Destroying our libraries: A water story

SFGate.com City Brights Blog: In 49 BC, parts of the priceless Library of Alexandria burned, when Julius Caesar set a fire to the Egyptian fleet in the harbor and the fire spread. Portions more burned or were destroyed by barbarians over the next few centuries as Alexandria fell from grace as the world’s leading center of knowledge and learning. Today, the destruction of the Library is considered one of the worst tragedies of ancient times.

Well, the barbarians are back.

One of the most remarkable library treasures of the University of California system is the Water Resources Center Archives, a unique and irreplaceable collection of current and historical scientific, political, educational, and personal materials on California, western US, and global water history, science, and policy.

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