Message-Id: <199912291538.IAA02120@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:48:55 -0500 From: Tamara Swora-Gober <mailto:tswo@LOC.GOV> Subject: LC National Digital Library Program announces release of NDLP To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
This announcement is being widely posted****************************************************** The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program (NDLP) has made available on its program documentation page, Background Papers and Technical Information,
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftpfiles.html
a guide to the writing and editorial policies and practices of the NDLP entitled “The NDLP Writer’s Handbook.”
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedit/handbook/
The handbook is intended to serve the needs of Library of Congress staff and consultants involved in creating the introductory material (known as the collection framework) that accompanies the American Memory collections offered on the World Wide Web. It was developed, written, and designed as an online document with links to examples from American Memory and elsewhere. The Library hopes that making its "NDLP Writer's Handbook" publicly available will benefit others working on similar Web projects.
The contents of the handbook include sections on writing and style, the editorial process, and references for editorial support. Subsections detail instances where NDLP house style for online presentation differs from conventional publishing norms. The handbook represents the collaborative work of many staff members of the NDLP and other Library of Congress divisions. It will continue to evolve in accordance with needs of the program.
Please send all comments and questions about the handbook and other parts of American Memory to: mailto:ndlpcoll@loc.gov