ORGANIZATION

The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is a research project funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and Microsoft Research to create a digital library of outstanding children's books from all over the world. The project was introduced at an international celebration at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. in November 2002. The collection's focus is on identifying materials that help children to understand the world around them and the global society in which they live. The materials in the collection, all presented in the original languages in which they were published, reflect similarities and differences in cultures, societies, interests, and lifestyles of peoples around the world. At the end of the initial research period, it is anticipated that the ICDL collection will include approximately 10,000 materials in at least 100 languages.

Official Website:
http://www.icdlbooks.org/

Location:
Manchester, MA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stewart Brand	Business	14-Dec-1938		Founder, Whole Earth Catalog
Alan Kay	Computer Programmer	17-May-1940		Father of Object-Oriented Programming
Marvin Minsky	Scientist	9-Aug-1927		Father of Artificial Intelligence
Seymour Papert	Computer Programmer	1-Mar-1928		Programming language LOGO

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