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==History== |
==History== |
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World Public Library was founded in 1996 by John Guagliardo, Ph.D. with the vision to bring eBooks under the public license domain to people of all age groups around the world. |
World Public Library was founded in 1996 by John Guagliardo, Ph.D. with the vision to bring eBooks under the public license domain to people of all age groups around the world. |
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==Organization's Description== |
==Organization's Description== |
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The World Public Library, WorldPublicLibrary.com is an Internet based library, shelving digital books, enabling innovations in technology to preserve and disseminate classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educators by providing free public access to the world's most complete collection of electronic texts on-line as well as offer an enhanced members supported collection. All eBooks are carefully selected to offer online support to educators by providing them with a variety of services and resources that support and strengthen the instructional programs of education, elementary through post baccalaureate studies. |
The World Public Library, WorldPublicLibrary.com is an Internet based library, shelving digital books, enabling innovations in technology to preserve and disseminate classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educators by providing free public access to the world's most complete collection of electronic texts on-line as well as offer an enhanced members supported collection. All eBooks are carefully selected to offer online support to educators by providing them with a variety of services and resources that support and strengthen the instructional programs of education, elementary through post baccalaureate studies. |
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http://WorldPublicLibrary.com |
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http://SchoolLibrary.com/Wiki.htm |
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Revision as of 11:47, 8 March 2007
World Public Library is a Non-Profit Organization, and is NOT affiliated with any governmental agency or department.
The World Public Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 400,000+ PDF eBooks in 100+ languages. The World Public Library Consortia contains 125 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today allowing you to expand your home library with a lifetime of reading.
History
World Public Library was founded in 1996 by John Guagliardo, Ph.D. with the vision to bring eBooks under the public license domain to people of all age groups around the world.
Organization's Description
The World Public Library, WorldPublicLibrary.com is an Internet based library, shelving digital books, enabling innovations in technology to preserve and disseminate classic works of literature, serials, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educators by providing free public access to the world's most complete collection of electronic texts on-line as well as offer an enhanced members supported collection. All eBooks are carefully selected to offer online support to educators by providing them with a variety of services and resources that support and strengthen the instructional programs of education, elementary through post baccalaureate studies.
This file was produced as part of the "eBook Campaign" to promote literacy, accessibility, and enhanced reading. Authors, publishers, libraries and technologists unite to expand reading with eBooks.
The World Public Library permits copies of all 4000,000 PDF eBooks to be download and distributed so long as such copies (1) are for your or others personal use only, and (2) are not distributed or used commercially. Prohibited commercial distribution includes by any service that charges for download time or for membership, (See complete disclaimer at end of eBook, http://WorldPublicLibrary.com/Terms.htm).