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The Digital Public Library of America launches!

Click through to learn more about this major milestone for “the greatest digital history project of all time.” Continue reading

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Quid futurum litterarum? : will there be a Digital Public Library of America? Part 2.

The impact of a universal public library today can be compared to that of Gutenberg’s printing press, in that it could provide an unprecedented number of people speedy access to a wealth of information.  It makes a vast collection of … Continue reading

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Quid futurum litterarum? : will there be a Digital Public Library of America? Part 1.

When the Romans disposed of the scroll in favor of the newly invented codex early in the first century, few would have foreseen its predicament some two thousand years later.   A derivation of the writing tablet commonly used in the … Continue reading

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Libraries in the news: Library Company of Philadelphia

Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer has a feature article on the Library Company of Philadelphia’s outstanding African American history collection. Read on to learn more. Continue reading

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