Korea announced about the first dedicated digital library in the world, US$100 million “Dibrary” aims to build an archive of blogs and web sites of historical significance, in 38,014 square meter building are 626 computers, 380,000 digitalised books, a digital study room for 252 users, ten million pieces of local academic information, 34 million items of data on local government policy, and 72 million resources from more 700 libraries.
Here is a quote ( http://digitalopportunity.org/news/worlds-first-dedicated-digital-library-opens-in-korea ):
"In the 38,014 square meter building are 626 computers, 380,000 digitalised books, a digital study room for 252 users, ten million pieces of local academic information, 34 million items of data on local government policy, and 72 million resources from more 700 libraries.
“There are digital libraries around the world which provide online data and information. However, this library is the first with an actual physical space set apart so that users can come and use all kinds of digital equipment to search for data,” says Mo Chul-min, Director, National Digital Library."
Wow, this is very funtastic. The library is attempting to attract non-Korean users with a “multi-culture zone” containing 24 computers with operating systems that major foreign languages supported.
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