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  2. House of Wisdom - Wikipedia

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    Centers of learning and of transmission of classical wisdom included colleges such as the School of Nisibis and later the School of Edessa, and the renowned hospital and medical Academy of Gondishapur; libraries included the Library of Alexandria and the Imperial Library of Constantinople; and other centers of translation and learning ...

  3. Learning centers in American elementary schools - Wikipedia

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    The library center also gives the child opportunities to practice reading, have immediate access to print materials for independent reading, [18] participate in read-alouds and retellings (Dodge, Colker, and Heroman, p. 371-373), and share experiences they have had with books. The library center can enhance the theme of any classroom curriculum ...

  4. Portal:Books/Quotes - Wikipedia

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    A book is a garden you can carry in your pocket." -Arabian proverb "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers." -Charles W. Eliot "The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait." -Anatole Broyard

  5. Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center

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    The Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center (NALLRC) is the library system of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines composed of libraries providing services to the PUP System. Its headquarters is in the building of the same name, located in Manila, Philippines. NALLRC offers various services and development of programs to its ...

  6. Learning Resource Centre - Wikipedia

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    Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is a term which is used in the United Kingdom to describe a type of library that exists within an educational setting such as secondary schools, further education colleges and universities. LRC can also stand for Library Resource Centre and in some cases Learning Resource Centre has been shortened to Learning Centre.

  7. School library - Wikipedia

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    A school library (or a school media center) is a library within a school where students, and sometimes their parents and staff have access to loan a variety of resources, often literary or digital. The goal of a school library or media center is to ensure that all members of the school community have equitable access "to books and reading, to ...

  8. Learning resource center - Wikipedia

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    A learning resource center (LRC) is a facility within a school, staffed by a specialist, containing several information sources to facilitate education for students and staff. It differs from a regular school library in its additional focus on multimedia resources and information technology .

  9. Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Learning Resource Centre

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    The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Learning Resource Centre (or the Djanogly LRC) is a library on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham, England. The library houses books and resources relating to courses and research in the university's Faculty of Education and School of Computing Science, and also houses the Commonwealth Education ...