The Indianapolis 500 isn't the only prominent wheeled event in Indiana. The Lily Library at the University of Indiana is home to a stunning collection "of books, trade catalogs, periodical literature, photographs, sheet music, manuscripts and ephemera related to the early history of cycling"Their online exhibit features an introduction to the history of cycling with a sampling of their holdings in various cycling categories.The exhibit highlights 5 areas:Early BicyclesBicycle TouringCycling in FictionWomen AwheelCycling MusicWheel away!
Librarians 2.0
The 2008 Naughty Librarians' Convention took place this past weekend at the Ha Rar Club in San Francisco.They convention started at 2pm at the bar and ended at the SF Main Public Library.From the invite:"Librarians are the new nurses and it’s time to break out your bookish booties for the sake of something hot: reading!Dress as a sexy schoolmarm, a libidinous librarian or a prurient professor and meet up at 2 p.m. Saturday for prim and proper cocktails at the Ha Ra club in the Tenderloin.From there we’ll head to the San Francisco Main Public Library to put our libidinous...
Classic Modernist Library in Developer’s Crosshairs
Atlanta's landmark Buckhead Library is in trouble. The library was built in 1989 by the noted architectural firm Scogin, Elam and Bray and won many design awards including the 1993 National American Institute of Architects Award for Excellence. It is now in danger of being razed.David M. Hamilton's op-ed piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Axing library would send artless message, is a stark reminder of the constant struggle that faces the art community in a capitalistic society.He says:"The very notion that a developer seemingly committed to public art would advocate for the demolition of what is arguably one of...
It’s Library Lovers’ Day Down Under
"For centuries February 14 has been known as Valentine's Day, a time beloved of romantics. Now a new era has begun with Library Lovers everywhere claiming the day for the objects of their special affection""Forget Valentines' Day, February 14 has been re-named 'library lovers' day'!"That's the pitch from The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) who have come up with a plethora of ways to spread a little love in the library this Valentine's Day.Some of the 'love' themed programming highlights include:-Build on the concept of speed dating and host a "read" dating event where singles can meet others who...
The Library of Congress Hits the Jackpot on Flickr
No one saw this coming.The plan was simple enough. The Library of Congress teamed with Flickr for a pilot project called The Commons, which basically consisted of LOC opening a Flickr account and uploading a little over 3,000 images (the LOC houses 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials!)The goal was to address two of the major challenges the library faces:1. "how to ensure better and better access to our collections, and2. "how to ensure that we have the best possible information about those collections for the benefit of researchers and posterity."The result was astonishing and could arguably be...