Wednesday, December 29, 2010
~~~~~ FIN ~~~~~
1. There are so many blogs out there with a similar theme. Some of my posts may have been unique among the librarian blogs, but so much of it could have been encountered elsewhere and I have recently not found enough time to keep up with my online presence.
2. During the past few summers, I used to blog about my visits to libraries around the world. I have rolled these experiences into another blog called "Library Journals" which appears to be quite original as I have yet to come across a blog on this theme. For this reason I will focus my attention only on this blog.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Photoshop Online?
The price for Photoshop has come down considerably over the past decade but it is still nearly $100. But is it a necessary purchase considering this website does most everything I need?
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Olympic Games Official Reports!
As the Winter Olympics are drawing towards a close, I thought I would share this link with you.
There are books out there which list the results of every event from the modern day Olympic Games since Athens 1896, but they are very expensive and you will find them at very few public libraries. As far as I can see it, there is absolutely no need to purchase them as the official reports are in the public domain and freely available on the web. The LA84 Foundation has all of them in pdf format to download directly from their website. This link is even easier to navigate as it groups each Olympics in their own folder and also includes the publications for each individual event. Well alright then, that should also free up some more space in the reference section!!!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Is the site down?
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Foreign Language Dictionaries
We interrupt this summer's tour of libraries to bring you something I should have posted a long time ago. Earlier this month I posted twice on foreign language material and I completely forgot to mention FREELANG. I had been on this site extensively around 2000, but only have been checked back a few times since then and had almost forgotten about it. I was pleasantly surprised when I found a massive update which now includes 248 foreign language dictionaries from the most common (German, French, Spanish) to the utter obscure (Alsatian, Blackfoot, Faroese). Below is a list by language families of all the dictionaries on their site:
Indo-European family
- Indo-Iranian group
- Greek group
- GREEK - Greece
- Italic (Latin) group
- CATALAN - Spain
- FRENCH - France
- FRENCH (specialized) - France
- CH'TI - France
- BOURBONESE - France
- JERRIAIS - Jersey
- ITALIAN - Italy
- VENETIAN - Italy
- (BRAZILIAN) VENETO - Brazil
- LATIN - extinct
- OCCITAN - France
- PORTUGUESE - Portugal
- BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE - Brazil
- ROMANIAN - Romania
- AROMANIAN - Macedonia
- SPANISH - Spain
- LUNFARDO - Argentina
- Celtic group
- Brittonic branch
- Gaelic branch
- IRISH GAELIC - Ireland
- MANX - United Kingdom
- SCOTTISH GAELIC - United Kingdom
- Germanic group
- Western branch
- AFRIKAANS - South Africa
- AMERICAN - U.S.A.
- DUTCH - Netherlands
- FRISIAN - Netherlands
- OLD FRISIAN - extinct
- GERMAN - Germany
- ALSATIAN - France
- YIDDISH - Israel
- OLD ENGLISH - extinct
- Northern branch
- Eastern branch
- GOTHIC - extinct
- Western branch
- Baltic group
- LATVIAN - Latvia
- LITHUANIAN - Lithuania
- PRUSSIAN - extinct
- Slavic group
- Armenian group
- ARMENIAN - Armenia
- Albanian group
- ALBANIAN - Albania
- Constructed languages
- ESPERANTO - constructed
Basque family
- BASQUE - Spain
Dravidian family
- Central group
- TELUGU - India
- Southern group
- TAMIL (romanized) - India
- TAMIL (spoken language) - India
Uralic family
- Finno-Ugric group
- Samoyed group
Caucasian family
- Caucasian group
- Kartvelian group group
- GEORGIAN - Georgia
- MINGRELIAN - Georgia
- SVAN - Georgia
- LAZ - Turkey
