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British library digitises oldest Bible
London, UK - 4 August 2005
1. The Codex Sinaiticus in its case at the British Library
2. Tilt up of Greek writing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Scot McKendrick, head of the Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Department, British Library:
4. Man...
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Google aims to create largest digital library
AP Television
Ghent, Belgium , 28 August 2009
1. Wide of church and cathedral towers
2. Tilt down exterior of art deco Ghent University Library Tower
3. Various of a librarian taking book from library shelf
4. Mid Google sign, shelf of...
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Library holds rare Arab manuscripts
LEAD IN:A library in Fes is home to some of the most rare and unique manuscripts in the Arab world.Documents dating back to the 9th century can be found at al-Qarawiyyin library which is currently under restoration.STORY-LINE:Within the...
Bridgeman Arts
Establishing shots of Paris and its colleges and universities, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French film 'Le Lycee Sur La Colline', following a student of the 1950s from his entry at Lycee Henri IV (Paris) to his final graduation. Ancient map of Paris. Aerial shot of central Paris (Ile Saint-Louis). Eiffel...
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BOSNIA: MOSTAR: EU ADMINISTRATION MANDATE FOR CITY TO EXPIRE
Croat/English/Nat
After two and a half years administering one of the most divided and war-torn parts of Bosnia, the European Union's mandate for the city of Mostar finally expired Tuesday.
Almost 80 percent of the southwestern city was...
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Ancient manuscripts saved from looted National Library
23 May 2003
1. Various of charred exterior of National Library
2. Various exterior Al Imam Ali mosque
3. Close up man with badge of merit saying "Protector of the library"
4. Various of piles of hundreds of books and manuscripts
5....
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University project bringing player pianos back to life
Imagine if you could hear George Gershwin perform on a real piano? Watch and listen to how the iconic composer played each note?
That's the magic of the player piano -- which brought recorded music into people's living rooms long before...
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Vatican says talks with breakaway traditionalists will continue
1. Wide of St.Peter Basilica
2. Mid shot, Saint Peter dome
3. Pan left from Saint Uffizio gate to Saint Uffizio palace
4. Swiss guards
5. Wide of Saint Uffizio gate
6. Lefebvrians delegation coming out of meeting inside Vatican
7....
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Adds Laura Bush visiting the Bolshoi ballet
1. Exterior of book festival
2. US first lady, Laura Bush arriving and meeting Lyudmila Putin
3. Press
4. Lyudmila Putin and Laura Bush looking at books
5. Books
6. Laura Bush
7. Audience
8. Laura Bush on podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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UK: LONDON: ROMANTIC AUTHOR CATHERINE COOKSON DIES AGED 91
English/Nat
Best-selling British romance writer Catherine Cookson is dead.
The prolific author died just nine days short of her 92nd birthday.
A family spokesperson says she died peacefully after a long illness.
She wrote around 70...
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French university uses intranet to teach students
Lyon, France - October 2005
1. Various exteriors of Lyon 2 campus
2. Various of students in internet room
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Gilbert Puech, President, Lyon University (English trans) "With the demographic .... "
4. Various of students...
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The world's biggest media archive
AP Television
Culpeper, Virginia, USA - March 4th, 2011
1. Mid of Library of Congress campus sign at entrance
2. Zoom out from front door of campus
3. Wide of Main Street in Culpeper
4. Mid of air vents on top of film vault earth...
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Original Winnie The Pooh Refurbished
Winnie-the-Pooh and friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger are celebrating a new lease on their New York City life after enjoying many adventures together. The original toys are looking refreshed after more than a year of much needed...
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Original Winnie The Pooh Refurbished
Winnie-the-Pooh and friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger are celebrating a new lease of life after enjoying many adventures together. The original toys are looking refreshed after more than a year of much needed repairs by a textile...
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Clinton Tells Librarians They Protect Truth
Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation when she said librarians have always "helped learners of all ages sort out truth from fiction, and how to build an argument based on rational evidence."The 2016 Democratic presidential...
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Ramadan display of Qurans at National Library of Israel
LEADIN:
For the first time at the National Library of Israel, an exhibition of Islamic texts has been open for the entire month of Ramadan.
It is called "Select Pearls from the Islam Collection."
...
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Community offers help to opioid addicts
Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy filinf is the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster.
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Preserving ancient Arabic manuscripts
Chinguetti, northern Mauritana - October 18, 2008
1. Pan of Chinguetti
2. Wide of a Mauritanian walking across a stretch of desert
3. Mohamed Koulame of the Habott family library in Chinguetti opens a manuscript
4. Close up of manuscript...
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A collection of love letters written by the 29th president, Warren Harding to his mistress Carrie Fulton Phillips, are now open to the public through the Library of Congress website. (July 29)
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus014619
UPSOUND with Karen Linn Femia, Senior Manuscript Archivist, Library of Congress: "this is the very first letter that we have. It was written Christmas 1910 and it's clearly a love letter....
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The Gwinnett County Public Library system in suburban Atlanta says it will not be circulating the popular 'Fifty Shades of Grey' novel or other books in the trilogy because it considers the works to be erotica, which the library does not have on its shelves.
HEADLINE: Ga. Library says no to 'Grey' novel series
CAPTION: The Gwinnett County Public Library system in suburban Atlanta says it will not be circulating the popular 'Fifty Shades of Grey' novel or other books in the trilogy because it...
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Children given robots to programme
From following the light of a torch to parallel parking, programming a robot to perform simple tasks is an easy ride for these kids.
12 year old Oscar Yanek is one of hundreds of children in Chicago getting the chance to programme their...
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Ancient Hebrew manuscripts discovered in caves in Taliban stronghold unveiled
1. Close on manuscripts written in Hebrew characters
2. Mid of Haggai Ben-Shammai, academic director of Israel's National Library, showing manuscripts in Hebrew characters
3. Various of journalist looking at manuscripts in Hebrew...