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www-hughrundle-net-6709		Top 5 Big Library Ideas in History			.html	text/html	357	35	76	GLAM Blog Club has the first in a new approach to themes this month Top five big.... The Academy of Gondishapur (modern day Iran) was centred around a library of medical books from around the world known to Persia, and a school of talented translators to make it all readable in Persian. 4 Oppression through "standards" (Library of Congress, United States of America) It's pretty ridiculous for a primary school library in Fiji to organise knowledge according to the worldview of American politicians, but it sure is effective soft power. The Ptolomies wanted their library to have a copy of every book in the known world. 2 Give communists somewhere to write (British Library, London) The British Library famously became the place he wrote most of his world-changing book Capital. I've published my thoughts about libraries and technology on this blog for several years.	./cache/www-hughrundle-net-6709.html	./txt/www-hughrundle-net-6709.txt