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I have over 10,000 electronic books. Would you supply your list for 
comparison.

On Thursday, October 09, 2014 01:21:16 PM Lawrence London wrote:
> News Challenge - How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build
> more knowledgeable communities? - The Manual for Civilization at The
> Interval: A crowd-curated library of the 3500 books you would most want to
> sustain or rebuild civilization, accessible in a community gathering space
> focused on long-term thinking.
> https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/libraries/submissions/the-manual-for
> -civilization-at-the-interval-a-crowd-curated-library-of-the-3500-books-you-
> would-most-want-to-sustain-or-rebuild-civilization-accessible-in-a-community
> -gathering-space-focused-on-long-term-thinking The Manual for Civilization
> at The Interval: A crowd-curated library of the 3500 books you would most
> want to sustain or rebuild civilization, accessible in a community
> gathering space focused on long-term thinking. The Manual for Civilization
> is a crowd-curated library at The Interval: The Long Now Foundation’s bar,
> cafe and event space focused on long-term thinking. We hope to complete our
> collection of books and further engage our community through live events
> and online collaboration. The community and invited experts will recommend
> books, and vote on which to include in the library. The collection will be
> digitized for online access by our partner The Internet Archive, and the
> physical collection can be browsed using the ‘chaos locator’: a system that
> allows books to be found wherever they are shelved. Once full, the library
> will continue to evolve: we will hold regular events where people can
> nominate a book for inclusion or removal.
> 
> In one sentence, describe your idea as simply as possible.
> 
> The Manual for Civilization: A crowd-curated and community-driven library
> of the books you would most want to rebuild or sustain civilization.
> 
> Briefly describe the need that you’re trying to address.
> 
> Libraries are too static for our social and connected world, so we’re
> building one that will be a living and breathing part of the community.
> With a local audience here in the Silicon Valley Bay Area and a worldwide
> audience online, The Manual for Civilization at The Interval has already
> captured the public’s attention through pieces in Wired and even an XKCD
> comic. Now we hope complete the collection, and institute a vibrant social
> program around it to bring our library alive.
> 
> What progress have you made so far?
> 
> So far we have completed and opened the library’s physical space. We’ve
> also collected about 30% of the books through submissions by our nearly
> 6000 members and a group of experts that includes Brian Eno, Stewart Brand,
> Violet Blue, Kevin Kelly, Maria Popova, Danny Hillis, George Dyson, Neal
> Stephenson, David Brin, and Megan and Rick Prelinger. We have begun a
> series of weekly talks and book events in the space that have universally
> sold out, and the collection so far is used daily by our thousands of
> weekly patrons.
> 
> What would be a successful outcome for your project?
> 
> It is our hope that The Manual For Civilization becomes a meme and
> touchstone for conversations around how to responsibly run a civilization.
> We feel that we can acquire the 2000 remaining books, have them scanned,
> and build the ‘chaos locator’ browsing system within a year of funding.
> During this year we will continue to have speaking engagements and book
> events that drive the process and engage the community.
> 
> Please list your team members and their relevant experiences/skills.
> 
> Alexander Rose - Executive Director of The Long Now Foundation and
> originator of The Manual for Civilization Kurt Bollacker - Data and
> Cataloging Director. Past experience at The Internet Archive and Freebase,
> wrangling massive data collections Brewster Kahle and The Internet Archive
> - Scanning and digital archiving partner Catherine Borgeson - Collections
> Associate Over 30 subject and field experts Nearly 6000 Long Now members
> and the greater public
> 
> Location
> San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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