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Film, Video International Summit of the Book 2: Day Two, Morning

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Title

  • International Summit of the Book 2: Day Two, Morning

Summary

  • The Library of Congress hosted the first International Summit of the Book and began what library leaders envision as an annual global meeting of minds to discuss and promote the book as a crucial format for conveying societies' scholarship and culture. The morning of Day Two included remarks and presentations by James H. Billington, Walter Dean Myers, John Y. Cole, Sir Harold Evans, Jim Leach, Carla D. Hayden, Ira Silverberg, Maria Pallante, Tom Allen, James S. Shapiro and Peter Jaszi.

Names

  • Library of Congress

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-12-07.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Education
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Group name: 2012 International Book Summit.
  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2012-12-07.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Publishers.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021689011

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress. International Summit of the Book 2: Day Two, Morning. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-07, 2012. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689011/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress. (2012) International Summit of the Book 2: Day Two, Morning. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-07. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689011/.

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Library Of Congress. International Summit of the Book 2: Day Two, Morning. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-07, 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689011/>.