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The UN should open a funding for libraries in all countries that are UN affiliated. It supports the idea that each country should have at least one public library, and funding goes to delivering a variety of written works in the libraries.

Have you read this?

UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #97
Universal Library Coalition

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Mousebumples

Description: NOTING previous resolutions passed by the United Nations for the purpose of furthering education worldwide (#28 - Free Education, #54 - UN Educational Committee, #79 - Reformed Literacy Initiative), and also noting resolution #63 - Freedom of the Press,

UNDERSTANDING the limitations of the previous Global Library resolution (#86), which was repealed,

THE UNITED NATIONS -
CALLS for the formation of a Universal Library Coalition (ULC). The Universal Library provided by the ULC will be internet-based and may archive any published form of the written word including, but not limited to, fiction and nonfiction books, constitutions and laws from around the world, newspapers, magazines, and professional journals.

ACCEPTS submissions from individual member nations, in accordance with copyright laws. If the work is not in the public domain (as per resolution #60 - Public Domain), it may not be archived unless permission is obtained from the holder of the rights to the work. This individual or group will receive an annual payment in return for allowing wide access to their work.

PLACES the central server for the Universal Library within the United Nations Headquarters. The library will be indexed at minimum by author, title, nation of origin, keywords, and category, such as biography or periodical, as determined by the publisher.

GIVES each UN member nation and non-UN member nation the opportunity to participate and be a member of the ULC. Those that choose to participate will pay an annual fee to have the Universal Library made available to all internet portals within that nation. Member nations may also choose to provide content filters for their citizenry. Each participating nation may build a physical library within their borders, at their own cost. Each participating nation will maintain a backup of their national data archived within the ULC.

CREATES a ULC Executive Committee (ULCEC) consisting of fifteen (15) individuals selected from ULC member nations that are elected every three (3) years and will set annual fees that nations pay to gain access to the global library. The ULCEC will consult with other ULC nations to manage any issues related to the maintenance and operation of the ULC infrastructure that arise.

PROMOTES cultural awareness by permitting the creation of the Universal Literary Exchange Network (ULEN). Any ULC member nation may designate a section of a physical library or museum to house a rotating collection of literary works provided by other ULC nations. In exchange, they will volunteer some works from their own nation to the ULEN for no more than twenty-four (24) months at a time. The ULCEC will arrange for works to be moved from one ULC member nation to another.

DETAILS that the ULC and ULEN will be incorporated as non-profit organizations. The ULC and ULEN will be entirely funded by participating nations. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution. Non-members are free to form their own libraries within their own borders and are in no way restricted from sharing information with other nations.

Votes For: 12,249
Votes Against: 4,042

Implemented: Tue Mar 15 2005

I hope that helps you, as it appears to cover amny of the things you ask for.

The Venerable Libertarians Appeals for patience and Kindness to be afforded to Newbies!
We were all there once!

The Venerable Libertarians Appeals for patience and Kindness to be afforded to Newbies!
We were all there once!

Not all of us. Some of us actually read the FAQ and passed resolutions before posting. If I can manage to do it with as lazy as I am, I see no reason to have mercy on others.

Not all of us. Some of us actually read the FAQ and passed resolutions before posting. If I can manage to do it with as lazy as I am, I see no reason to have mercy on others.
I apologize for your blindness. Maybe if you could see you'd realize that not everyone has a nametag that says DLE on it. In fact, if we took a poll, I'd bet that many veterans here slipped up at least once when they were a newbie. Cut him/her some slack, especially on the first post.

I apologize for your blindness. Maybe if you could see you'd realize that not everyone has a nametag that says DLE on it. In fact, if we took a poll, I'd bet that many veterans here slipped up at least once when they were a newbie. Cut him/her some slack, especially on the first post.

Very true, The Venerable Libertarians mucked up several times but was met with patience for the most part. and hey, 200+ posts later and a un resolution to our name and we still muck it up from time to time. :p

Thankya, it helped. I don't really care if you guys give me a hard time or not, I'm not spending all my time on nationstates, and I don't feel like reading every single passed proposal.

The Venerable Libertarians Appeals for patience and Kindness to be afforded to Newbies!
We were all there once!

I didn't mean to be impatient or unkind. If I were doing that, I would merely have said.

"Read t3h p4st resolutions j00 noob" or something to that effect.

Instead I found the proposal relevant to what NW wanted, which would aid in creating a new resolution building on the ULC should NW wish to.

I apologize for your blindness. Maybe if you could see you'd realize that not everyone has a nametag that says DLE on it. In fact, if we took a poll, I'd bet that many veterans here slipped up at least once when they were a newbie. Cut him/her some slack, especially on the first post.

If you'll notice, I didn't bother making a post about them having to read the passed resolutions before posting to save us all time. That is slack.