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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ613321 |
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- Dream in the Desert: Alexandria's Library Rises Again. Chepesiuk, Ron Criticism Cultural Context Government Role Library Development Library Facilities Library Funding Public Libraries Research Libraries Describes the development and construction of the Bibliotheca Alexandria, a public research library in Alexandria (Egypt) serving African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern countries as well as having global cultural implications. Topics include friends of the library groups; the role of UNESCO; and criticism of the library. Includes side bar "The Alexandrian Library As It Once Was" by Peter Brush. (LRW)