ibiblio.org - When Super and Not So Superpowers Collide

ibiblio is a nonprofit internet collaborative supported through the generous
and enthusiastic contributions of the following partners:

	IBM: World leaders in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics.
	Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation: for support for the development of Lyceum.
	Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
	Syngenta: a world-leading agri-business committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research & technology.
	National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
	Red Hat, is the leader in development, deployment and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure ranging from small embedded devices to high availability clusters and secure web servers. Red Hat provides run-time solutions, developer tools, Linux kernel expertise and offers support and engineering services to organizations in all embedded and Linux markets.
	AMD is the customer-centric innovation company, a processing powerhouse that offers smarter choices for its customers and makes technology more accessible to the world. AMD is focused on best meeting the needs of leading computing, wireless and consumer electronics companies to help them deliver high-performance, energy-efficient and visually realistic solutions.

	Sourceforge, Inc.: World's first Linux system company & provider of integrated Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web.
	The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages.
	Mandriva (formerly Linux Mandrake) is a complete pre-configured graphical Linux operating system. It's easy to install, easy to use and stable. And it's available in your own language! Inside Mandriva, the graphical interfaces KDE, Gnome, AfterStep, Window Maker, IceWM etc. are fully integrated inside a very modern distribution, fully compatible with Red HatTM applications (RPM packages).
	Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join.
	RealNetworks is the creator of the RealMedia Architecture (RMA), a platform for streaming multiple data-types over the Internet and codeveloper, with Netscape Communications, of the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), a proposed open standard for the delivery of real-time streaming media.
	Digital Bitcasting provides broadband multimedia solutions for all applications big and small using MPEG by Bitcasting's server software and live broadcast software to stream both MPEG and MP3.
	webslingerZ, Inc. is a premier provider of Internet, Extranet, and Intranet solutions for Fortune 500 companies, major universities, and world class media outlets.
	Groklaw is an award-winning website covering legal news of interest to the free and open-source software community.
	The Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive, and is funded in part by a grant from the California State Library. It's goal is to create one webpage for every book ever published.
	Project Gutenberg began in 1971 by Michael Hart as a community project to make plain text versions of books available freely to all. There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. A grand total of over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources.
	The Open Content Alliance (OCA) represents the collaborative efforts of a group of cultural, technology, nonprofit, and governmental organizations from around the world that will help build a permanent archive of multilingual digitized text and multimedia content. The OCA was conceived by the Internet Archive and Yahoo! in early 2005 as a way to offer broad, public access to a rich panorama of world culture.
	ExplorNet is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit dedicated to improving technology-based learning in America's schools, particularly in traditionally under-served areas. Our goal is to equip all schools with the technology and training necessary to prepare students, teachers, and communities for the 21st Century and its economy.
	The Carolina Digital Library and Archives brings the power of digital technologies to library and archival collections and to the work of scholars, researchers, and students at Carolina and beyond. Established in 2007, the CDLA builds and stewards digital collections at Carolina while developing standards and practices that will advance the work of libraries, archives, and scholarly communications.