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The multimillion pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB) will be the most visible sign of the way the
city i
s accepting the digitalization (数字化) of everyday life.
Set to open in 2013,the￡188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.
As digital media(媒介) is important to its_idea,_the project is already providing chances for some of
the many small new local compani
es working at the new technologies.
Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning:"The
aim is to mix the physical wi
th the digital, providing 24hour services which can be used through many
different ways.It is important to enable us to reach more people,more effectively."
The digital library will, he say
s, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the
services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.
Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual (虚拟的)
LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists.Not only have the public been able
to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one
has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the
building and how it will work before it even opens.
Two other small Birminghambased digital compa
nies are also working on the LoB projects.Substrat,
a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an "enlarged reality" project.It is about
the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of
development.And The People's Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up
by a digital content company in Cahoot
s, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on
the material.
Gambles says:"Technology will enable us to make the library's content and services open to citizens
as never before."
1. The underlined part "its idea" in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of ________.
A. the equipment
B. the project
C. the digital media
D. the physical library
2. While visiting the Virtual LoB the public can ________.
A. get a general idea of the LoB
B. meet many world
famous experts
C. learn how to put up a library building
D. understand how the specialists work on the project
3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?
A. a,b,d
B. a,c,e
C. b,c,d
D. b,d,e
4. The text is most probably taken from ________.
A. a computer book
B. a library guide
C. a project handbook
D. a newspaper report
