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ibiblio receives North Carolina Certificate of Acknowledgement and Congratulations
Oct. 30, 2007 - As one of the world's first Web sites and largest digital libraries celebrates its 15th anniversary on October 31st this year, a special gift of acknowledgement was delivered to Paul Jones, director of ibiblio.org, from the North Carolina House of Representatives. The "Certificate of acknowledgement and Congratulations" honors the 15th anniversary of the site. It includes the following text:
Whereas, October 31, 2007, will be the 15th anniversary of the first public demo of sunsite.unc.edu, which is now known as ibiblio.org; and
Whereas, the ibiblio Web site, digital repository and community have become cultural treasures of the State of North Carolina; and
Whereas, ibiblio has played a pivotal role as both a medium and advocate for the free and open sharing of digital information.
Now, therefore, this the eight day of March
In the year Two Thousand and Seven
Representatives Deborah Ross and Verla Insko recognize
ibiblio
for its commitment and contributions to technology and culture, and to the North Carolina community as a whole.
The document is signed by house speaker, Joe Hackney, attested by Denise Weeks, principal clerk; and signed by Deborah Ross, representative of district #38; and Verla Insko, representatie of district #56.
Congratulations ibiblio!
Those who keep ibiblio running include SILS students (ranging from undergraduates to Ph.D. candidates) from left to right: Kristina Spurgin, Dan Lucas, Sarah Kahn, Cristóbal Palmer, Jennifer Mantooth, Simon Spero, and Joey Carr. Ken Chesnutt and Donald Sizemore, who are full time employees of ibiblio, were unavailable.
About ibiblio.org
ibiblio.org is a contributor-run digital library and archive serving the world. Although ibiblio began as a way to share and support all kinds of free software, it now hosts more than 2,000 non-software related projects. From Project Gutenburg (the famous free book archive) to etree.org (where fans of tape-friendly bands share concert music); from charities and non profits both in North Carolina and worldwide (especially those of the Tibetan government in exile) to video documentaries of folk practice; and from educational sites to those of odd amusements, ibiblio.org serves more than 14 million requests for information per day.
In addition to Web-based services, ibiblio.org is involved in Internet2 projects, 3-D environments and video archiving and supports NASA educational videos and the streaming of seven not-for-profit radio stations. ibiblio.org is also involved in free software development directly with several local projects as well as leadership in the Linux Documentation Project. For more information, visit ibiblio at: http://ibiblio.org