Education Report - Check Out the World Digital Library

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you are a student in Mexico. And your teacher you to write a report about the country's ancient civilization. You now can do your own research on subject through the World Digital Library, or WDL. One the 8,000 items listed on this website is the History of the Things of New Spain. It was in the 16th century by a member of a Catholic religious order. Friar Bernardino Sahagun lived in what now Mexico. He liked many qualities of the Aztecs wrote 13 books about them in Spanish and Nahuatl, Aztec language. The books are stored in Florence, Italy. you can read every page and see every picture the World Digital Library. The library has at least item from every member country of the United Nations , Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. UNESCO and the .. Library of Congress launched the WDL in 2009. Since , more than 25 million people have visited part of collection. The library provides free access to thousands of of cultural and historical importanceThe library is looking for about Arabic and Islamic science, says Musa Murawih. He a WDL researcher who works on all of the documents in Arabic. Arab countries and their libraries are supporters of the World Digital Library. Mr. Murawih says library shows the United States as a partner with countries in an area other than military or security library also is helping countries make electronic copies of documents, so that they are available to computer users the world

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