Inside the Bodleian: Building a 21st Century Library

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A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Oxford's vast main library, the Bodleian, and how its staff are working to make this ancient institution ready for future generations of readers.

Comments

  1. There is no death to library.
  2. A fascinating look at the library. Wonderful!
  3. I love that Libraries are not going away and that Human knowledge is not going to be burned in the pit of the Information Super Highway.
  4. " - Πω, πω, βιβλία! Βιβλία να δουν τα μάτια σου! - είπε ένας άλλος μουζίκος που κουβαλούσε τις βιβλιοθήκες του πρίγκιπα Αντριέι. - Και συ, πρόσεχε, μην τα σακατεύεις! Βάρος που σου το' χουν, ωστόσο, παιδιά, αυτές οι βιβλιαράρες!
     - Μα γράφανε, δε χάσκανε σαν και τα μας - παρατήρησε γνέφοντας σημαντικά ο στρογγυλοπρόσωπος μουζίκος, δείχνοντας τα λεξικά που ήταν πάνω-κάτω.".

    [Σελίδα 468 από το μυθιστόρημα του Λέοντος Τολστόη "Πόλεμος και Ειρήνη" (τόμος Β΄), εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη, 1960, για αυτή (2010) την έκδοση, δημοσιογραφικός οργανισμός Λαμπράκη α.ε., μετάφραση: Κοραλία Μακρή].
  5. The Bodleian : Enormous and  Spectacular.
  6. I feel privileged to have worked in this great building, and to have added something that many people will appreciate for years to come!
  7. interesting....
  8. This is what we call HUGE.
  9. Amazing story - shows the new opportunities for libraries and librarians for the future.
  10. Makes me miss the Bod! Well-produced, positive and heartening message from Richard Ovenden on the importance of libraries for the future.
  11. It's fantastic, I love big, old-style libraries. But please move on, make all these books available online.
  12. It appears that the report of the death of the library (and the book) was an exaggeration.


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Visibility: 49850

Duration: 5m 1s

Rating: 294