Tag: Latin America

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 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....

Mar 14 2008

Archives, Manuscripts, World

Guatemala to Open War Archives

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Back in late February Álvaro Colom (official website), Guatemala’s president announced that he would be opening the country’s military archives to the public. The announcement was made in honor of...

Mar 07 2008

Libraries, Public Libraries, World

Parque Biblioteca España

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Medellin‘s neighborhood of Santo Domingo Savio is changing its face thanks to a new library that was inaugurated back in August 2007. The library includes a computer room, daycare center,...

Feb 21 2008

Libraries, World

Libro al Viento

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Nowadays is seems that so many of us spend hours and hours commuting back and forth (and hopefully we are doing this on public transportation). For those of us lucky...

Feb 17 2008

Africa, Colombia, Environment, Europe, Flowers, Latin America, Women, World

Valentine’s other side

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A recent article in the BBC shows how recent violence in Kenya sparked from election disputes has affected the flower industry. Usually Valentines means that workers can expect to work...

Nov 25 2007

Women, World

International Day to Stop Violence Against Women

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In 1960 the Mirabal sisters were brutally murdered after a long struggle against Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The sisters grew up comfortably on the island, but once Trujillo...