At the beginning of the 2nd week, I have made some plans for workshops: today I gave one on best practices for the Refererence Interview to 7 librarians. We decided to have a weekly librarian meeting, and future subjects will cover: searching databases; what are blogs?;… Read the rest
On January 20 I travelled to Ifrane, Morocco which is a small University town just south of Fez. I will be spending 6 weeks in the Mohammad VI Library, at the University Al Akhawayn. on a Fulbright scholarship Hopefully it will be a mutually beneficial experience: for me, so I can expand my poor knowledge of the Arab world, literature, and culture; and for the library where I hope to share my knowledge of libraries and all the facets that make up my work at Boston University, in Mugar Library.… Read the rest
On Thursday, after a well-timed dose of antibiotics improved my health situation a bit, I took the opportunity to visit Rosa Aguilar, the current president of the Nicaraguan national library association, at her office in Managua. I was interested both in seeing her library and in interviewing her for the video project.… Read the rest
Jane left earlier today to meet some friends in Matagalpa. Since I?m on intestinally-imposed house arrest, I?m staying in the house of Susan Bursey. She is a Texan by birth who has lived and worked in Central America for decades, and she and her son John have just sold Nicaragua?s… Read the rest
On Tuesday, I went out with the Movil in the morning, filming some more video, including an interview with one of the parents. School was out, so the teacher wasn?t there. But after I mentioned to Julio wanting to interview her for the video, we stopped by her house.… Read the rest
After the long day working on the website on Sunday, I took Monday morning off, rented a bike, and headed for Playa Marsella. The trip was somewhat less adventurous that my last attempt with Victoria in August, but still memorable.… Read the rest
