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2008

September 21, 2008 Librarians' Internet Index to Merge with Internet Public Library

2007

September 10, 2007 FSU CI students "Slam the Boards"

June 24, 2007 Headline News of the IPL (MS Word) (70 kb)

2003

February 12, 2003 IPL Recognized in 2002 Computerworld Honors Program

2002

June 12, 2002 New Design for the Internet Public Library

April 17, 2002 Over 20,000 Books Available Online -- For Free!

April 17, 2002 Sue Davidsen to Lead Internet Public Library

March 13, 2002 Internet Public Library Celebrates Seventh Anniversary

1999

November 1, 1999 The Internet Public Library Debuts "Live @ IO" Online Exhibition Featuring the Music of Modern Detroit

October 12, 1999 Kids Can Research Killer Whales With "Orca Search" at the Internet Public Library.

June 21, 1999 Popular Online Literary Criticism Collection Adds New Authors.

May 25, 1999 Internet Public Library Opens New Mirror Site in Argentina. (Español)

1998

April 28, 1998 Find Literary Criticism at the Internet Public Library.

March 17, 1998 The Internet Public Library Celebrates Third Birthday.

February 27, 1998 Swinging Through Time: Explore Detroit Jazz History With the Internet Public Library.

February 12, 1998 The Internet Public Library Offers Fast Facts for President's Day.

1997

May 15, 1997 Pueblo Pottery Exhibition Debuts at The Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall.

April 18, 1997 Discover Native American Authors at the Internet Public Library.

April 18, 1997 Explore Other Cultures With "Culture Quest" at the Internet Public Library.

April 11, 1997 Join the IPL in Discovering "Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States"

April 11, 1997 The Internet Public Library Acquires a New Online Reference Tool for Students and Teachers.

April 11, 1997 Swinging Through Time: The Graysone Museum and the Story of Detroit Jazz Exhibit Debuts on the IPL.

January 22, 1997 Dinosaur QTVR Mini Walking Tour Debuts at The Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall.

1996

December 12, 1996 "So You Want to Make a Car...": A Virtual Auto Tour from the IPL.

November 14, 1996 Just for Teens: A New Look for the Internet Public Library Teen Division.

September 9, 1996 The Internet Public Library Introduces "POTUS: Presidents of the United States".

July 31, 1996 The Internet Public Library Exhibit Hall Debuts Lighthouse Photography Exhibit.

July 1, 1996 The Internet Public Library Introduces "WebINK: Internet Newsletter for Kids".

June 25, 1996 The Internet Public Library and University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative Announce Collaboration Focusing on Internet Collections.

June 13, 1996 The Internet Public Library at the University of Michigan Awarded $200,000 Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

What is the IPL?

The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web.
Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL!
Here are some of the partners in the IPL Consortium. A complete list is found on the IPL Consortium page.

The iSchool at Drexel Florida State University College of Information University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science Rutgers School of Communication and Information Studies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences Syracuse University School of Information The Information School - University Of Washington

The Internet Public Library is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology,
with major support from the College of Information at Florida State University.

Sponsored by Intel and Sun Microsystems
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