World Digital Library

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Subject:

Arts, Humanities

Institution Name:

World Digital Library

Collection:

Library of Congress

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

The principal objectives of the WDL are to:

Promote international and intercultural understanding;
Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet;
Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences;
Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.

Material Type:

Primary Source

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Custom License
Content found on the WDL Web site is contributed by WDL partners. Copyright questions about partner content should be directed to that partner. When publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in a WDL partner's collections, the researcher has the obligation to determine and satisfy domestic and international copyright law or other use restrictions.