Altaic family
- Turkic group
- TURKISH - Turkey
- AZERI - Azerbaijan
- TURKMEN - Turkmenistan
- KAZAKH - Kazakhstan
- KIRGHIZ - Kirgyzstan
- UZBEK - Uzbekistan
- KARAKALPAK - Uzbekistan
- GAGAUZ - Moldova
- UYGHUR - China
- SALAR - China
- WEST YUGUR - China
- YAKUT - Russia
- CHUVASH - Russia
- BASHKIR - Russia
- DOLGAN - Russia
- TATAR - Russia
- SHOR - Russia
- KHAKAS - Russia
- CHULYM - Russia
- BALKAR - Russia
- KUMYK - Russia
- NOGAI - Russia
- TUVIN - Russia
- TOFA - Russia
- KHALAJ - Iran
- KARAIM - Lithuania
- KARAKHANID - extinct
- OTTOMAN TURKISH - extinct
- Mongolian group
Japanese family
- JAPANESE - Japan
Ainu family
- AINU - Japan
Korean family
- KOREAN (Hangul) - Korea
- KOREAN (romanized) - Korea
Sino-Tibetan family
- Chinese group
- CANTONESE - China
- Tibeto-Burman group
- Tai-Kadai group
- THAI - Thailand
- Miao-Yao group
- HMONG - China
Austro-Asiatic family
- Mon-Khmer group
- KHMER - Cambodia
- VIETNAMESE - Vietnam
Afro-Asiatic family
- Semitic group
- ARABIC - Maghreb
- HEBREW (romanized) - Israel
- MALTESE - Malta
- PHOENICIAN - extinct
- Berber group
- KABYLE - Algeria
- Cushitic group
Nilo-Saharan family
Niger-Congo family
- Bantu branch
- Kwa group
- West-Atlantic group
- WOLOF - Senegal
Austronesian family
- Malayo-Polynesian group (Western)
- INDONESIAN - Indonesia
- MALAY - Malaysia
- TAGALOG - Philippines
- CEBUANO - Philippines
- Malayo-Polynesian group (Central)
- TETUM - East Timor
- Malayo-Polynesian group (Eastern)
- Polynesian languages
- HAWAIIAN - Hawaii
- MANGAREVAN - French Polynesia
- MARQUESAN - French Polynesia
- TAHITIAN - French Polynesia
- MAORI - New Zealand
- RAROTONGAN - Cook Islands
- MANGAIAN - Cook Islands
- SAMOAN - Samoa
- TONGAN - Tonga
- TUVALUAN - Tuvalu
- Micronesian languages
- Polynesian languages
Andamanese family
- ONGE (ANDAMAN) - India
Creole
- English based
- TOK PISIN - Papua New Guinea
- French based
- HAITIAN CREOLE - Haiti
- Portuguese based
- PAPIAMENTO - Netherlands Antilles
Amerindian family
- Araucanian group
- MAPUCHE - Chile
- Macro-Ge group
- Quechuan group
- QUECHUA (BOLIVIAN) - Bolivia
- QUECHUA (OF CUZCO) - Peru
- Tupi-Guarani group
- PARAKAN - Brazil
- Chibchan group
- MISKITO - Nicaragua
- Uto-Aztecan group
- NAHUATL - Mexico
- OLD NAHUATL - extinct
- Muskogean group
- CHOCTAW - U.S.A
- Iroquoian group
- MOHAWK - Canada
- CHEROKEE (ANIYAWIYA) - U.S.A.
- Algonquian group
Na-Dene family
Yeniseian family
- Northern branch
- Southern branch
Eskimo-Aleut family
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Welcome to Summer...and more visits to libraries!!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Streaming Video
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Foreign Languages
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Dabbling in Genealogy?
http://www.myheritage.com/
Looking to build your family tree? The above two websites have a basic membership that is free and not only is it easy to create a pedigree , but these sites can also be used for social networking. As a matter of fact, you can interface Geni with Facebook which opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. Although My Heritage at this time has less users and also a restriction of 250 names for a free account, it does offer additional statistics on your family tree as well as free genealogical software to download. Both have a clean and easy-to-use interface, so my recommendation is, try them both. If you're looking to connect with a long-lost relative, using both sites may be to your advantage.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Building a resume
For those libraries without word processing software, Chris Warren who is a colleague of mine, recommended the following website>>> http://www.emurse.com/
In addition to allowing you to create up to two resumes and being able to download them in a variety of formats, it is also a place to search for jobs and for employers to search for you!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Library Humor!
