Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Form / Preservation / Library
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorge Luis Borges
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Introduction1
Dictionary
library : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts or films) are kept for use but not for sale — Webster See also OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Portal
UNESCO Libraries Portal
Librarian’s Resource Center
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Inspiration
The world’s most beautiful libraries – in pictures (The Guardian)
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Preservation
History
Library History Round Table
Libraries of the Anicent World (Lionel Casson, Yale)
Quotation
Library
Internet Library for Librarians
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Library
Library of Congress, Library Science
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Participation
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content. — Paul Valery
Education
Course
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
Occupational Outlook Handbook, Librarians (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Library Journal, Jobs
Special Libraries Association, Jobs
Jobs in Library and Information Technology
Organization
American Libraries Association (ALA)
Event
News
Book
Government
Document
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Expression
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
Music
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