Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Historical treasures to be shown online

Historical treasures to be shown online
Vancouver Sun: 2009 April 14

"PARIS — One of the most ambitious attempts to connect an often bitterly divided world through an “intellectual cathedral” will be launched here next week.

The World Digital Library, a U.S. Library of Congress initiative backed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a joint effort of institutions from 19 countries bringing to a single website some of the world’s greatest historical treasures."