Here is another good resource of miscellaneous links >>> http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/libhumor.html
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Lexile Framework for Reading
http://www.lexile.com/
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Do you like making lists?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Digitized Maps!
Click on the above link to the most impressive online map collection I've come across. Part of the University of Texas, this digital collection contains political, topographical as well as historical maps from all over the world in jpeg format and, in some instances, pdf format.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Movies based on books
The Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri has produced this very impressive list of over 1,000 films which are based on books. Not only is it interesting to find out that some of your favorite movies were actually based on books, but also when the title of the film differs from the book.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Movies & TV!
Alright, everybody by now should know about this site. If you are looking for information on films, actors, actresses, directors, you name it, it simply has no equals. I have a permanent link on my browser and use it almost on a daily basis.
You may however not be familiar with this one. If you are looking for information on television series, this is the site. With cast listings as well as episode guides on each and every season, Epguides is a handy reference tool.
This website checks the availability of TV shows on DVD. If you create a free account, you can even keep lists of the DVDs you own, and which ones you plan to buy. Invaluable for those library systems investing in classic TV.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Newspapers from around the World!
www.newspapers24.com
www.world-newspapers.com
www.onlinenewspapers.com
www.worldpress.org/gateway.htm
www.pressdisplay.com
My personal favorite is www.allnewspapers.com. This site also lists magazines, radio stations and TV stations.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Need online space?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
mp4, mov, mkv - What does this all mean?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Google does it again!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Digital Photos Online
Flickr is a terrific site and one of the most popular on the web, but it only allows you to make three folders and will only display your most recent 200 photos. Photobucket, on the other hand, allows up to 1 gig of storage on a free account. For most people, this alone will suffice, but with the amount of services offering free space, one can easily store photos on the web without opening one's wallet. Other sites that host for free are:
Snapfish
Dotphoto
Fotki
Photoworks
Shutterfly
Webshots
Sunday, November 30, 2008
WorldCat Rocks!
Have a favorite author? Take a look at WorldCat Identities which is in beta right now. Punch a name in and see what WorldCat can offer...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Yes, I am still alive!
As a follow-up to my March 13th post on replacement covers, I have discovered another site which should be of great use. Despite being the largest cover site on the net, there are still covers on websites not found on cdcovers.cc. http://cdcovers.to is a cover search engine which searches 12 different websites. The total number of covers is currently over 3.3 million!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Andrew Carnegie in the Caribbean???!!!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
>>> American Philatelic Research Library <<<
Here's a special library, and when I say "special", I mean it! Throughout my life I have been an avid stamp collector and I used to make a yearly pilgrimage to the American Philatelic Society (APS) when it was still located in State College, Pennsylvania. In addition to visiting the sales division, I made extensive use of their library services and resources while I was there. The APS has over 40,ooo members worldwide and its library over 20,000 books and 5,000 journals. The library is in fact open to the public, but only members of the APS can borrow materials. Because many members are not within driving distance (such as myself right now!), around 80% of the circulated items are done through the mail. Now, wouldn't it be great to get this collection digitized!!! Now located in Bellefonte, PA, here's a link to the website >>>> http://www.stamps.org/TheLibrary/lib_AbouttheAPRL.htm
For the marketing report and SWOT analysis I did for my class on special libraries >>> http://rapidshare.com/files/139594353/MarketingAuditSWOT.rtf.html
Monday, August 18, 2008
O’Kelly Memorial Library in Loganville, GA
In contrast to other PINES member libraries I have visited, the one in Loganville was actually well kept. They even had a music CD and movie DVD collection which a Gwinnett County library less than 10 miles away could not even claim.
Oh my God, is that a typewriter! Those individuals who may be technologically impaired need not fear!
I actually visited this library as part of an assignment for my very last class in library school, Seminar in the Problems of Rural Library Service. For my full report on this library, click the link...http://rapidshare.com/files/138245434/Road_Trip_Assignment.doc.html
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Library's website >>> http://www.bvilibrary.gov.vg
Take a virtual tour here >>> http://www.bvilibrary.gov.vg/toursmain.php