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Banca dati bibliografica gratuita della stampa di interesse locale apparsa in Francia e territori francesi dalle origini fino alla II guerra mondiale curata dalla Bibliothèque nationale de France. L'immenso repertorio è navigabile anche per mappe, percorsi tematici e cronologie e fornisce i link di accesso diretto al full-text quando si tratta di giornali digitalizzati (numérisés) o i dati di localizzazione dei giornali nelle biblioteche

Linguist Rick Aschmann spent years creating this painstakingly detailed map of regional American and Canadian dialects. Aschmann has been steadily adding to it as people from all over the U.S. send him audio samples of themselves speaking. In addition to the videos people send him, Aschmann says he made the map from information he found on several language websites, from the Atlas of North American English, and also by watching a lot of online videos of people who he says retain their local dialect well, like politicians, gospel singers and NASCAR drivers.

Il progetto di ricerca Arte e Cultura russa a Milano e Lombardia nasce con l'obiettivo di approfondire la conoscenza dell'apporto del mondo dell'arte russa alla vita culturale locale e nazionale, in particolare nella prima metà del XX secolo, a partire dallo studio della documentazione di archivi e fondi librari pubblici e privati e divulgarne i risultati attraverso la realizzazione di uno strumento di facile e immediata consultazione.

Chinese Civilization in time and space is an innovative research tool being developed by Academia Sinica, Taiwan which aims to provide scholars with free access to GIS data applications showing maps and timelines of Chinese history over the past 2,000 years to the Qing Dynasty. It integrates geospatial materials, based on historical atlases of china, with other geographical and historical research databases including text from the Scripta Sinica, and the The Bibliography of Chinese Local Gazetteers. Topics covered include: geographical changes in the Yellow River; the development of urban areas; archaeology and archaeological sites in China; a database of information on famous persons in Chinese history; a historical atlas of place names from China and Taiwan. The database may be searched. users should note that much information is offered in Chinese only. Technical and copyright information is provided.

The MultilingualWeb project is exploring standards and best practices that support the creation, localization and use of multilingual web-based information. Through a series of workshops open to the public and various communication channels, we will spread information about what standards and best practices currently exist, and what gaps need to be filled.

When Ben Jonson immortalized Shakespeare as one who was "not of an age but for all time," he never could have imagined the shapes, forms, and local habitations Shakespeare would take on through the ages. Transmedial Shakespeare will investigate some of those shapes and forms and will provide an overview of some of the modes of existence of Shakespeare as both textual artifact and cultural icon.

The Web Site "Scottish Bibliographies Online Catalogue" presents information on and links to the following bibliographies: Bibliography of Scotland (BOS); Bibliography of Scottish Gaelic (BOSG); Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation (BOSLIT); Bibliography of the Scots Language (BOSLAN); Union Catalogue of Art Books in Libraries in Scotland (UCABLIS); US and Canadian Newspaper Holdings in Scottish Libraries; Scottish Book Trade Index (SBTI); and Scottish Books 1505-1640. As such this is an essential resource for anyone researching or studying Scots language, Scottish history, literature, and culture. It is useful for international scholars wishing to locate particular works or editions of works. The databases can be searched by subject, author or keyword, and there is a facility for a cross search.

Travesía - recursos digitales para la cooperación bibliotecaria, sustituye al antiguo Travesía: portal de bibliotecas públicas y se configura como una biblioteca digital que da soporte a la cooperación bibliotecaria dentro de los sistemas españoles de bibliotecas