(AP) -- National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity's earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World.
Internet
Apr 21, 2009
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A team of researchers at Texas A&M University and Colorado State University found that micropolitan and high-poverty counties and certain communities of people—specifically Indigenous populations—lack equitable access ...
Education
Oct 12, 2020
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(AP) -- France's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely on help from American ...
Internet
Dec 17, 2009
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In 2017, archaeologists discovered the ruins of the oldest public library in Cologne, Germany. The building may have housed up to 20,000 scrolls, and dates back to the Roman era in the second century. When literacy was restricted ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2018
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Wearing masks and gloves, specialised staff gingerly place their treasured cargo inside wheeled, shock-absorbing boxes for a historic trip to the other end of Athens in the biggest book move in Greek history.
Other
Feb 20, 2018
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The National Library of Israel said Thursday it has acquired what is considered the world's greatest private collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts.
Archaeology
Jan 19, 2017
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These are treasures that Israel doesn't allow anyone to check out of its national library.
Archaeology
Oct 8, 2014
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You may have seen the recent ten-page internet.org whitepaper, bearing the imprimatur of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. It heralds an initiative for the greater good that may very well change the world as we know it.
Telecom
Sep 3, 2013
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US Internet giant Google and Italy's Istituto Luce-Cinecitta on Thursday announced a joint project to make much of the country's silver screen heritage available on a YouTube channel.
Internet
Jul 5, 2012
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Libraries could be a testing ground for new technology such as Google's augmented-reality glasses and advances enabled by the roll-out of the National Broadband Network, a QUT expert says.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 1, 2012
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