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From: David Sylvester <>
Subject: Library of Congress Envisions Collection To Bridge Cultures
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:51:58 -0500

World Digital Library Planned




Library of Congress Envisions Collection To Bridge Cultures

By David A. Vise
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 22, 2005; Page A27

The Library of Congress is launching a campaign today to create the
World Digital Library, an online collection of rare books,
manuscripts, maps, posters, stamps and other materials from its
holdings and those of other national libraries that would be freely
accessible for viewing by anyone, anywhere with Internet access.

This is the most ambitious international effort ever undertaken to
put precious items of artistic, historical, and literary
significance on the Internet so that people can learn about other
cultures without traveling further than the nearest computer,
according to James H. Billington, head of the Library of Congress.

More at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/21/AR2005112101428.html

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