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New and newly-discovered Web sites for librarians and everyone else, updated every
Thursday morning. See more resources on our site, http://lii.org/.
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The Blurb
Past and future world's fairs, George Carlin, checking out people in living libraries, and lots about travel: offbeat plans and places, surviving the airplane experience, and lots of books to take along. Bon appetit from librarians Maria, Jennifer, Wendy, and Charlotte.
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Tip of the Week
Next week is one of the two weeks this year that we'll spend on backstage tasks and will not publish a newsletter. The next newsletter will appear on July 10, 2008. Happy 4th!
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
J-PAL "serves as a focal point for development and poverty research based on randomized trials. The objective is to improve the effectiveness of poverty programs by providing policy makers with clear scientific results. ... J-PAL works with NGOs, international organizations, and others." Its website features descriptions of research projects and selected associated papers on topics such as AIDS education in Kenya and charitable giving. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Beach Reads: Suggestions From Beach Towns
This 2008 article compiles reading suggestions from "folks who work in bookstores near great bodies of water" in towns such as Kona, Hawaii; Laguna Beach, California; Nantucket, Massachusetts; and Miami Beach, Florida. From the Contra Costa Times (California).
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Slate: Reading List 2008
This collection of weekly thematic reading lists includes books on soccer, baseball, parenting, communism, Shakespeare, uncluttering, recessions, and other wide-ranging subjects. Some of the lists also include links to articles and websites. From the online magazine Slate.
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