Friday, 28 June 2013

Make your own maps

A recent article in the independent talks about the future of map creation and a movement called "open-source mapping". With the advent of smartphones and GPS people are able to create personalised maps adding locations and social layering features.

The following sites have more information/applications to create your own maps:
Mapbox http://www.mapbox.com  
MapTales http://maptal.es/
CartoDB http://cartodb.com
Soundcities http://www.soundcities.com
Google Map Maker http://www.google.co.uk/mapmaker
Waze http://www.waze.com/

You can also use Digimap to create maps and extract ordnance survey data accessible via Library Search Watch this video for a basic introduction:

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Summer opening hours

Coutesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominart/

Summer opening hours


Marylebone Library opening times

24/7 access will commence on September 23rd
 
Don't forget that you can access library resources 24/7 electronically via Library Search

Have a fantastic summer, and please feel free to contact me if you have any queries regarding accessing information and resources.
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Sunday
Closed
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