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Open Knowledge Commons
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0
ITEMS
32
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Holds texts contributed by sponsor, Open Knowledge Commons
Topic: Open Knowledge Commons
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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
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206
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
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David Rumsey, Cartography Associates
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16
ITEMS
32
VIEWS
collection
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David Rumsey, Cartography Associates
Topic: Cartography
rawchinabooksrar
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0
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465
VIEWS
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UCLA Campus Publications
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0
ITEMS
76
VIEWS
by University of California, Los Angeles
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A Collection of Journals Published by the University of California, Los Angeles Applied Linguistics - A graduate student publication by the UCLA Department of Applied Linguistics Carte Italiane - A graduate student publication by the Italian Department at UCLA Mester - A graduate student publication by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA New German Review - A graduate student publication by the Department of Germanic Languages at UCLA Paroles Gelees - A graduate student publication...
Bebe Lafka's Books
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0
ITEMS
27,374
VIEWS
collection
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This donation came from a very well-read woman in Oakland, California, who cared for her library in great detail.
Topic: bebe lafka oakland bruce lyall godkin family donation
Books from 534 Ashbury Street
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0
ITEMS
26,907
VIEWS
collection
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These books were donated by David Wells, a friend of Recycled Records
Topic: david wells ashbury haight street
20th Century Books
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4
ITEMS
756
VIEWS
collection
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Windows 3 Laboratory
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182
ITEMS
4,191
VIEWS
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This is a temporary holding spot for uploaded emulate-able software. Nothing is guaranteed to work until evaluated.
rawchinabook
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0
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3,166
VIEWS
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rbcgen
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70
ITEMS
18,491
VIEWS
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This is the collection page for the (contributor) University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ubois
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1
ITEMS
66
VIEWS
collection
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Books donated by Ubois
Topic: ubios
the UCLA Historical Journal
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0
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29,130
VIEWS
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The UCLA Historical Journal is dedicated to promoting excellence in graduate student research and writing. The Journal welcomes submissions from graduate students across the country in all fields of history and related disciplines. Instituted by UCLA history graduate students in 1980, the Journal's objectives are two-fold: to allow graduate students the opportunity to publish their work in a scholarly journal; and to acquaint graduate students with writings and methodologies from various...
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UNESCO strives to build networks among nations that enable this kind of solidarity, by: Mobilizing for education: so that every child, boy or girl, has access to quality education as a fundamental human right and as a prerequisite for human development. Building intercultural understanding: through protection of heritage and support for cultural diversity. UNESCO created the idea of World Heritage to protect sites of outstanding universal value. Pursuing scientific cooperation: such as early...
University of Maryland, College Park
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6,518
ITEMS
3.2M
VIEWS
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Books contributed by the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Books contributed by The University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library.
University of New Haven Library
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261
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179,378
VIEWS
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Founded in 1920 in New Haven originally as a college for continuing education, the University of New Haven is a private university with an 80-acre main campus located in West Haven Connecticut. A leader in experiential education, UNH provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. The University Library contribution to the Internet Archives includes institutional publications from our Archives highlighting the history and...
Topic: keyword
recycle
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315
ITEMS
176
VIEWS
collection
eye 176
Recycled Books
Topic: recycle
Reveal Digital
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11
ITEMS
4,730
VIEWS
collection
eye 4,730
savmon
collection
37
ITEMS
43,253
VIEWS
collection
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A collection for internal support at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
savrel
collection
19
ITEMS
6,862
VIEWS
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This is the collection page for the (contributor) University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
moldovakishinevbirths
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1
ITEMS
36,003
VIEWS
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Collection: Jewish Births in Moldova, Kishinev, 1821, 1885-1888, 1890 This is an index of two volumes of births records for 1821 and 1890; and an index of a volume that is itself a name index to births, 1885-1888 for Jews born in Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russia; later in Moldova. This index is to volumes 211-3/119, 211-11/154, and 211-11/232 from the Moldova State Historical Archives. These volumes constitute 2.5 percent of the total Jewish vital records from Kishinev.
Topic: births russia geneology family search history jewish
collection
eye 174,316
A collection of yearbooks and related documents beginning with The Palatine 1919 from the Sprague Library Archives, a repository for many of the documents relating to the history of Montclair State College/University.
