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May 20 2008

WorldWide Telescope

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Microsoft Research just came out with a tool that allows you to see the galaxy up close. After downloading the free software, WorldWide Telescope will bring you to a wide...

Apr 30 2008

Libraries, Mobile Library, World

La Maleta Viajera

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This morning I was reading Críticas and found a fascinating article by Loida García-Fedo about Wilton Hurtado Cuero, a man truly dedicated to making this world a better place. Hurtado...

Apr 27 2008

Databases, Libraries, Open Access, Web 2.0, World

A Wiki for Guatemala’s Libraries

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A couple of library enthusiasts in Guatemala have set out to create a directory of Guatemala’s librarians in wiki format. The project is still quite new and with only a...

Apr 23 2008

Europe, Language, Libraries, Public Libraries, Spain, World

World Book and Copyright Day

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World Book and Copyright Day (what a mouthful) is a yearly event to commemorate Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, all major figures in...

Apr 19 2008

Europe, Open Access, Technology, Web 2.0, World

Commonwealth of Learning

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The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is a collaboration, started in 1989, of the 53 Commonwealth head’s of state to promote open and distance learning (ODL), as well as sharing resources...

Apr 17 2008

Europe, Libraries, USA, World

Immigrant Heritage Week

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This week NYC is celebrating a legacy of immigration through Immigrant Heritage Week. The New York Public Library has created a number of events highlighting the culture of a number...

Apr 15 2008

Digital, Libraries, Open Access, World

Memoria Chilena

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Memoria Chilena is a project under Chile’s DIBAM (Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos) to help gather book, photographs, music and other works which have helped form national identity. A...

Apr 14 2008

Libraries, National Libraries, USA, Venezuela, World

National Library of Venezuela to Fight Cultural Imperialism

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Based on the belief that American popular culture is shaping a new global environment which each day looks more hegemonic, the National Library of Venezuela has decided to fight back....

Apr 05 2008

Databases, World

“Abortion” Taken Out of Publicly Funded Database

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In the last couple of days it has come to light that the term “abortion” had been taken out of Popline, a publicly funded health database managed by John Hopkins...

Mar 28 2008

Archives, Digital, Europe, Manuscripts, Technology, World

World’s First Audio Recording?

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Audio historian David Giovannoni seemed to have found the first human voice recording in a French patent office. The recording is of a human signing “Au Claire de la Lune”...