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New Library of Congress Digital Preservation Website 

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March 20, 2007


New Library of Congress Digital Preservation Website

New site on the Library's leadership in preserving digital assets 
<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/>: "The Library of Congress has 
taken a collaborative approach to the collection and preservation of 
digital information in order to remain relevant and useful to Congress 
and its constituents in the digital age. No single institution can do 
the job of collecting, preserving and making available all the 
information in digital form that that students, teachers, researchers 
and lifelong learners have come to expect will be available at the touch 
of a mouse. In December 2000, Congress asked the Library to lead a 
collaborative project, called the National Digital Information 
Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), in recognition of the 
importance of preserving digital content for future generations. 
Congress passed special legislation (Public Law 106-554) appropriating 
$100 million to the Library of Congress to lead this effort. The goal of 
the program is to develop a national strategy to collect, archive and 
preserve the growing amounts of digital content, especially materials 
that are created only in digital formats, for current and future 
generations."

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[Moderator: This is actually a relaunch of a previously existing
 website with a new design, but it's still worth a new look.  - JMO]