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The
World Digital Library hosts nearly 5,000 primary documents and images from collections around the world. Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the mission of the
World Digital Library is to promote the study and understanding of cultures. The
WDL can be searched by date, era, country, continent, topic, and type of resource. In my search of the
WDL I noticed that roughly half of the resources are historical maps and images. The
WDL aims to be accessible to as many people as possible by providing search tools and content descriptions in seven languages. The
WDL can also be searched by clicking through the map on the homepage.
Applications for EducationThe
World Digital Library can be a great resource for anyone that teaches history and or cultural studies. The wealth of image based resources along with the document based resources makes the WDL appropriate for use with most age groups.
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