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A 30-million page library is heading to the moon to help preserve human civilization

A 30-million page library is heading to the moon to help preserve human civilization The massive archive is aboard Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft. Feb. 28, 2019, 2:58 PM CST By Corey S. Powell – NBC News When Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft launched toward the moon last week, it was carrying a mysterious cargo. Mission planners Read more…

By External Source, 6 yearsMarch 7, 2019 ago

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American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help

American Democracy is Fracturing. Libraries Say They Know How to Help Don’t mess with libraries. One economist learned that lesson the hard way in July after posting a story on Forbes arguing that Amazon should replace local libraries to save taxpayers money. The collective outrage of librarians and Twitter was so Read more…

By External Source, 7 yearsOctober 11, 2018 ago