Tag: Europe
Nov
10
2009
The Berlin Wall, 20 years later
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For the 20th anniversary after the fall of the Berlin Wall, The Guardian has gathered a number of online projects reflecting its history and present. Para el 20 º aniversario...
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
18
2009
Recommending classics on Radio 5
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RTVE.es is Spain’s Radio and Television Corporation, and between news reports and other stories they also include reviews of the world’s literary classics. Presenter Esther Lorenzo creates brief descriptions of...
Oct
12
2009
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...
Oct
08
2009
Vincent van Gogh; The Letters
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This beautiful database set up by the Van Gogh Museum, gathers all of Vicent van Gogh’s letters, including facsimiles of the originals, transcriptions, translations, and the art work connected to...
Sep
27
2009
Atlas Database of Exhibits at the Louvre
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The Atlas database at the Louvre provides access to all the items exhibited at the museum, some 30,000 items. This database was first up and running in French, and currently...
Sep
10
2009
ImHalal
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Today the Times Online has a interesting article about ImHalal, a new search engine designed to help Muslims navigate the web without running into potentially “sinful” material. The service was...
Sep
08
2009
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...
Aug
12
2009
“Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen”, by Joanna Denny
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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3 of 5 stars In this book Denny sets out to “correct” the negative impression history...