Monthly Archives: October 2014

Week 44: Facebook Helps With Reaching Friends in The Event of a Disaster, Handbook of Federal Librarianship is Out,Free or Open Source Software?,NYPL Improves Location Finder

Posted on October 24, 2014 by libraryblogsbuzz

Digitization Projects: Connecticut State Library Seeks To Digitize World War I History (INFOdocket) I like how the Connecticut state Library is approaching this digitization project: ” library officials will hold a series of community events at which local residents are urged to bring in family … Continue reading →

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Week 43: The Economist Looks Into the Future of the Book,Neil Gaiman on Libraries,How Google Works, Anonabox Promises to Keep You Anonymous On The Internet

Posted on October 15, 2014 by libraryblogsbuzz

Friday Video: Neil Gaiman on libraries and imagination (The Travelin’ Librarian) As always Neil Gaiman is sooo cool! New report urges university libraries to reconsider their role in discovery(New Stephen’s Lighthouse) “As faculty members and students find new ways to locate scholarly research, a … Continue reading →

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Week 41 & 42: New OCLC Report About Education, Learning and Libraries, Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery , ACRL With Webliography on Linked Open Data Resources, The Library 2.014 Worldwide Virtual Conference Starts 10/08

Posted on October 6, 2014 by libraryblogsbuzz

New Video: “Inside the New York Public Library: The Maps Collection (INFOdocket) The NYPL collection of the  Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division spanning 500 years with close to half million maps is impressive by all standards. Copyright Issues in … Continue reading →

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