The theme “Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge” set the stage for the 80th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information ...

Supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and U.S. Library of Congress www.wdl.org The Gist: Four years ago, U.S. Librarian of Congress James H.

THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adams County’s public library system, Anythink Libraries, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Anythink World, the world’s first virtual library metaverse, an ...

The Library of Congress, the world's largest library, holds over 173 million items, including books, manuscripts, and maps. Founded in 1800, it continues to expand, fueled by copyright laws and ...

Paris - The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

A stunning, modern wing of the Royal Library of Copenhagen, added in 1999. Ludovic Maisant/Corbis Libraries have existed in some form for as long as books themselves. More than just repositories of ...

As I type this essay on a flight from Dubai to Paris, I can see the hazy curve of our blue planet at the horizon. I've just finished the kickoff meeting of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda ...

What do you picture at mention of the word “library”? Mountains? Rivers? Trees? Rice paddies? Correct. At least in the case of shimmering new knowledge repository the Beijing City Library – which is ...

A literary tour of Guatemala includes a blistering satire about a tyrannical president, and two books based around the country’s long-running civil war Pushpinder Khaneka: our literary tour of ...