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If Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan were alive, what would he think of the Digital Public Library of America? Is the DPLA’s present vision in line with his Five Laws of Library Science? Later today, Washington, D.C., time. (Update: Online late Saturday.)
For now, enjoy the holidays. And while you’re at it, check out a child-oriented library blog, from Simferopol in the Ukraine, where the librarians are taking a very family-friendly approach to literacy—exactly the sort of local effort that the DPLA and other national library organizations everywhere should encourage no matter what the medium, e-book or paper book. Thanks, Google Translate!
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