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Search the net using free data with Fring chatbot
Has this happened to you more than once? You needed to search the internet but realized that you have no internet connection. There are always inevitable connection problems online, especially duri…
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PHL CHED Connect learning portal now available with free data
PHL CHED Connect, https://phlconnect.ched.gov.ph , was developed by CHED to maximize the use and increase availability of educational materials, raise the quality standards for educational resource…
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IFLA launches Resource Sharing during COVID-19 (RSCVD) Tool
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section recently launched an Inter-Library Loan tool for libraries all over the globe,…
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Springer Nature Textbooks for free download
Springer Nature is offering free access to their eBooks and textbooks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world right now, this is one way to support teaching and learning while most are …
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American Spaces Philippines offers free access to eLibraryUSA
American Spaces Philippines is the United States Embassy in the Philippines' "spaces for information, collaboration, and engagement". They are currently offering free access to th…
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Congress of the Philippines COVID-19 E-resources now online
The Legislative Library, Archives and Museum, House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress is making their COVID-19 E-resources available to the public online. The website is "a com…
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Free resources on Fake News from Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, an international publisher of books and academic journals, is offering their research articles and an eBook on Fake News for free until June 30, 2020. "With the intro…
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Library Journal launches 'Your Home Librarian' free newsletter
"Dear Librarians: This special newsletter is designed to help you share resources with your patrons sheltering in place during the COVID-19 crisis. Send it along or share relevant elements w…
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Smithsonian released 2.8 million images free for public use
Last February, the Smithsonian Institution has launched a new online platform with a focus on open-access materials. Recently, 2.8 million images from their varied collections were made available…
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Free eBook on Library disaster response from ALA, 'Library as Safe Haven'
ALA Editions is offering a free PDF eBook for libraries and librarians. Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians written by Deborah D…
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Filipino indie publisher Balangiga Press is giving away these books for free
Photo from Balangiga Press Balangiga Press: Critical Discourses on Narratives, Nationalism, and Liberation Movements and Ideologies Balangiga Press Manila is an independent publisher that st…
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Free online databases on Coronavirus research
Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash A number of online databases, publishers, and libraries have opened their resources on Coronavirus research for free . COVID-19 is an ongoing global crisis.…
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Library Journal offers free online access
Library Journal is a magazine for librarians published in the United States. It was started in 1876 by the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, Melvil Dewey. It is said to be the most circulate…
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Free Open Access Books on JSTOR
From the JSTOR website : Link: Open Access Books on JSTOR "More than 2,000 Open Access ebooks are now available at no cost to libraries or users. These titles reflect JSTOR’s high stand…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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