Tag: Education

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...

Colombia, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Mobile Library, Public Libraries

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...

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

Sep 04 2009

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

DASH – Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard

by Bilingual Librarian

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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...

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

Aug 25 2009

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín

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The Fundación Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) is a non-profit organization that works to promote a variety of projects that aim at raising awareness about the need to preserve the...

Americas, Colombia, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Jul 01 2009

Education, Tools

Internet Censorship Map

by Bilingual Librarian

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The BBC is trying to create an interactive map that reflects internet censorship around the globe. They are currently asking for reader’s input to help fill the gaps.If you’d like...

Education, Tools

Jun 29 2009

Education, Libraries, World

SALALM, 2009

by Bilingual Librarian

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SALALM is the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials and dates back to 1956. Back then a group of librarians got together to try and figure out...

Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Professional Development, SALALM, World

Jun 18 2009

bi/multilingual, Education, Tools

Open Training Platform

by Bilingual Librarian

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UNESCO’s Open Training Platform gathers thousands of existing, free training courses on a wide range of subjects. Currently it offers 3,426 training resources, covering 293 categories (including agriculture, education, languages,...

bi/multilingual, Education, Open Access, Tools

Jun 05 2009

Education, Environment, Women, World

“Margaret Wertheim: The beautiful math of coral (and crochet)”

by Bilingual Librarian

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Curious where math, coral reef, education, saving the environment, and the domestic arts intersect? My friend Abby showed me the video below that explains this intersection brilliantly. Take a look!...

Education, Environment, Women, World

Jun 04 2009

Education, Politics, World

Fundación ALAS

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ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria) was founded in December 2006 as a medium to mobilize Latin American society in favor of young children. The organization’s leadership includes renown artists,...

Education, Latin America, Politics, World

May 12 2009

Libraries, Open Access, USA

On Overpaying for Journal Subsciptions

by Bilingual Librarian

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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...

Academic Libraries, Americas, Education, Libraries, Open Access