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Web Archive World Digital Library (WDL)

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About this Item

Title

  • World Digital Library (WDL)

Summary

  • "The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress. The WDL has stated that its mission is to promote international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and to build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and among countries. It aims to expand non-English and non-western content on the Internet, and contribute to scholarly research. The library intends to make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The WDL opened with 1,236 items. As of late 2015, it lists more than 12,000 items from nearly 200 countries, dating back to 8,000 BCE." -- Summary retrieved on October 7, 2019 http://dbpedia.org/resource/World_Digital_Library

Created / Published

  • United States.

Genre

  • website

Form

  • electronic

Repository

  • Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540 USA

Source Url

  • https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/
  • http://project.wdl.org/
  • https://www.wdl.org/zh/
  • https://www.wdl.org/ru/
  • https://www.wdl.org/pt/
  • https://www.wdl.org/fr/
  • https://www.wdl.org/es/
  • https://www.wdl.org/ar/
  • https://twitter.com/wdlorg

Access Condition

  • None

Scopes

  • -  project.wdl.org (domain)
  • -  wdl.org (domain)
  • -  www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/ (domain)
  • -  twitter.com/wdlorg (domain)

Online Format

  • web page

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is making its Web Archives Collection available for educational and research purposes. The Library has obtained permission for the use of many materials in the Collection, and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.

Many, if not all, of the websites in the collection and elements incorporated into the websites (e.g., photographs, articles, graphical representations) are protected by copyright. You are responsible for deciding whether your use of the items in this collection is legal. You are also responsible for securing any permissions needed to use the items. You will need written permission from the copyright owners of materials not in the public domain for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Some content may be protected under international law. You may also need permission from holders of other rights, such as publicity and/or privacy rights.

Researchers should consult the sites themselves for information about rights, contacts, and permissions. The catalog record for each archived website contains the specific information about the site known to the Library. Some sites in this collection may be restricted to onsite access only; see the Access Condition statement in each item record for more information.

The Library of Congress would like to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified on this website so that we may make the necessary corrections. In addition, if you are a copyright owner or otherwise have exclusive control over materials presently available through this collection and do not wish your materials to be available through this website, please let us know. To make a takedown request, please contact us via this contact form.

Content Embargo

Not all content that the Library has archives for is currently available through the Library’s website. Limitations affecting access to the archived content include a one-year embargo period for all content in the archive. Content outside of the embargo period is updated and made available regularly. For more information visit the Web Archiving Program | For Researchers page.

Citing Resources in the Web Archive

Citations should indicate: Archived in the Library of Congress Web Archives at www.loc.gov. When citing a particular website include the archived website's Citation ID (e.g., /item/lcwa00010240). Researchers are advised to follow standard citation guidelines for websites, pages, and articles. Researchers are reminded that many of the materials in this web archive are copyrighted and that citations must credit the authors/creators and publishers of the works. For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

World Digital Library WDL. United States, 2010. Web Archive. https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0018836/.

APA citation style:

(2010) World Digital Library WDL. United States. [Web Archive] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0018836/.

MLA citation style:

World Digital Library WDL. United States, 2010. Web Archive. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0018836/>.