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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, to house and connect you to “the writings of all peoples”
The city of Alexandria, Egypt has gotten a new library. It was driven by a terrific vision about how to combine the heritage of the past with a revival of cultural radiance that can reach out to the entire world of the present and future. The heritage of the Ptolemies serves as the inspiration. The library will seek to continue that legacy by assembling and preserving the record of human achievement, yet it will also join with modern international information networks to serve researchers around the world. Read the rest of this entry »