ICYMI: Updates February 9-15

• By: Manuel Ostos
• On: 02/16/2015 16:40:00
• In: In Case You Missed It

España cerrará la sede del Instituto Cervantes en Gibraltar
España cerrará la sede en Gribraltar del Instituto Cervantes y, en su lugar, abrirá otra en Singapur. Ver noticia
Kindle Unlimited llega a México
Amazon lanza Kindle Unlimited en México, con el que los usuarios podrán acceder a un catálogo de más de 750.000 ebooks por 129 pesos al mes. Ver noticia
La Red Nacional de Bibliotecas del Conaculta pone en línea 5 mil títulos, como parte de la Agenda Digital. Ver noticia
Peru's Literary Publisher Animal de Invierno Strides Ahead
Founded in 2013, Peru's Animal de Invierno is drawing attention for its bold, new fiction titles and literary translations. Read more
CALL FOR PROPOSALS for an upcoming Latin American Studies Graduate Student Conference at the University at Albany, SUNY - April, 25th. DEADLINE for submissions: February 26. The keynote speaker will be Carlos Morentes Executive Director and Founder of Sin Fronteras Organizing Project. Read more
Foreign-Language Enrollments Drop After Years of Increases
Enrollments in foreign-language courses at American colleges have declined after nearly 20 years of growth, falling 6.7 percent from the fall of 2009 to the fall of 2013, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Modern Language Association.Essay on problemas that the economic model of e-books poses for college libraries and scholars. Continue reading
According to academic libraries, there's a just-over-the-horizon golden age in which “you always have whatever scholarship you need access to, at any time and wherever you are.” This quote comes from my library's “welcome” page, but it could as easily come from many American university libraries. Continue reading
The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library is pleased to announce its first Summer Library Travel Research Award. Applications are due on March 16, 2015 by 5pm.
The purpose of the Summer Library Travel Research Award is to enable faculty researchers from colleges and universities across the globe to take advantage of the unique resources of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library collections. Read more