Art of Ex Libris

Here is a couple of sites devoted to Bookplates (A label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted) Confessions of a Bookplate junkie & Art of Ex Libris

World Freedom Atlas

Neat site: World Freedom Atlas

Is new technology a mystery to you?

Check it out, very funny..

Make Textbooks Affordable.com

Make Textbooks Affordable.com
Website for a national student campaign to reduce college textbook costs. Features a discussion of why textbooks are expensive (such as new editions and supplementary material), suggestions for finding cheaper books and saving money (such as buying or renting online), reports on topics such as publishers' pricing tactics, and links to news about legislative activity. A joint campaign of various student organizations throughout the U.S.
URL: http://www.maketextbooksaffordable.org/
From: Librarians' Internet Index

Exploring knots

In a library, we encounter plenty of knots. With all of those computer, phone, and power cords, it can become a downright snarl behind and under our desks. So, it was interesting to see that a study had been conducted to see how they form. To read more, visit The Science of Knots Unraveled by Jeanna Bryner.

Not a linguist?

If you need some quick help translating, check out Babelfish. You can type into the box, cut-and-paste, or just tell it to translate a whole page at once.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Collection of material in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15. Features an interactive map showing Hispanic history in the Americas ("the roots ... stretch from the Caribbean to California and back more than 500 years"), annotated listing of Latinos in history, interview transcripts with recent famous Latinos (such as astronaut Ellen Ochoa), a research guide on the Spanish missions in California, and more. From Scholastic.

Banned Book Week

Banned Books Week

September 29–October 6, 2007

Free People Read Freely ®
ALA

Good Site for more Information: Banned Books Online