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THE BRITISH LIBRARY - The world's knowledge. Home - American Library Association. Million Book Project. The Million Book Project (or the Universal Library), was a book digitization project, led by Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science and University Libraries.[1] Working with government and research partners in India (Digital Library of India) and China, the project scanned books in many languages, using OCR to enable full text searching, and providing free-to-read access to the books on the web.

As of 2007[update], they have completed the scanning of 1 million books and have made accessible the entire database from Description[edit] The Million Book Project was a 501(c)3 charity organization with various scanning centers throughout the world.[2] The million book project was a "proof of concept" that has largely been replaced by Google Book Search and the Internet Archive book scanning projects. Library of Congress Home. World Digital Library Home. Vlib. Libdex – Worldwide index of library catalogues, libraries & books.

WorldCat.org : le plus grand catalogue de bibliothèques au monde. Universal Digital Library: Million Book Collection , hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. 100 Libraries - Viasyl4IPedia. VIAF.

Thematic Libraries

Welcome to the UNESCO Library. LibrarySpot.com: Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries & more. Global Gateway. Category:Aggregation-based digital libraries. Digital Library Knowledgebase. Citizen Archivist Dashboard. The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day.

The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. Enjoy. If you enjoy this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries! Abbey Library St. The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands Photo Credit: (Erik) Bristol Central Library Photo Credit: *Firefox The British Library reading room at the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum in London, England.

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Bibliothèques

Livres. The European Library - Connecting knowledge. Trove Home. Libraries in Second Life. By 2007, there were more than 40 libraries in Second Life and the number is increasing.[1] Many of those libraries can be found in Cybrary City,[2] part of the information archipelago on Second Life.

Libraries in Second Life

This place was built for libraries to set up their virtual services and for displaying their resources. Libraries can provide their services while also learning new skills for 21st-century librarianship. Second Life libraries[edit] Library services in Second Life can be found at the following SL locations: Info Island 1Info Island 2Edu IslandCaledon LibraryHealthinfo IslandImagination Island - RachelvilleALA Arts IslandCybrary City 1Cybrary City 2[3] Second Life libraries are examples of immersive learning environments. There have been numerous initiatives to create educational spaces within Second Life. Libraries can also put on virtual events such as conferences, seminars and lectures. LocationTimingFundingTechniquesOrganisational baggageComputing technology[5] Examples and projects[edit] Global Memory Net - Home. Portal:Library and information science. 15 super unique libraries around the world [PICs]

Rauzier Hyper Photo full screen. History of Libraries. From stone tablets to digital tablets, the history of libraries is a fascinating exploration of culture, politics, and society around the world.

History of Libraries

Whether exploring the great Library of Alexandria or rural libraries of the 1900s, there's something for everyone interested in understanding the impact libraries have had on life through history as well as the way society has shaped libraries. From hidden walls in the libraries of Ancient China to book burnings of the 20th century, the history of libraries is filled with intrigue and adventure along with censorship and destruction. Join me Summer I for an engaging 100% online course. History has never been so relevant AND exciting!

Regardless of whether you're interested in academic, school, public, corporate, health, and/or other special library settings, this course is a great elective. Explore the Course Materials section to read the Syllabus, explore the Calendar, Requirements and Checklist, or access the Course Guide. Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

That's what we're trying to do. If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Anyone who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. Website Design.