Monday, August 31, 2009
World library and information congress
From 24th until 27th august, 2009 I've had helped as a volunteer at the 75th IFLA congress in Milan. It was such a wonderful experience... I enjoyed it so much, that I'm planning to help again in Gothenburg!! I helped at the pre-paid registration desk, at room green and blue as room attendant, giving assistance to interpreters and giving headsets to delegates at the auditorium!!
Couldn't attend many sessions, but some ideas did dig into my mind: long term storage should include museum sector (libraries working together with museums to preserve digital information), who will own the digital content? (trusted repositories giving everyone access to digital content), fight against paying for library loans (a conference about public lending right and intellectual property held nearby MIC), web editing (homepage, menus, for each group within an entity), no danger in gamming at the public library, not to fear new programs, if they fail we can learn from it! (talking about public library programs held by Josie Parker thanks to US Embassy libraries), to digitize on demand or to digitize systematically? (we can share criteria, financial partners and know-how partners), the need of a white paper on digitization (there are some on the web, but I think they meant a global one, for all libraries, archives and museums, so that we all share the same criteria).
There was an ad about the IFLA congress at the Milan summer guide! There were special expositions at different places in the city because of the congress: the magic library, this is my letter to the world, i tre anelli (this one I specially loved!! Codex regarding three religions: christian, judaism, islam).
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Actividades 3B
Fiesta de Gràcia, acaba hoy!!! Tenéis que ver la calle Verdi (sí, la de los cines)!!! La decoración es medieval!! Me he divertido mucho en estas fiestas, incluso he hecho de ayudante de mago!! (Esto fue el domingo 16 de agosto en la Plaça del Nord!!)
¿Qué otras actividades buenas, bonitas y baratas (=gratis)? Pues visitar bibliotecas!! Como por ejemplo la biblioteca de Santpedor y la del Casino de Manresa!!
Santpedor es una ciudad medieval encantadora del Bages!! De las 5 puertas medievales, sólo se conservan 3, pero que muy bien!! Y también se puede visitar el Pantocrátor de Arnau Cadell en la iglesia parroquial!!
Las bibliotecarias son muy amables!! Una de ellas, no sólo me dio el mapa de la ciudad, sino que me indicó el camino a seguir desde la biblioteca a la ciudad amurallada (de las murallas no se conserva nada).
He aprovechado también para hacer algo de deporte: tiro con arco asimétrico japonés!!! Y por no usar crema solar... me he quemado!!!
Pero la actividad principal de este verano del 2009 (crisis económica = no money) es leer novelas!! Postmortem, Estudio en escarlata, 1984... Y pasear por Barcelona haciendo fotos!! Esto también es gratis!!!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Culture club
Last weekend was terrific!!! I visited two art exhibitions!! One held at Caixaforum and another at the MNAC!!! Wanna see some pictures? Here there are:
Mas i Mas Festival at la Pedrera!! The whole month classical music!! each day a diferent player!!
At the MNAC you can enjoy seeing the pictures taken by Gerda Taro during Spanish Civil War!! She was the first war-photojournalist woman!!!
Also, I could visit the photos taken by Robert Capa in several wars!!!
This one is my favorite!! Palladio!! There are the I quatro libri dell'Architettura!! Also the original drawings and models of his buildings!! And two Canalettos!!
Mas i Mas Festival at la Pedrera!! The whole month classical music!! each day a diferent player!!
At the MNAC you can enjoy seeing the pictures taken by Gerda Taro during Spanish Civil War!! She was the first war-photojournalist woman!!!
Also, I could visit the photos taken by Robert Capa in several wars!!!
This one is my favorite!! Palladio!! There are the I quatro libri dell'Architettura!! Also the original drawings and models of his buildings!! And two Canalettos!!
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