Rod Blegojevich has announced a two-year fundraising campaign for school libraries in Chicago, Illinois. How he will donate his share of 1998's congressional pay raise toward the goal set by the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Information Services; Librarians maintaining the ...
ofphotographs that, due to their significance, areon the register of the UNESCO.Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, University ofChicago - Chicago, Illinois, USAT he University of Chicago's Joe and Rika Mansueto Library has been given the nickname"T he Egg," owing in part to its distinctive ...
As with the return of migratory birds, Celebrate Libraries® is preparing for another trip to Illinois to marvel at Windy City architecture and continue our exploration of Chicago’s historic research library–The Newberry. Opened in 1893, the building was designed by the firm of architect Henry...
Here’s What We Saw Inside (via Denverite) Illinois CTU Pushes For Libraries, Librarians in Every Chicago Public School (via Sun-Times) New York Newly Renovated 125th Street Library Branch Reopens in East Harlem (via NY […] Report: “Data Not Compromised in Calgary Public Library Cyber...
Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, University of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois, USA The University of Chicago’s Joe and Rika Mansueto Library has been given the nickname “The Egg,” owing in part to its distinctive oval shape. Local architectural firm Murphy/Jahn came up with an innovative soluti...
Location: Chicago, Illinois 1. Johns Hopkins University The library system at JHU (Johns Hopkins University) consists of ten divisions across all of its campuses, with a total of over 3.7M volumes as of 2012. Like the Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago, JHU’s main library, the...
See a bunch of good advice from Chicago Public Library's Maker Lab Read about Five Things to Remember when Opening a Makerspace ADDITIONAL TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND What can we make and what can we use to make in the library? Equipment to Consider for Your Space ...
Ignatius College, precursor to present-day Loyola University Chicago, in a virtual library system as well as creates a digital archive of provenance markings for over 1750+ surviving titles from the original collection. In creating the VLS and provenance archive, a great deal of enumerative ...
for the Advancement of Science and holds the Award of Merit from the American Society of Information Science & Technology. She holds a PhD in library and information sciences from the University of Illinois. Her research has practical implications for libraries, publishers, and scholarly communication...
Chicago Public Library Curb Service. A poster for bookmobile service of the Chicago Public Library. Designed and printed between 1936 and 1941, as a part of the Illinois WPA Art Project. The text goes: “Curb service 10,000 current books – convenient, free, time saving.”⇢ Amazon. ...