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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
「国际儿童数字图书馆」(International Children's Digital Library ,简称ICDL),由美国马里兰大学(University of Maryland)与Internet Archive合作建立,提供超过4600种可开放获取的儿童读物,内容涵盖59种语言。该网站最初为美国国家科学基金会(National Science Foundation,简称NSF)、博物馆与图书馆服务中心(Institute for Museum and Library Services,简称IMLS)及微软研究院(Microsoft Research)所共同出资的研究计划,旨在建立一个典藏全球优良儿童读物的数字图书馆,并于2002年正式建立。ICDL在网站设计阶段,即有6位年龄介于7至11岁的儿童参加,与研究团队共同设计用户界面。在这个专为儿童设计的数字图书馆里,采用较大的字体,且大多辅有相对应的图示;另外,用户可依个人喜好改变背景颜色与排列样貌。9. 通用数字图书馆10「通用数字图书馆」(The Universal Digital Library ,简称UDL),前身为美国卡内基梅隆大学(Carnegie Mellon University)所主导的百万图书计划(Million Book Project),旨在于整合全球各图书馆可数字化的馆藏上网,并建立一个提升数字化技术的测试平台。该计划除获得美国国家科学基金会 (National Science Foundation)出资赞助外,更吸引包括美国、中国、印度与埃及的学术机构参与,形成一个跨国的研究计划。UDL于2007年正式推出服务,收录约150万种电子书,用户可通过检索及浏览的方式查找图书。10. 线上自由图书馆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,美国滨州大学(University of Pennsylvania)的 John Mark Ockerbloom建立了「在线图书网」,它囊括了超过 3 百万本科免费下载的书籍。不过,下载这个网站上的资源还是需要注意一下网站下方的“OPB版权和许可”政策:从2020年1月1日起,该站点从1993年到2005年的版本的版权都属于公共领域,这些献出的版权是完整的且不可撤销的。13. 加州大学出版社电子书集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. —说明