UNC Religion in North Carolina
collection
343
ITEMS
123,251
VIEWS
collection
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A collection of materials relating to Religion in North Carolina, contributed by the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Special Collections Library, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Digitization funded by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
North Carolina State University Libraries
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3,198
ITEMS
43,685
VIEWS
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Books contributed by North Carolina State University Libraries The NCSU Libraries serves as the gateway to recorded knowledge and information for the North Carolina State University community and its partners. The NCSU Libraries consists of the D. H. Hill Library, Burlington Textiles Library, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library, Natural Resources Library, and William Rand Kenan, Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine. Their combined collections include more than 3.4 million volumes and 54,000 print and...
Neuroscience History
collection
11
ITEMS
10,638
VIEWS
collection
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Neuroscience History
newcollege
collection
474
ITEMS
3,510
VIEWS
collection
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Books donated by New College.
Topic: newcollege
nightingale
collection
63
ITEMS
72,696
VIEWS
collection
eye 72,696
Florence Nightingale Collection
Topic: Florence Nightingale
the Internet Archive Partner Scanning Page!
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5
ITEMS
34,757
VIEWS
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This web page hosts a collection of 8 important documents for both new and existing library partners. This collection lists the main documents to get a scanning project started, changed or expanded. As an overview, the Internet Archive has regional digitization centers in 32 locations and 8 countries. Our teams digitize over 1500 eBooks per day. We also have the capability to digitize archival items, bound and single sheet items, thesis, periodicals, microform and other items with our...
Peace College
collection
109
ITEMS
89,464
VIEWS
collection
eye 89,464
A collection of yearbooks from Peace College.
Topic: yearbooks
Meredith College
collection
196
ITEMS
196,660
VIEWS
collection
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This collection features catalogs, student handbooks, yearbooks and other documents produced by Meredith College since it was chartered in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1891. All documents in this collection are preserved in the Meredith College Archives.
Mississauga - University of Toronto
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769
ITEMS
1
VIEWS
collection
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Miriam Sue Dudley’s Library Workbooks
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2
ITEMS
1,645
VIEWS
by Miriam Sue Dudley
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Miriam Sue Dudley’s Library Workbooks: Chicano Library Program and Library Instruction Workbook In 1970, Miriam (Mimi) Sue Dudley developed a set of 20 research scenarios with self-paced exercises, arranged in search strategy order, for a UCLA Chicano student support group. Questions were varied in each Chicano Library Program workbook to prevent cheating. Each exercise required students to use reference sources from an annotated list in order to answer questions. The workbook was utilized...
Joyner Library, East Carolina University
collection
204
ITEMS
54,157
VIEWS
collection
eye 54,157
The Special Collections Division of the J. Y. Joyner Library which includes the Verona Joyner Langford North Carolina Collection, University Archives, Manuscripts & Rare Books, and Digital Collections, makes available rich resources for research in many subject areas of North Carolina history and the history of East Carolina University.
collection
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Edinburgh City Libraries Directories
Topic: Scottish Directories
Environmental Services and Library Systems
collection
10
ITEMS
6,914
VIEWS
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Environmental Services and Library Systems
Topic: environment
Datadumps Collection
collection
379
ITEMS
57,454
VIEWS
collection
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Data collected from various sources.
The Elmer Belt Library of Vinciana
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28
ITEMS
102,189
VIEWS
collection
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The Elmer Belt Library of Vinciana is a special collection of books and materials concerning Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian Renaissance. The Library was given to UCLA in 1961 by Dr. Elmer Belt, a Professor Emeritus in the UCLA School of Medicine and a collector of Vinciana for over sixty years. The portion of the collection featured here highlights numerous published versions of the Treatise on Painting.
Liberty High School, Brentwood, CA
collection
0
ITEMS
1
VIEWS
collection
eye 1
collection
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Library and Archives Canada collects and preserves Canada's documentary heritage, and makes it accessible to all Canadians. This heritage includes publications, archival records, sound and audio-visual materials, photographs, artworks, and electronic documents such as websites. As part of our mandate, we work closely with other archives and libraries to acquire and share these materials as widely as possible.. Materials for this collection provided by:Library and Archives Canada - Bibliothèque...
