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"...an entire century's worth of war casualties -- 38 million deaths over 25 conflicts ... festoon a cute kitchen with liters and liters of blood: one liter for every million deaths, to be exact. "

"Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War"

Article describes how major publishing companies have placed a ban on selling their ebooks to libraries.

Ideas for promoting May 4 in your library.

Their mission ... To continuously monitor attacks on freedom of information worldwide; To denounce any such attacks in the media; To act in cooperation with governments to fight censorship and laws aimed at restricting freedom of information; To morally and financially assist persecuted journalists, as well as their families. To offer material assistance to war correspondents in order to enhance their safety.

"The Secret Annex lets students travel back in time to Anne Frank's hiding place.  Students can explore Anne's house in a super cool 3D interactive environment.  The Secret Annex gives students an authentic feel for the place where Anne wrote her diary while listening to stories of everyone who lived in the hiding place.  In addition to the 3D hiding place, students can review historical archive material about the war and view unique TV broadcasts where memories are shared." iLearn Technology