AIDS information posters from around the world You can browse by country, topic, etc., and many of the posters have large linked images. Provided by UCLA's Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.
(Much as it pains me to say it, while these are public health information posters hosted by a medical library, for some, the content will be NSFW.)
posted by carter
on Dec 21, 2011 -
1 comment
Stanford's library was running out of space for printed books and journals, so they've built a new space ... with even less room for printed titles and issues. It's hastening the move to a digital library.
NPR reports.
posted by anothermug
on Jul 8, 2010 -
75 comments
"When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like scrolls before books," said James Tracy, headmaster of Cushing and chief promoter of the bookless campus. Instead of a library, the academy is spending nearly $500,000 to create a
learning center. Where the reference desk was, they are building a $50,000 coffee shop that will include a $12,000 cappuccino machine.
posted by tamarack
on Sep 4, 2009 -
129 comments
The Online Archive of California brings together historical materials from a variety of
state institutions, including museums, historical societies, and archives. These materials include letters, legal documents, manuscripts, works of art, diaries, and historical photographs. Thousands of
photographs.
From
just the
Bancroft Library at Berkeley:
Artistic homes, 1887-1890,
agricultural laborers, 1906-1911,
the San Francisco earthquake and fire,
construction of the Golden Gate Bridge,
San Quentin Prison, and
war relocation camps. And that's barely scratching the surface.
posted by Gamblor
on Oct 17, 2005 -
5 comments
The British Library is putting online 93 high-resolution digitised copies of 21 of Shakespeare's plays. They include many lines and passages that are different from those found in the First Folio editions, which were not printed until after Shakespeare's death.
BBC article.
posted by stbalbach
on Sep 10, 2004 -
9 comments
"The Bookmobile [Internet Archive version] is a rolling digital library capable of downloading public domain books from the Internet via satellite and printing them anytime, anywhere, for anyone. Just as the bookmobiles of the past brought wonderful books to people in towns across America, this century's bookmobile will bring
an entire digital library to their grandchildren."
This, then, is the sharp end of the Copyright extension argument currently before your Supreme Court in
Eldred v. Ashcroft, [as blogged by all & sundry]
[More inside...]
posted by dash_slot-
on Oct 10, 2002 -
7 comments
