Topic: Libraries
isnare | 2010-01-09 01:32:57
For about three years it appeared that ?The Friends of the Birmingham Central Library? ?s campaign to save the old library was a successful one but as the news broke that it was not considered to be given the listed status, the dream turned to dust.<br><br>Birmingham Central Library, the current main library in ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-20 20:10:26
<div><p>Despite fierce resistance to Google's plans to digitise the world's books, observers say it is well placed to start scanning Europe's cultural treasures -- beginning in France, where the US giant got a digital foothold this week.</p><p>The Internet search giant on Monday began peeling open ...
AP News | 2009-11-24 21:55:35
<div id="subtitle">'George can have his library now,' condo owner says after ending Bush library dispute with SMU</div><div><p>A former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University officials have settled a four-year property dispute involving the site of George W. Bush's presidential library, both parties announced Tuesday.< ...
AP News | 2009-11-20 12:53:19
<div id="subtitle">Group of 25 major research libraries offers full-text search to 4.6 million digitized volumes</div><div><p>A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.</p><p ...
