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Reference area in Beatley Central Library. Today the library consists of a new central building (built in 2000 and named for mayor Charles E. Beatley) and four branch libraries, and includes two special divisions: Local History /Special Collections (in what became the Kate Waller Barret Branch Library) and a Talking Books division for the blind and visually handicapped.
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Imaginary depiction of the Library of Alexandria. The Pinakes (Ancient Greek: Πίνακες 'tables', plural of πίναξ pinax) is a lost bibliographic work composed by Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) that is popularly considered to be the first library catalog in the West; its contents were based upon the holdings of the Library of Alexandria during Callimachus's tenure there during the ...
Very little is known about the Library of Alexandria during the time of the Roman Principate (27 BC – 284 AD). [82] The emperor Claudius (ruled 41–54 AD) is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library, [93] but it seems that the Library of Alexandria's general fortunes followed those of the city of Alexandria itself. [94]
Articles relating to the Library of Alexandria, its history, and its depictions.It was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts.
Robert H. Robinson Library was one of the earliest libraries for Colored People in the United States, during the Jim Crow laws era. Robert Robinson Library was located at 902 Wythe St., Alexandria, Virginia , and was operated since 1940 by the City of Alexandria.
OpenAlex is a bibliographic catalogue of scientific papers, authors and institutions accessible in open access mode, named after the Library of Alexandria.It started operating in January 2022 by OurResearch as a successor of the terminated Microsoft Academic Graph.
Alexandria Library may refer to: Library of Alexandria, one of the largest libraries in ancient history; Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library in Alexandria, Egypt; Alexandria Library (Virginia), a library in Alexandria, Virginia; A book series by Rachel Caine entitled The Great Library