Los Altos Hills
collection
68
ITEMS
7,039
VIEWS
collection
eye 7,039
Los Altos Hills
Topic: newsletter
collection
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Since its inception in 1937, Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), then known as Joint Highway Research Project (JHRP) has continuously conducted meaningful research and relevant extension activities to improve Indiana's transportation system for its residents. Management and operation of JTRP takes place within Purdue's School of Civil Engineering in close collaboration with the INDOT Research Division in West Lafayette, Indiana. This collection consists of the technical reports...
Topics: Purdue, JTRP, Joint Transportation Research Program
jonsteinhart
collection
405
ITEMS
93
VIEWS
collection
eye 93
Books contributed by Jon Steinhart.
Topic: jonsteinhart
Joyner Library, East Carolina University
collection
213
ITEMS
1
VIEWS
collection
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Kelly - University of Toronto
collection
0
ITEMS
1
VIEWS
collection
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Goucher College
collection
3
ITEMS
42,248
VIEWS
collection
eye 42,248
Books contributed by Goucher College.
Appalachian State University Archives Yearbooks
collection
214
ITEMS
209,038
VIEWS
collection
eye 209,038
Collection of yearbooks from Appalachian State University Archives.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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5
ITEMS
2.4M
VIEWS
collection
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books in this collection have restrictions
Mitrasbooks
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1
ITEMS
15,824
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description
Books group test collection
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24
ITEMS
1.1M
VIEWS
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Collection of test items
Boston Public Library Interlibrary Loan
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2,062
ITEMS
1M
VIEWS
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The Interlibrary Loan Department at the Boston Public Library serves as headquarters for interlibrary loan activity in the Boston Regional Library System. The Department receives requests from the six regional libraries in Massachusetts. These libraries send requests on behalf of their member libraries. These libraries send in requests for books and journal articles. They also can send reference and subject requests. The staff of the Interlibrary Loan Department searches for these requests in...
Topic: BPL Interlibrary Loan
Brown University
collection
1,220
ITEMS
833,392
VIEWS
collection
eye 833,392
Collection of Brown University
Topic: Brown University
The Burstein Alice in Wonderland Collection
collection
5
ITEMS
62,104
VIEWS
collection
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Alice in Wonderland books contributed by Mark Burstein.
campy
collection
107
ITEMS
170,288
VIEWS
collection
eye 170,288
collection for UNC
Topic: UNC
Aberdeen City Libraries,Llocal Studies
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57
ITEMS
1
VIEWS
collection
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies
collection
444
ITEMS
36,657
VIEWS
collection
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies More information can be found on their website at: csis.or.id
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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303
ITEMS
352,338
VIEWS
collection
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Available here are some of Clarion University of Pennsylvania Libraries’ most frequently used archival materials, including: Clarion Call student newspaper from 1923 - 2009 Curricula/Course Catalogs from 1887 – 1993/1994 Pathfinder (Clarion University-Venango Campus yearbook) from 1975 – 2002/2003 Sequelle yearbook from 1909 – 2000 The Clarion University-Venango Campus student newspaper/newsletter from October 1971 – April, 2009. This publication is listed under the various titles of...
Topic: clarion
The Library of Virginia
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126,767
VIEWS
collection
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The Library of Virginia serves as both the state library and archives at the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Established in 1823, the library maintains and provides access to vast and varied collections of print materials, manuscripts, archival records, newspapers, photographs and ephemera, maps and atlases, rare books, and fine art that tell the history of Virginia and its people. The library has chosen to digitize selected rare and Virginia specific items in an effort...
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Items in this collection are not currently working and are going through tests to find a working configuration, if any.
United Nations
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3,074
ITEMS
35
VIEWS
collection
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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490
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
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collection
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UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge
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367
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
eye 0
University of California, Berkeley
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7,789
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
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University of British Columbia Library
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18,454
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
eye 0
U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Treasury Library
collection
1,218
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
eye 0
Pratt - University of Toronto
collection
1,224
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
eye 0
Political Ideologies
collection
10,431
ITEMS
40
VIEWS
collection
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Political Ideologies is the super-collection for all sub-collections related, or pertaining to different forms of government.
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Public.Resource.Org
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21,026
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
collection
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ccc-congress-2007
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90
ITEMS
0
VIEWS
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eye 0
Description Forthcoming