UNESCO and 32 partner institutions launched the World Digital Library (WDL), a web site that features unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world, at UNESCO Headquarters on 21 April. The site includes manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, and prints and photographs. The WDL was developed by a team at the Library of Congress with technical assistance provided by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina of Alexandria, Egypt. It functions in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – and includes content in more than forty languages.
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