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Which Countries Have The Most Data Centers?

A data center is generally defined as a building or group of buildings used to house computer systems, particularly components for telecommunications and storage. In the age of Big Data, such data centers have become indispensable forms of infrastructure and represent strategic challenges for governments. Cloudscene currently lists more than 11,700 data centers as being operational worldwide. But where are they located? According to the site, the United States dominates the market with 5,427 data centers listed there as of May 2026, accounting for 46 percent of the global total. It is followed by Germany (529), the United Kingdom (523), China (449) and Canada (337). With 155 data centers listed as of May, India ranks 14th worldwide. Want More?  See the full report, or all reports on data centers. You can find this and lots of other great statistics from COM Library's newest databases, Statista. Must be on campus or login login with your COM account for off campus acce...
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Code Word D-Day

"Landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire are these American soldiers, shown just as they left the ramp of a Coast Guard landing boat." ~Photograph by CphoM. Robert F. Sargent, June 6, 1944 from the National Archives and Records Administration. D-Day, the code word designating June 6, 1944, the day for the invasion of the Cotentin Peninsula in Nazi-occupied Normandy by Allied forces during the Second World War. The invasion was the largest amphibious landing in history. Within one week of D-Day, the Allies had landed, in the face of hostile obstacles, and by August 25, 1944 had liberated Paris.  Featured Resources * Stream videos on Films on Demand like Ken Burns' Pride of Our Nation (June 1944-August 1944). How to Use Films on Demand (FOD). * Read eBooks from our Ebook Central Collection like Voices of D-Day: Eyewitness Accounts from the Battle for Normandy. How to Use Ebook Central * Get print books like D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Ar...

Code Word D-Day

"Landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire are these American soldiers, shown just as they left the ramp of a Coast Guard landing boat." ~Photograph by CphoM. Robert F. Sargent, June 6, 1944 from the National Archives and Records Administration. D-Day, the code word designating June 6, 1944, the day for the invasion of the Cotentin Peninsula in Nazi-occupied Normandy by Allied forces during the Second World War. The invasion was the largest amphibious landing in history. Within one week of D-Day, the Allies had landed, in the face of hostile obstacles, and by August 25, 1944 had liberated Paris.  Featured Resources * Stream videos on Films on Demand like Ken Burns' Pride of Our Nation (June 1944-August 1944). How to Use Films on Demand (FOD). * Read eBooks from our Ebook Central Collection like Voices of D-Day: Eyewitness Accounts from the Battle for Normandy. How to Use Ebook Central * Get print books like D-Day Girls: The ...

The Library Checks Out Laptops and Calculators

If you need a laptop or graphing calculator for class this summer, the library may be able to help!  Just fill out the online Library Device Agreement form and bring your COM ID to the circulation desk to check one out for the summer.  It takes 10-15 minutes to complete a device check out, so please allot plenty of time.  Don't have a COM ID?  Request one using the Student ID Request form. The library is more than just books!  Visit our library of things page for more information on what we can check out to students.   http://dlvr.it/TSryZg

June is LGBTQ Pride Month

Get books, eBooks, articles, media and open access sources on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  Featured Resources * Stream videos on Films on Demand like HBO Rock Hudson - All that Heaven Allowed. How to Use Films on Demand (FOD). * Read eBooks from our Ebook Central Collection like Families We Keep: LGBTQ People and Their Enduring Bonds with Parents. How to Use Ebook Central * Get print books like The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World. How to use OneSearch.  Want More?  Go to our LGBTQ guide, learn more about the LGBT Rights movement from the LGBT Rights Movement guide or see all our Gender guides. http://dlvr.it/TSpzC1

Juneteenth & Emancipation: Learning from History

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Celebrate freedom, history, and resilience with our Juneteenth and Emancipation book display.  This collection highlights powerful stories and historical accounts that detail the journey toward freedom and equality. Stop by the main display to explore these meaningful reads that reflect on the past, and celebrate the enduring spirit of Juneteenth.  Now on display through June 20th. http://dlvr.it/TSmwyp

Honoring Those Who Have Fallen in War...

Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day, is the US holiday (last Monday in May) honoring those who have died in the nation’s wars. It originated during the American Civil War when citizens placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle. More than a half dozen places have claimed to be the birthplace of the holiday. In October 1864, for instance, three women in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, are said to have decorated the graves of loved ones who died during the Civil War; they then returned in July 1865 accompanied by many of their fellow citizens for a more general commemoration. A large observance, primarily involving African Americans, took place in May 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina. Columbus, Mississippi, held a formal observance for both Union and Confederate dead in 1866. By congressional proclamation in 1966, Waterloo, New York, was cited as the birthplace, also in 1866, of the observance. In 1868 John A. Logan, the commander in chief of the Grand Army ...

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