Library

New Albion's library is a comprehensive digital library. Ask a librarian what's on telly tonight!

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[Foreboding orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
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[Music]
[Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory)]
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This is New Albion on Mars
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The Library of New Albion has existed since
the earliest days of the colony.
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Some of its first few artefacts - private
handmade journals and illustrated
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children's stories on scrap paper bound
with tape -
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are no longer available for borrowing but
are on permanent display.
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Each Way has its own branch of the Library
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who will arrange inter-library
loans if necessary.
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The stock of printed books is quite small,
some of which are
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treasured possessions brought here from Earth.
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Unlike many Earth libraries, the Library
of New Albion is also
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a comprehensive digital library. Digital
artefacts above a certain age are
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no longer protected from enjoyment
in any way.
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Audio and video recordings, datasets, texts
or images of books considered of cultural
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value are imported into the Library and
henceforth available for public 'borrowing'.
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Digital content is available from any
library branch, but
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borrowing from the library
must be done in person.
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The rule may seem perverse, but the
intention is that borrowers entering
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the library are exposed to notices,
other media, and to
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librarians who can help traverse
our broad cultural heritage.
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Ask a librarian what's on telly tonight!
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[Dissonant clashing orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
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[orchestral music continues]