Tag: National Libraries

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 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...

Oct 06 2009

Libraries

“Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front”, edited by K. R. Roberto

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Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front by K. R. Roberto My rating: 4 of 5 stars The collection of essays in Radical Cataloging cover a wide range of issue in...

Sep 25 2009

Americas, Latin America, Libraries, National Libraries, USA, World

Yesterday was the official launch of “StoryCorps Historias“, the Latino version of StoryCorps, the project that gathers personal stories in audio format. Since 2003 the independent and nonprofit project has...

Jul 15 2009

Archives, Europe, Images, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, Maps, National Libraries, Photographs, Poetry, World

National Library of Ireland

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Today I got a “behind the scenes” tour of the National Library of Ireland! On my visit I found out that the library is quite a welcoming place to people...

Jul 10 2009

Archives, Europe, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Manuscripts, National Libraries, World

The British Library

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This afternoon I had an appointment for a tour of The British Library. The library itself is huge, taking up the better part of a city block, and having so...

Apr 11 2009

Images, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Videos, Web 2.0

Library of Congress on YouTube

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The Library of Congress (LOC) just set up a YouTube account where they will be sharing a number of the treasured they hold. They currently have over 70 videos uploaded,...

Mar 01 2009

Archives, Europe, Images, Libraries, Manuscripts, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, USA, Women

Women’s History Month

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March is Women’s History Month in the USA and a number of universities, libraries, and other educational institutions are preparing events to celebrate. This month long celebration started with events...

Oct 19 2008

Archives, Databases, Digital, Europe, Libraries, Manuscripts, Maps, National Libraries, Open Access, Photographs, Spain, World

Biblioteca Digital Hispánica

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Spain’s National Library has recently set the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica to highlight some of its most valuable items, including paintings, photographs, maps, and written texts spanning several centuries. The collection can...

Aug 14 2008

Databases, Digital, Europe, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, World

Turning The Pages

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Turning the Pages is a great collection digitized books, at the British Library, that allow you to turn the pages and almost experience the real thing. The works included in...