Although the World Digital Library is in its infancy, it provides an amazing look at library collections that may be half a world away.For my first look into the WDL, I typed “Egypt” in the Search bar. This search introduced me to a large collection of observations and research of Egyptian society as described by Napolean Bonaparte’s French Commission on the Sciences and the Arts. When Napolean invaded Egypt, he asked this group of scholars to record all that they saw–including information about the country’s history, artifacts and architecture. Thanks to the World Digital Library, you too can now browse this publication page by page and from the comfort of home.
That’s not to say that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is out of my travel plans. Check out this aerial shot:
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