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MetaLab was the 1997 successor to SunSITE, an experimental program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offering a digital "collection of collections," featuring a diverse range of publicly available information and open source content, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies. SunSITE was established in 1992, renamed as MetaLab in 1997. In 2000 MetaLab was renamed as ibiblio.
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referencedIn Paul Jones Papers (#4787) 1978-2000s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser Papers, 1906-2004 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
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predecessorOf ibiblio corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Paul, 1950- person
associatedWith Kyser, Georgia Carroll. person
associatedWith Kyser, Kay. person
sucessorOf SunSITE corporateBody
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Chapel Hill NC US
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Establishment 1997

Disestablishment 2000

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