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Feb 15 2010

Americas, Archives, Book Reviews, Books, Libraries, Manuscripts, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

This Books Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson

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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up a galley of this book while...

Jan 09 2010

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Open Access, Politics, World

The Latin American Briefing Series

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The Latin American Briefing Series is part of the University of Chicago’s Center for Latin American Studies; they regularly invites guest to discuss a wide range of topics and issues,...

Dec 29 2009

Americas, Archives, Education, Images, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, OPAC, Open Access, Oral Histories, Photographs, Politics, Preservation, Tools, USA, Web 2.0, World

Library of Congress

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Today I spent the day at the Library of Congress and loved it. I was there with my mother and brother and we took one of the guided tours of...

Dec 20 2009

Archives, Digital, Images, Photographs, Social Networks, Web 2.0, World

Peace Corps Digital Library

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It’s been almost fifty years since the Peace Corps first started sending volunteers around the world to help in a variety of projects. To commemorate this history and anticipating many...

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 02 2009

Archives, bi/multilingual, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, OPAC, Open Access, Photographs, World

The European Library

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The European Library portal can help you search the online catalogs to all the major libraries in the European Union. The project originates from the TEL-project which was set up...

Oct 28 2009

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Manuscripts, Photographs, Politics, World

Archivo Chile

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Archivo Chile is a site that gathers information in all formats primarily about Chile’s social/popular movements, and secondarily about Latin America. The site also emphases human rights, and leftist politics....

Oct 25 2009

Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, World

The J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana

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Recently the Vanderbilt library has digitized and made available a portion of their material on Colombia, specializing in 19th century culture and history, titled The J. León Helguera Collection of...

Oct 12 2009

Archives, Libraries, Maps

Archival Sound Recordings at the British Library

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The British Library is constantly coming up with new great projects to make their collections accessible to all; In the latest, Archival Sound Recordings, they have digitized all of their...

Sep 29 2009

Archives, Databases, Environment, Images, Open Access, Photographs, Videos, World

Wildlife Finder

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Yesterday the Guardian posted an article about a new database the BBC put together called Wildlife Finder. The site gathers hundreds of video footage, from over 30 BBC programs,of wild...