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Lincoln's treasures rolled out for bicentennial
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Among the wealth of exhibitions being rolled out for the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on Thursday, the Library of Congress has taken center stage.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Abraham Lincoln Source:(AFP)
2009-02-09
Random House to digitize thousands of books
NEW YORK - With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House Inc. announced Monday that it was making thousands of additional books available in digital form, including novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the "Magic Treehouse" children's series.
Source:(AP)
2008-11-24
New Mozart piece of music found in French library
PARIS - A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is missing the harmony and instrumentation but was described as important find.
Nations:Austria France People:Mozart Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
Library confrontation points up privacy dilemma
RANDOLPH, Vt. - Children's librarian Judith Flint was getting ready for the monthly book discussion group for 8- and 9-year-olds on "Love That Dog" when police showed up.
People:James Baker Source:(AP)
2008-07-19
Scanning world's every book means turning many, many pages
In a dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library's book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, centuries-old Bible.
2008-04-25
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