ACURIL 2014

ACURIL 2014 WILL BE HELD IN NASSAU, BAHAMAS THIS YEAR.

THIS YEARS THEME IS: LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS: GATEWAYS TO INFORMATION LITERACY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

DATES ARE JUNE 8-12.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE BAHAMAS LIBRARY SERVICE WEBSITE

LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS, MUSEOLOGISTS, CURATORS, EDUCATORS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS - MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND!

Using Nonfiction in the Library, the Classroom and at Home

Using Nonfiction in the Library, the Classroom and at Home

Free webcast SPONSORED BY: Gale (part of Cengage Learning), Scholastic Library Publishing, ReferencePoint Press and School Library Journal
EVENT DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET/12:00 – 1:00 PM PT

Webjunction webinars

Check Webjunction for free training webinars in February.
February 4th - Library Surveys for Success

 

Science - Technology - Engineering - Arts - Mathematics

S. T. E. A. M. - The building blocks for 21st Century education.

Find out more at: A guide to STEAM - for families with young children.

Caribbean Library Journal

Cover artwork by James Hackett, an outstanding visual artist from Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean Library Journal is an open access, refereed journal of research and discussion on issues related to all aspects of libraries and librarianship in the Caribbean.
Download a pdf version of the first issue here

WERE BACK!

Good Morning


After a long hiatus we are back up and running.  We will be joined by new contributors this year so stay tuned for news from librarians around the Bahamas.

Penelope Nottage
Librarian, Bahamas Library Services
Blog Administrator

The evolution of the book... to the ebook

Reading this interesting article and thought I'd share it.

Bones of the Book

Happy new year everyone.

I have been quite busy with my Facebook page and have neglected my blog.

So be it - life is busy right up in now!

I just would like to share a few posts from my facebook page.

A biography about Mr. R. M. Bailey, after whom the school on Robinson road is named. (courtesy of the Dept of Archives website: http://www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs/Bahamian_Educators/Bahamian_Educators_Bailey_RM.htm

There are biographies for many more of the educators after whom our primary and high schools were named.  A list of links is at the left hand side of the page.

Also a website and facebook page that gives photos of what Nassau used to look like in days gone by.
old Bahamas - Facebook page
old Bahamas - website

New Facebook page

I have created a Facebook page to share historical information about people, places and things in the Bahamas.
You can find it at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bahamian-History-Highlights/112609982183747

I will also be posting updates from the page to this blog.

Bahamian singer KB pens book based on tales in his songs

Kirkland “KB” Bodie, has published a book entitled “Bahamian Lyrical Tales”.  The book is published by Media Unlimited, and illustrated by Freeport-based art teacher Alisa Streather-Robinson.  The book is being launched in Nassau and Freeport this week.

The book is a group of 15 short stories based on songs he has written that were all hits... except for The Greasy Man, a story that has been told orally for years and for the first time is now in print. Complementing this he has produced a score with the same name that he has on his latest album. KB uses Bahamian dialect also and there is a glossary in the book to help people decipher it if they are unfamiliar. 

Bahamian Lyrical Tales is geared toward children, but adults will enjoy and may recognize some of the stories, in particular of one of his greatest hits, “She Fat” as it is also included under the title, “Gussimae”

Information courtesy of thebahamasweekly.com

Bahamas featured in International Underground Railroad book

Hello again after a long summer.  School is open and the children are back to work.

Just found this story about the underground railroad at Bahamasweekly.com

Linda Cousins-Newton’s book Free Globally!–-The International Underground Railroad has just been released in its third edition.  Included is information on the Black Seminoles of Florida, some of whom settled in the Bahamas, mainly in Andros.


Read the story: here

New Bahamian book launched by Cynthia 'Mother' Pratt

One of our most respected Bahamians has published her biography.  Cynthia 'Mother' Pratt's book is called No Equal to God's Chosen. 
This book chronicles her life growing up in the inner city and shows how she made it against all odds to the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas and Member of Parliament for the St Cecelia constituency in Nassau Bahamas.  She hopes this story will be an inspiration to all children who are growing up in the inner city and can't see their way out of their present circumstances.
A sequel is planned on her political life.

You can read about it in the Tribune here

Maximizing your internet presence

Hello all

Its been a long time since I've posted.

I found a very interesting piece on maximizing your interesting presence from Lorcan Dempsey on his blog at: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/002177.html

It is a resource provided by the Strategic Content Alliance in the UK and is especially relevant to libraries who need to have a web presence in this day and time when most people search for information on the internet. The social media are something that libraries need to embrace to capture the attention of  the young people today to share information and library activities.

"This document has been produced following a very successful series of workshops during 2010, commissioned by the Strategic Content Alliance (SCA) under the title Maximising Online Resource Effectiveness (MORE). The purpose was to promote most effective use of the internet by SCA member organisations, with an emphasis on producing, maintaining, promoting and developing content available as an online resource."

The link to the PDF is here: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/themes/content/sca/SCAMOREGuide.pdf

Tedx Irie

An offshoot of Ted talks has been established in Jamaica.  It goes by the name of Tedx Irie.

Videos are available on youtube.

Two of note are:   

Wayne Marshall - Jamaican musical innovations, foundation for modern cultural practice --  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ewGS0pccEs&feature=player_embedded#at=1060

Professor Carolyn Cooper - A Speck of Greatness: Repositioning Brand Jamaica  --  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6ru-CFlUM&feature=related

Anthurium: A Caribbean studies journal-Bahamian issue

This month the Anthurium journal features Bahamian literature.

Anthurium, a peer reviewed Caribbean Studies Journal, publishes original works and critical studies of Caribbean literature, theater, film, art, and culture by writers and scholars worldwide exclusively in electronic form.

Read it here

Commentary by Jean Charles - I stop for public libraries

I came across this commentary by Jean Charles and thought I'd share it.

http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Commentary%3A-I-stopped-for-public-libraries!-6007.html

National Art Gallery library online catalog

As you may or may not know, I am the librarian at the National Art Gallery.

You can browse our holdings by accessing our online catalog from the NAGB website.

Click here for our catalog.

International Journal of Bahamian Studies call for papers

The International Journal of Bahamian Studies has put out a call for papers since last year.

I posted this last year and I just want to repeat it again as the deadline for submissions is coming up in May.
Click here for the original to the post.

ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

I receive email updates from this publisher.  They have an interesting lineup including digital subscriptions.

They also have lists for reluctant readers, and we know we have a whole lot of those in the Bahamas.

Their link: http://us.orcabook.com/index.cfm?countryID=USA

Reluctant readers link.

Something of interest from the Booklist blog

The Booklist blog has an entry about technology in the library with a link to the Educase website.
The link is here

Here is the link to a paper available on Educase on Undergraduate students and Technology:
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/ECARStudyofUndergraduateStuden/217333

Another Educase article recommended by the blog post about information technology in the library "3.0" is at:
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume45/You30TheMostImportantEvolvingT/218701

Both have valuable information for librarians and the evolving library.