The YouTube phenom would be comprehensible if the site enabled a surfer to get quickly to a library of the ten cleverest TV ads of all time, say, or the five funniest home videos of the year.
Many mornings, David Derickson, the captain of Lincoln's cavalry guard, had to pry the president out of the cottage library to get him to go to work.
"Every day I'd go to the library and get a newspaper, " Mitchell said.
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It's both the blessing and curse of the deep Muppets library that you get to choose between dozens of predeveloped characters, but it's the rare devotee who doesn't play favorites.
The Pocket doesn't have WiFi or 3G, so yes, getting books onto the device requires you to get out the USB cord, download Sony's Reader Library software for Mac or PC, and transfer books over through its iTunes-like interface.
He highlights a bright spot: A building in the community converted to a makeshift classroom and library where residents can get tutoring help and then take the GED --- the high school equivalency exam.
Someday -- it could take a decade -- you will be able to get movies on demand, choosing from a library of thousands of films, instead of going to the local video store.
"The children will get access to a much wider library stock as well as having greater opportunities to work with other students, " said Mr Lowery.
The promise of the PGM was to allow researchers to get answers faster, and for labs to be able to get access to a DNA sequencer for a price that could be paid for from the budget of a single academic library.
In addition to direct access to their complete music library and downloads, members get the full depth of Rhapsody's 16 million songs through a guided discovery experience.
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Today, the card is used mostly to check out library books and get into leisure centres.
But Gene Deana, head of the recorded-sound section at the Library of Congress, says he's thrilled to get it.
The Candor Resource Library contains links to several books and video to get you started.
Additionally, windows can be set to automatically track items such as moving vehicles, individuals, the books you get out of the library, and the items you pick up at 7-11 after a night out with the gang.
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The school had trialled a scheme where pupils could get iPods out of their library and listen to downloadable revision guides.
The Future Libraries: Change, options and how to get there report looks at ways to deliver modern library services with "innovative approaches" that will also save money.
With 4G from Sprint, users will be able to get turbo-charged downloads of a full library of video and literary content powered by some of the biggest names in entertainment.
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They could get a job learning from a plumber or a machinist, or apprenticing to a furniture maker or just sitting in the library with a big stack of books and a notepad.
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