Resumen de Building tomorrow's library today: The New Library of Alexandria

Ismail Serageldin

• The New Library of Alexandria performs a unique 21st century role as a library, a museum, an art gallery, an archive, an academy, a conference center, a science center, a university, and a special school. By blending today�s information and communications technology with yesterday�s rich cultural heritage and national memory, the Library of Alexandria has shown that innovation from the top down preserves the past and guarantees a future.