Tag: USA

Aug 01 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Archives, Images, Latin America, Open Access, Oral Histories, Photographs, Politics

The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus

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Last weekend I was attending the annual SALALM conference and heard about a lot of great projects relating to libraries and Latin American. The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea...

Jul 01 2010

Americas, Libraries, Public Libraries

“Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?”

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Can Fox News really be this detached from reality? Apparently so. Here’s the headline to one of their recent stories; “Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?” The...

Jun 25 2010

Americas, Education, Libraries, Professional Development

Unconference at ALA

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I’m in DC for the ALA annual conference, before I had even arrived in DC proper, I was already learning about interesting stuff going on. This morning I ran into...

Jun 02 2010

Americas, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism

Boston Anthenæum

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Sometimes I need a reminder that I live in a city full of wonderful library, and a couple of weeks ago my friend Jenn gave me just such a reminder....

May 11 2010

Americas, Libraries, Videos

Tillman Skates for Libraries

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Video by/Video de New York Public Library Tillman the skateboarding dog lends a paw to help New York Public Library in its fight against closures due to budgets cut. Help...

Apr 18 2010

Americas, Books, Libraries

George Washington’s overdue books

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Every so often a new story turns up about some good Samaritan returning books that have been due for decades and decades. Well here’s a similar story involving a former...

Apr 01 2010

Americas, Libraries, Public Libraries, Web 2.0

Boston’s Public Libraries are Under Threat

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Boston Public Library (BPL) branches are on the cutting board; sad but true. The first USA city to offer its residents the service of public libraries is now planning on...

Mar 21 2010

Americas, Education, Law, Libraries, National Libraries, Professional Development

Summer Internships at the Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress (LOC) has 40 openings for summer internships! The focus of this year’s program is to increase access to the collections and increasing awareness of their digital...

Mar 18 2010

Academic Libraries, Americas, Law, Libraries

Yale Law Library Will Collect Bobbleheads!

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Yale Law Library has begin collecting bobbleheads representing a variety of personalities in the legal world. The collection will be part of their rare books library, which currently has an...

Feb 15 2010

Americas, Archives, Book Reviews, Books, Libraries, Manuscripts, Public Libraries, Social Networks, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0

This Books Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson

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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up a galley of this book while...