My brother, Professor Roy Mac Leod, just returned from the opening of this
new library in Alexandria. He recently edited (and wrote a chapter) a book
on the ancient library of ALexandria which is being reissued for the opening
of the new library. He said that some opening activities are being
curtailed in deference the troubles in the middle East.
June Mac Leod
Ms. June F. Mac Leod
Electronic Resources Reference Librarian
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
2121 San Diego Avenue
San Diego, CA. 92110
Phone: 619/297-9700, ext. 1101
Fax: 619/374-6394
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From: Martha Pettengill [mailto:MJP@kravit-gass.com]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:33 AM
To: Law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Biblioteca Alexandria
Of possible interest...
Biblioteca Alexandria
A massive new library has opened in Alexandria, Egypt to little notice but
large hope. The $200-million project was to have had a grand opening this
week but the celebrations have been cancelled due to the unpleasantries in
neighboring Israel. The Bibliotheca Alexandria is the cultural successor to
the famous ancient Library of Alexandria, said to have been destroyed during
the time of Julius Caesar, but probably ravaged several more times after
that. The modern library begins with a large collection of copyright-free
digital works, including contributions from the Internet Archive and other
sources, amounting to more than 10 billion Web pages and numerous films and
videos. In time, the library also plans to house some 8 million books. It
aims to be a regional center of learning specializing in Egyptian
scholarship, environmental science, history of Mediterranean civilizations,
and women's studies (Egypt's First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, is a main backer
of the project). This is a vast, first-rate resource and a worthy successor.
Check out the Web site, then treat yourself to a history of the ancient
original.
Bibliotheca Alexandria: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/alexandria_new/
Ancient Library of Alexandria:
http://www.slis.uwm.edu/SLIS/Bibliotheca%20book.htm
(blurb copied from Netsurfer Digest)
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