just read about a call for help to assist in the saving of hundreds of years worth of information on birds’ migrating patters. The North American Bird Phenology Program...

Americas, Archives, Databases, Digital, Environment, Europe, Technology

Mar 18 2009

bi/multilingual, Language, Spain, Technology, World

El Castellano.org

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Sometimes is seems like all my friends are trying to learn or improve their Spanish, which I love, and encourage as much as I can. So here’s a tool that...

Americas, Argentina, Audio, bi/multilingual, Language, Latin America, Spain, Technology

Mar 13 2009

Americas, Databases, Latin America, Social Networks, World

ColombiaYa

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ColombiaYa.com is a search engine for Colombians, by Colombians. The site will provide access to all things Colombian, starting with a crash course of the country’s government and history. You...

Americas, Audio, Colombia, Latin America, Social Networks, World

Mar 13 2009

bi/multilingual, USA

Las Comadres Book Club

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Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is a partnership between Las Comadres, Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Borders to promote the reading of Latino writers. The group...

Americas, bi/multilingual, Books, Cultural Events, Social Networks

Mar 07 2009

Digital, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, Open Access, Public Libraries, Technology, USA, Women

Financial Advice at the Library?

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Financial advice at the public library? Apparently so. As unstable and scary as the financial landscape appears these days all of us seem to be looking for advice where we...

Americas, Digital, Education, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, OPAC, Open Access, Public Libraries, Technology