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The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.— MISSION STATEMENT
「國際兒童數(shù)字圖書館」(International Children's Digital Library ,簡稱ICDL),由美國馬里蘭大學(xué)(University of Maryland)與Internet Archive合作建立,提供超過4600種可開放獲取的兒童讀物,內(nèi)容涵蓋59種語言。該網(wǎng)站最初為美國國家科學(xué)基金會(National Science Foundation,簡稱NSF)、博物館與圖書館服務(wù)中心(Institute for Museum and Library Services,簡稱IMLS)及微軟研究院(Microsoft Research)所共同出資的研究計(jì)劃,旨在建立一個典藏全球優(yōu)良兒童讀物的數(shù)字圖書館,并于2002年正式建立。ICDL在網(wǎng)站設(shè)計(jì)階段,即有6位年齡介于7至11歲的兒童參加,與研究團(tuán)隊(duì)共同設(shè)計(jì)用戶界面。在這個專為兒童設(shè)計(jì)的數(shù)字圖書館里,采用較大的字體,且大多輔有相對應(yīng)的圖示;另外,用戶可依個人喜好改變背景顏色與排列樣貌。9. 通用數(shù)字圖書館10「通用數(shù)字圖書館」(The Universal Digital Library ,簡稱UDL),前身為美國卡內(nèi)基梅隆大學(xué)(Carnegie Mellon University)所主導(dǎo)的百萬圖書計(jì)劃(Million Book Project),旨在于整合全球各圖書館可數(shù)字化的館藏上網(wǎng),并建立一個提升數(shù)字化技術(shù)的測試平臺。該計(jì)劃除獲得美國國家科學(xué)基金會 (National Science Foundation)出資贊助外,更吸引包括美國、中國、印度與埃及的學(xué)術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)參與,形成一個跨國的研究計(jì)劃。UDL于2007年正式推出服務(wù),收錄約150萬種電子書,用戶可通過檢索及瀏覽的方式查找圖書。10. 線上自由圖書館11
The Online Library of Liberty is an extensive digital library of scholarly works focused on individual liberty and free markets. From Art and Economics to Law and Political Theory, the OLL provides a curated collection of resources available to download at no charge.—The Online Library of Liberty
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1993 年,美國濱州大學(xué)(University of Pennsylvania)的 John Mark Ockerbloom建立了「在線圖書網(wǎng)」,它囊括了超過 3 百萬本科免費(fèi)下載的書籍。不過,下載這個網(wǎng)站上的資源還是需要注意一下網(wǎng)站下方的“OPB版權(quán)和許可”政策:從2020年1月1日起,該站點(diǎn)從1993年到2005年的版本的版權(quán)都屬于公共領(lǐng)域,這些獻(xiàn)出的版權(quán)是完整的且不可撤銷的。13. 加州大學(xué)出版社電子書集14
UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004, includes almost 2,000 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction.Access to the entire collection of electronic books is open to all University of California faculty, staff, and students, while more than 700 of the titles are available to the public. Print versions of many of the electronic books can be purchased directly from the publishers. —說明