Libraries
A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services. It is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books.
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| The Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning and teaching environment. - [Read more] |
| Public Libraries - http://www.publiclibraries.com Offers information and links to the public libraries by American state. Also has details on how to add or edit a library in the directory. - [Read more] |
| The Virtual Library - http://vlib.org The WWW Virtual Library (VL) is the oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself, in 1991 at CERN in Geneva. Unlike commercial catalogues, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert. - [Read more] |
| American Library Association - http://www.ala.org The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. - [Read more] |
| Harvard Libraries - http://lib.harvard.edu/ This web site is an online gateway to the extraordinary library resources of Harvard University and serves as an important research tool for Harvard's current students, faculty, staff, and researchers who hold Harvard IDs and PINs. The site also provides practical information on each of the more than 90 libraries that form the Harvard system. - [Read more] |
Latest News
Public libraries are a beacon of civility - Nowadays, I see public libraries as beacons shining brightly during profoundly economically and socially foggy times. Or as wonderfully comfortable, lovingly knitted blankets draped on the loveseat that sits in front of the fireplace in the home you love.Penguin halts e-books sales to libraries - Penguin Group (USA), which publishes such best-sellers as Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" and "Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love," has stopped selling e-books to libraries.
NSU libraries add new scanners - Northwestern State University’s libraries have recently added Knowledge Imaging Center walk up scanners for use by anyone in the library. The scanners are in Watson Library on Northwestern State’s Natchitoches campus along with the libraries on the Leesville-Fort Polk campus and at the Nursing Education Center in Shreveport, according to Director of Libraries Abbie Landry.
