About the U.S.A.

American Memory

Lessons Learned from Digital Library Projects in the United States

• United States Government
  • U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau: About the U.S.A.
    http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/usinfo/
  • Library of Congress
    • American Memory from the Library of Congress
      http://memory.loc.gov/
      • Building Digital Collections: Technical Information and Background Papers
        http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/techdocs/
      • Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress)
        http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
      • Digitizing the Individual Collections
        http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/techdocs/digcols.html
      • Library of Congress: Legal Notices
        http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amdisc.html
      • Recommendations for the Evaluation of Digital Images Produced from Photographic, Microphotographic, and Various Paper Formats
        http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ipirpt.html
      • Library of Congress: Findings of the Illustrated Book Study
        http://www.loc.gov/preserv/rt/illbk/ibs.htm
      • A Unique Public-Private Partnership: Supporting the National Digital Library
        http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sponsors.htm
  • National Archives
    • NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
      http://www.archives.gov/
    • NARA | Records Management | Records Management Main Page
      http://www.archives.gov/records_management/

• American Public Libraries
  • HistoryPoint - The rich history of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland in Virginia
    http://www.historypoint.org/

• Non-governmental Organizations
  • Northeast Document Conservation Center
    http://www.nedcc.org/
    • Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access
      http://www.nedcc.org/digital/tofc.htm
  • IFLA - Preservation and Conservation Section
    http://www.ifla.org/VII/s19/sconsv.htm
    • GUIDELINES FOR DIGITIZATION PROJECTS for collections and holdings in the public domain, particularly those held by libraries and archives
      http://www.ifla.org/VII/s19/pubs/digit-guide.pdf *

 

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