Comments on: The 7 Most Impressive Libraries Throughout History http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1782841 Ali S. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:39:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/#comment-1782841 I'm such a Bibliophile that this just made my freakin' day! :D I’m such a Bibliophile that this just made my freakin’ day! :D

]]> By: horned_one24 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1780317 horned_one24 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/#comment-1780317 It makes me sick to my stomach to think about what information was lost forever when the Great Library in Alexandria was destroyed. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about what information was lost forever when the Great Library in Alexandria was destroyed.

]]> By: OddNumber http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1780223 OddNumber Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:34:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/16/the-7-most-impressive-libraries-throughout-history/#comment-1780223 Just last week I was talking about going to the Library of Congress because they have access to a research article I wanted that is held in only 32 libraries worldwide. Amazing. Between the Library of Congress and the British Library there are 180 million holdings, 54 million of those being books according to wikipedia. I wonder how many of those books have been opened. Just last week I was talking about going to the Library of Congress because they have access to a research article I wanted that is held in only 32 libraries worldwide. Amazing.

Between the Library of Congress and the British Library there are 180 million holdings, 54 million of those being books according to wikipedia. I wonder how many of those books have been opened.

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