by Naomi House, MLIS Help Share the Manuscripts of Timbuktu with the World In 2013, over 1,000 donors contributed to help save this priceless heritage from destruction. Now you can help share it with the world. T160K.org has six partners across Africa, but the one most librarians and archivists might be interested in is the…
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True Story – Librarian on a Mission Saves Timbuktu’s Manuscripts but Doesn’t Stop There!
by Naomi House, MLIS True Story – Librarian on a Mission Saves Timbuktu’s Manuscripts but Doesn’t Stop There! Librarian as a position in the United States is usually a job you seek out and get trained for through a university degree program, but in Mali, in the ancient region around Timbuktu, it is a lifetime appointment. ‘Abdel…
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The Path of the Book: how rescued manuscripts finally get digitized
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Crowdfunding African Culture & Libraries! What is T160K? And What Can You Do to Help?
by Naomi House, MLIS updated 11/17/14 & originally published 12/13/14 What is T160K? And What Can You Do to Help? Back in February I presented on a panel at OCLC EMEA in Cape Town, South Africa. I was incredibly excited to be placed on the community building panel with Dr. Stephanie Diakité, who was deeply…
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Story Corps & Librarians: telling personal tales from New Orleans to Timbuktu to Peshawar & beyond
by Naomi House, MLIS I live in an extraordinary city, New Orleans, Louisiana. It is extraordinary for many reasons; the many cultures, architectural styles, music and food, but to me it is also the best city for dumb-luck/ kismet while walking. I never know who or what I will stumble upon. So two weeks ago I was walking…