I’ve finally gotten my hot little hands on a copy of this title, by Toni Samek, and beginning to dive into it. I’ve started in the middle, flipped my way through the beginning and end, mining for nuggets of gold. Thought I’d share this one, a link to this composite paper [...]
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This article from American Libraries describes the dire situation Iraqi National Library and Archive is facing after an intrusion from the Iraqi National Guard. Below is an excerpt from an email that was sent by Saad Eskander, director of the national library.
“This morning, August 8, a group of Iraqi national guard has broken into [...]
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I’ve created a new page listing examples of mobile libraries. If you have any you want to share, let me know and I’ll highlight it on the site.
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Preserving history has a role in empowering present communities. This story about preserving the intellectual history of ancient black Africa in Timbuktu illustrates this point.
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Literacy projects in China, the United States, Nigeria, Senegal and the United Republic of Tanzania are the winners of the five UNESCO Literacy Prizes this year. One of them was awarded to a US organization that partners with health organizations. Good news considering the recent study that found only smoking was [...]
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Mary McCoy blogged for 24 hours straight to raise $2,102 in pledges for the ALA Katrina Library Relief Fund. One of my favorite highlights was a comment from Larry, titled,
Belated possum haiku
Beady little eyes.
Eating the dog’s food, hissing.
Looks like a big rat.
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