Tag: Public Libraries

Jun 26 2007

Europe, Libraries, Public Libraries, World

Public Lending Rights

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In April, Ireland came up with a very creative way of helping author collect royalties for their world, while simultaneously making their work available to the largest group of people....

Jun 11 2007

Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

USA- Canadian Border Library

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Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the USA – Canadian border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. This library was built in 1904 by the American Carlos Haskell...

Apr 20 2007

Academic Libraries, Americas, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Public Libraries, Tagging, Technology, Tools, USA, Web 2.0

WPopac

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At the same lecture that I attended earlier this week I learned about the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, NH. This small public library has done away with their old...

Apr 08 2007

Language, Libraries, Public Libraries, USA, World

Framingham Library

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This week I got to visit the Framingham Public Library to see their Newcomer & Neighbors Center. The city has seen a large growth in their immigrant populations, and currently...

Apr 03 2007

Libraries, Public Libraries, USA

“What They Didn’t Teach Us in Library School”

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I just finished reading an article by Chip Ward, former assistant director to the Salt Lake City Public Library which tries to make sense of the public library’s role in...

Apr 03 2007

Libraries, Public Libraries, Technology, USA, Web 2.0

Learning 2.0 is a program initially developed by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), NC, which aims to encourage library staff to familiarize themselves with the variety...