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A Traveller in Time

Alison Uttley Illustrated by Omar Rayyan Exploring an ancient house in the idyllic countryside, Penelope accidentally travels through time to the magic and intrigue of Elizabethan England. Published price: £29.95 Get Here - A Traveller in Time The Crimson Fairy Book Andrew Lang Introduced by Carol Ann Duffy Illustrated by Tim Stevens Princesses, serpents, ogres and talking animals spring from the page in this beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales. Published price: £49.95 GET HERE   The Violet Fairy Book Andrew Lang Introduced by Alison Lurie Illustrated by Bob Venables A queen disguises herself as a boy and travels to a far-off land to rescue her beloved husband; a boy tells a lie so extravagant that it beats the tall tales of a dishonest miller; a childless couple begs

Tolkien's classic children's story

The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien Illustrated by Eric Fraser A beautiful edition of Tolkien's classic children's story. Leaving his comfortable hobbit hole Bilbo Baggins goes on a reluctant adventure to defeat a dragon, and along the way he encounters the vile, but pathetic Gollum, and his ‘Precious’ – a ring to rule them all. For more than half a century readers have journeyed alongside Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit , and his nephew Frodo in The Lord of the Rings . Bilbo Baggins is a reasonably typical hobbit: fond of sleeping, eating, drinking, parties and presents. However, it is his destiny to travel to the dwarflands in the east, to help slay the dragon Smaug. His quest takes him through enchanted forests, spiders' lairs, and under the Misty Mountains, where he comes across the vile Gollum, and tricks him out of his 'Precious' - a ring that makes its bearer invisible, and wields a terrible power of its own. This edi

Digitization Task Force

Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter Salt Lake City was the site for the kick-off meeting of the Geospatial Data Exchange Network forPreservation, bringing state archivists and geospatial program managers together to build a collaborative network for preserving significant geospatial information. Read more at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ news/2008/20080305news_article_utah.html       Yale University Library   As of August 1, 2012, work began on a library-wide digital strategy covering: 1. Digital Initiatives 2. IT Infrastructure 3. Metadata 4. Digital Preservation 5. Legal Guidance The information provided here as basic orientation for those in or working with Yale University Library (YUL) on digital projects, whether long- or short-term.   Background In Susan Gibbon's announcement in July 2012, she cited one recommendation of the Digitization Task Force was the creation of a “sustained, ongoing,

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