Thursday, January 23, 2014

A Visit to BiblioTech: The 21st Century All-Digital Library

Ed Nawotka visits BiblioTech, the new all-ebook library in San Antonio, Texas, which is opening new opportunities for the low-literacy community.
Is an all-digital library just the 21st-century update of the traditional library? Or a free database and e-book service with better branding?
More from PP:
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, UK-based Chinese writer Xiaolu Guo attacked English literature as overrated, while Jhumpa Lahiri praised translation.
From the Archives:
A secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in Tumbuktu’s ancient libraries from destruction by militants. Now they are being translated and published.

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