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This week Michelle Campbell and I are off to the Manitoba School Library Association Conference to present this paper to other learning leaders in Canada at Treasure Mountain Canada 2017, the school library think tank for Canada. We would love your feedback on our work and to hear from you about your projects in school…
Texas Border Business (McAllen, TX) Just in time for the new school year, McAllen Public Library today launched a new program that offers students of all ages live, one-to-one help from professional tutors online, in English and Spanish. Any McAllen Public Library card holder can access Tutor.com’s Learning Suite from any computer or mobile device …
Ten years ago the venerable Bavarian State Library from Munich (BSB) and the comparatively young Google started their joint adventure: the digitization of hundreds of thousands of historical writings from the archives of the BSB and its Bavarian regional libraries. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of our collaboration, we’ve published a digital exhibition on Google Arts & Culture.
New and Featured Eresources Britannica Academic: Through New York State, City Tech is now offering Britannica Academic to all of our users. http://cityte.ch/brit Washington Post: The Washington Post now offers free digital accounts to anyone with a .edu address. More information can be found here: http://cityte.ch/wpfree IEEE Xplore: This digital library of engineering-related documents is a great resource for STEM research. http://cityte.ch/ieee New York Times Digital: The library offers a complimentary subscription to the New York Times for the entire City Tech community. For full instructions on how to activate your subscription, go to: http://cityte.ch/nyt
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This research guide is designed to present a selection of key library resources, available to all Teachers College community members, that may serve as an introduction to Gottesman and Columbia University Libraries\' collections, both online and print, for new international Teachers College students. These materials are representative of the types of resources useful for research across …
The SPIE Digital Library has moved to a new platform. A training video outlining new features is available to help you navigate the site. The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing access to technical papers from their Journals and Conference Proceedings, from 1990 to the present. You...Read More
The American Libraries Association (ALA) recently published a report exploring the ways that rural public libraries meet the needs of their communities, especially by providing digital literacy training and free access to the internet. This report used data collected by the Public Libraries Survey and the Digital Inclusion Survey.
Rural libraries tend to fall into a role of internet provider for rural communities since affordable, high-capacity home broadband internet can be difficult to obtain outside of more populous areas. More than 4 in 5 (85%) rural libraries surveyed reported subscribing to internet download speeds of at least 1.5 Megabits per second (Mbps), increased from more than half (57%) that reported the same in 2010. The median connection speed across rural libraries is 10 Mbps, which is slow by today’s standards – the Federal Communications Commission recommends connection speeds of 100 Mbps for all libraries serving 50,000 people or less.
Rural libraries have kept pace with their urban and suburban counterparts in helping their patrons breach the digital divide. Nearly all libraries surveyed offer public WiFi to their patrons, allowing for use of personal devices while in the library. More than 4 in 5 (84%) rural libraries offer basic computer training,…
From the Digital Library of Georgia: Since 2007, the Digital Library of Georgia has been providing access to the state’s historic newspapers through multiple, online city and regional newspaper archives.
Research Fashion and Culture with Berg Fashion Library Research fashion, arts, and culture with Berg Fashion Library. Berg Fashion Library is a database with authoritative information about world dress across cultures and throughout history. The database has multiple collections with … Continue reading Featuring Berg Fashion Library →
A bunch of libraries and museums have banded together for the Color Our Collections campaign, offering up free coloring bo
The public libraries of New York, Brooklyn, and Queens have teamed up with the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Transit Wireless to launch Subway Library, which offers free e-book downloads in subway stations.
Big Library Read is a world-wide book club run by OverDrive. The first iteration launched last summer, and the second annual BLR launched today. The first book selected for BLR is The Other Einstein. OverDrive reports that twenty thousand libraries, and countless readers, are participating this year: From June 12-26, thousands of readers around the world will borrow the historical fiction eBook, The Other Einstein, by visiting their local library’s digital collection website or biglibraryread.com. More than 20,000 public libraries worldwide are participating. Big Library Read is facilitated by OverDrive, the leading platform for eBooks and audiobooks from the library. About Big Library Read Big Library Read is an international reading program through public libraries and all that is needed to get started is a library card. The free program runs for two weeks and readers can join an online conversation about the book at BigLibraryRead.com. The Other Einstein can be read on all major computers and devices, including iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Chromebook and Kindle [U.S. libraries only] without worrying about wait lists or holds. The eBook will automatically expire at the end of the lending period, and there are no late fees. Big Library Read is facilitated by OverDrive, the leading platform for eBooks and [...]
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Drop in to Room 6 at the Bellevue Library, between 2 pm-4 pm, on Thursdays: October 12 and 26; November 9; and December 7.
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HOUGHTON — Have you ever wondered where you’ve come from? In this day and age our family trees have a lot of broken branches
Panjab Digital Library (PDL) has announced to allow downloads from its website. The facility comes at no cost to users following the NGO’s policy of providing free access to the plethora of data.
Stream Rose Buttimer (Electronic Resources UCC Library) speaks to Shush! Sounds from UCc Library by Shush! Sounds from UCC Library from desktop or your mobile device
EDINBURG, RGV – Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court has announced the launch of an electronic library system for residents. The aim of the e-Library system is to increase access to eBooks, audioboo…
According to NYPL, Library Zine: Voices From Across The New York Public Library is a, creative writing magazine containing original writing and visual art submitted by library patrons and staff of all ages.
Sick of feeling left out of the highfalutin film discussion? New York Public Library cardholders can now stream 30,000-plus movies—including the Criterion Collection—for free. In collaboration with on-demand service Kanopy, the NYPL offers …
ELKO -- New adult audio titles at the Elko County Library:
The European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab) is an innovative non-profit organization based in Paris, headquarter of both IDPF and the Readium Foundation and member of the W3C. Its main objectives are to promote the adoption of the EPUB standard across … Continue reading →
Libraries in Albany and Rensselaer counties, including Bethlehem Public Library, now offer an app through the Upper Hudson Library System called UHLS Mobile, available for free in both Android and …
By Ellyssa Kroski, Director of Information Technology, The New York Law Institute [Editors’ note: The New York Law Institute (NYLI), the oldest circulating law library in New York City, serves as a full information services organization, and offers its members materials in various formats, including 24/7 availability of electronic databases. NYLI has an impressive collection…
The New York Academy of Medicine Library announces the launch of its new digital collections and exhibits website, hosted on the open-source framework Islandora and accessible at http://digitalcollections.nyam.org/. The new site makes it easy for the public to access and explore highlights of the Library’s world-class historical collections in the history of medicine and public health.
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