this is the Technology Report.What is a place where you could findold pictures of camels carrying peopleto Mecca, Saudi Arabia,and also books about ancient Aztecs in Mexico?It is all found inthe World Digital Library(WDL).Its collection is available on the Internet.The library has 8,000 items from whole booksto ancient writings, to music and photographs.There are 170 partners in 79 countriessending material to the World Digital Library.Partners include national or university libraries,museums and other cultural organizations.The librarian of the United States CongressJames Billington launched the WDL in 2009.John Van Oudenaren is the director of the library.He says Mr Billington wanted it to include itemsthat are both interesting and important."So we are looking for things thatfrom each country, each culture, each civilization.Things that are unique and importantand help to tell the story of that place."Every item is explained in the 6 official languages of the United Nations: English, Arabic,French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian plus Portuguese.Since 2009, 25 million peoplehave visited the website from 250 places.The greatest number is from Spanish-speaking countries.Mr Van Oudenaren says users include schools,researchers and anyone interested."People say this is what the Internet should be about.And that kind warms my heart."He was especially happy to hear from one teacher in New York City."And she said it was really wonderful to have a sitewhere every kid in the class, no matter what country they were fromor where their parents were from could search and find somethingabout that country that was interesting and important."Mussa Maravl is a researcher for the WDL from Sudan.He works with all the materials that are in Arabic.He recently published rare photographs of Mecca from 1885."These camels were , you know, lying their heads on the ground,which is very unusual for a camel.It means this camel has travelled for so longand humps of those camels were very thin, too,meaning they have exhausted all the fat they have stored there."Mussa Maravl believes the library provides tools for understanding,especially among Arabs, Muslims and United States.He says the WDL is posting many items about important developmentsin Arabic and Islamic science."The kind of cultural heritage you are promoting is exactly,I believe, what the world needs, which is basicallyall these cultures contribute togetherto promote understanding throughout humanity in general."Anyone may search the World Digital Library by subject,time period, kind of document or area of the world.The website is www.wdl.org.And that is the Technology Report from 51voa.com.更多听力请访问51voa.com