One aspect of the library is to have materials online, as a 'virtual branch' to allow greater access to materials about Richard Oakes in particular, and about multiculturalism more broadly.
There's a huge project making global materials available globally at the World Digital Library.
For example, this is the 1720 map of California, created by Nicholas de Fer. Just one of 133 items from North America, including letters, photos, posters and books.
There's also 157 items from the Middle East and North Africa to explore, to mention just 2 regions.
