March 2012
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Around California in 30 Days
Take a photographic trip around California!
Starting on April 1 and continuing throughout the month, we will be posting a new postcard every day from the California State Library’s E.F. Mueller postcard collection on our blog, Around California in 30 Days.
These aren’t just any postcards - they are real photo postcards. Real photo postcards required the use of a special camera and film to...
New Resource to Help Communities Bridge the...
Institute of Museum and Library Services has released Building Digital Communities: A Framework for Action and its companion primer Building Digital Communities: Getting Started, new resources to help set a vision for the future.
These resources raise awareness about the access and adoption that are essential to digital communities and identify goals related to availability, affordability,...
IMLS Makes WebWise Video Available
The Institute of Museum and Library Services posted the webcast of WebWise 2012. The WebWise Conference brings together representatives of museums, libraries, archives, systems science, education, and other fields to explore the many opportunities made possible by digital technologies. This year’s theme was “Tradition and Innovation.”
For your reading and viewing pleasure
Here are some of the items that the library staff are reading or watching:
Billy Collins: Everyday Moments, Caught in Time - TED (Video)
51 Percent of Total Online Traffic is Non- Human - Singularity Hub
First User of Google’s Self-Driving Car is Legally Blind - Singularity Hub
The Future of Apps and Web - Pew Internet and American Life Project
U.S. Public Libraries: A Snapshot of...
ProQuest ‘Rescues’ the Statistical Abstract of the...
ProQuest announced on March 22, 2012, that it would publish the next edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States in conjunction with Bernan Press.
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Celebrate! International Children's Book Day on...
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, April 2, International Children’s Book Day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.
Each year a different National Section of International Board on Books for Young People sponsors the Day. This year’s sponsor is Mexico.
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Coming Soon - the 1940 Census!
On April 2, the National Archives and Records Administration will make individual records from the 1940 Census available to the public for the first time.
Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society.
For Your Reading Pleasure
Here are some of the items the California State Library Staff is reading:
Be More Productive by Making Better Daily Choices - HBR blog
Einstein’s Complete Archives Now Online - Mashable Tech
The No Whining Rule for Managers - HBR blog
The State of Mobile America - Pew Internet and American Life Project
The State of the News Media 2012: An Annual Report on American Journalism - Pew...
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Add your library's photo to the State Library's...
The State Library is creating a Pinterest board to honor and showcase libraries in California and we would love you to participate. If you are not familiar with Pinterest, it is a new social media that allows you “share the things you love” on an online pinboard. Take a look at the State Library’s current Pinterest boards.
If you would like to participate, please send a photo or drawing...
For your reading pleasure
Encyclopaedia Britannica: After 244 Years in Print, Only Digital Copies Sold - Christian Science Monitor
Google Begins to Scale Back Its Scanning of Books from University Libraries - Chronicle of Higher Education
Microsoft: OnLive’s Windows-on-iPad Service Violates License - Ars Technica
U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers, Justice Department Threatens Lawsuits, Alleging Collusion Over...
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Luis Herrera nominated to serve on the National...
Luis Herrera, City Librarian for San Francisco, was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Museum and Library Board. Earlier this year, Mr. Herrera was named Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year.
This Month's Night at the California State Library
On Thursday, March 21, a Night at the California State Library will present Illuminated Manuscripts with internationally known antiquarian bookseller John Windle and our History Librarian Emeritus, Gary F. Kurutz who will present rare pieces from the California State Library’s collection and tell the stories behind them. Doors open at 5 pm.
Check out some of the illuminated manuscripts we...
For your reading pleasure
Here are some of the items the California State Library Staff is reading:
By the Numbers: Technology’s Place in our Lives - Pew Internet and American Life Project
The Library in the City: Changing Demands and a Challenging Future - Pew Charitable Trust
Tablets putting a Big Hurt on E-reader Sales - PC Magazine
Studies in the News - a weekly compilation of policy-related articles and...
California Homeless Youth Project (HYP)
The Homeless Youth Project is a project of the California Research Bureau dedicated to educating local and state policymakers about unaccompanied youth who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. Visit HYP’s CA Homeless Youth Project blog to find out more.
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Are you a librarian super-hero? →
Is your librarian a super hero? Does your librarian make a real difference for his or her library and community? Then nominate him or her for “Are you a Librarian Super Hero?” The winners will have a cartoon superhero character created in their likeness and will be commemorated with cartoon figures, a comic strip and a celebration.
Community publishing at Escondido Public Library
LibraryYOU, brought to you by the Escondido Public Library, is a project to collect and share local knowledge through videos and podcasts. Watch a video, listen to a podcast, or make your own.
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State...
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Welcome to California State Library!
Welcome to our new home on Tumblr. We’re excited to be here and have planned some cool stuff to share with you - unique and interesting photos from our large collection, activities and events at the library, tidbits of California history - just to name a few.
Hey! Did you know you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook? Check out the handy links at the bottom right side for links to our...
