A Useful From UNESCO and the Library of Congress

DipNote provides a reminder of the World Digital Library, a joint project of UNESCO and the Library of Congress, which provides access to content from libraries in more than twenty countries, much of it primary source material. Projects like this are important from an archival standpoint, because they provide digital copies of materials that may be decaying or in danger. But they're also important as a symbol of academic freedom and cultural exchange. And this is the kind of project that is perfect for governments and multinational organizations to take on. It's extremely hard for academic institutions, which may have limited resources, to host this kind of project, much less coordinate it with rival academic programs. Governments and NGOs can smooth rivalries and provide neutral access to material.