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2. Large-print - Wikipedia

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   Large-print (also large-type or large-font) refers to the formatting of a book or other text document in which the typeface (or font) are considerably larger than usual to accommodate people who have low vision. Frequently the medium is also increased in size to accommodate the larger text. Special-needs libraries and many public libraries will ...

3. Project Gutenberg - Wikipedia

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   Project Gutenberg ( PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks ." [ 2] It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. [ 3] Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of books or individual stories in ...

4. List of largest libraries - Wikipedia

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   Library and Archives Canada Canada: Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Vancouver 27 million Largely a free reference library CAD165 million 853 Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia: Saint Petersburg: 26.5 million [28] Berlin State Library Germany: Berlin: 23.4 million [29] 1.4 million [29] Boston Public Library

5. Open Library - Wikipedia

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   Open Library. Open Library is an online project intended to create "one web page for every book ever published". Created by Aaron Swartz, [ 3][ 4] Brewster Kahle, [ 5] Alexis Rossi, [ 6] Anand Chitipothu, [ 6] and Rebecca Malamud, [ 6] Open Library is a project of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization.

6. List of largest libraries in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Library of Congress is the largest library in the United States. Above, the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building. The size of libraries in the United States is determined by a number of metrics, including number of holdings (in terms of volumes or titles held), by circulation (i.e., library materials checked out or renewed); or by number of library visits.

7. Public libraries in North America - Wikipedia

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   The first free continuous children's library in the United States was funded privately, founded in 1835 in Arlington, Massachusetts. [14] New York lawyer, governor and bibliophile Samuel J. Tilden bequeathed millions to build the New York Public Library. He believed Americans should have access to books and a free education if desired. In 1902 ...

8. Internet Archive - Wikipedia

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   Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library website founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 4 ] It provides free access to collections of digitized materials including websites, software applications, music, audiovisual, and print materials. The Archive also advocates for a free and open Internet.

9. Digital library - Wikipedia

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   The Biodiversity Heritage Library website, an example of a digital library. A digital library (also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, a library without walls, or a digital collection) is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through the ...