Message-Id: <199809182037.NAA28804@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:36:26 -0500 From: Tamara Swora <mailto:tswo@LOC.GOV> Subject: LC Natl Digital Library Program Announces Release of Collections To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
This information is being widely cross-posted. Please redistribute it if it is of interest.***************************************************** The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program announces the release of two collections. The first release of the African American Odyssey Collection and the second release of A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.
On September 15, the African American Odyssey collection was released. Based on the Library of Congress exhibition, -The African American Odyssey,- the collection includes more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings. This is the first of several African American collections that will be released in the next few years. Collection address -- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
On Constitution Day, September 17, the second release of -A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates: 1774-1873.- added the full text and corresponding page images for the Journals of the Continental Congress, Elliot’s Debates, and Farrand’s Records. The collection to date includes a total of 49 volumes (now totalling 23,900 images) covering the years 1774-1793. This release also adds a browse feature for the Annals of Congress volumes that are page images without full text. Browsing the page images can help users find vocabulary appropriate for searching these early congressional materials. A section of explanatory information entitled - Digitizing the Collection - may be of special interest. It includes a discussion of: selection, materials handling, quality assurance, and image and text creation. Collection address -- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html