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Images: Historic U.S. trove goes digital

New Library of Congress exhibit will give visitors a more detailed look than ever at U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and other treasures. by CNET News.com

Tags: The Library Of Congress, Treasure, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-04-11

Silverlight on the Library of Congress site

Silverlight on the Library of Congress siteOptional Silverlight DL, Visual Studio 8 LEGO/Mindstorm Samples for FREE!Not sure if the Silverlight download was at one time required, or you had to purchase the VS8 license separately but here is the Current Address:http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/default.aspxSo how longwill it be before Microsoft is the gatekeeper...

Tags: Linux, The Library of Congress, Microsoft Silverlight

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Silverlight on the Library of Congress site

With DEMO today there's going to be a ton of RIA news but this one isn't DEMO-related. Microsoft is going to be working with the Library of Congress one of my favorite buildings in DC on an enhanced version of their website. The plan seems to be part of an...

Tags: The Library Of Congress, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-01-28

Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo project

Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo projectthanks for the link :)thanks for the link :)

Tags: photo project, The Library of Congress, Flickr, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-01-19

Photos: Library of Congress uploads to Flickr

The agency is making thousands of images available for public tagging in hopes that people will add metadata to shots that previously had little. by CNET News.com

Tags: The Library Of Congress, Agency, Flickr, Photograph, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-17

Library of Congress, Flickr launch public photo project

The Library of Congress is launching a Flickr experiment and is encouraging people to tag images. Library communications director Matt Raymond blogs about the project: If all goes according to plan, the project will help address at least two major challenges: how to ensure better...

Tags: The Library Of Congress, Flickr, Photograph, Image, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Library of Congress considers which blogs to save

Should we preserve the millions of blogs being produced for future generations? That is the question the Library of Congress is mulling over as it weighs in on the collection and preservation of Web-born digital data, reports Computer World.According to Laura Campbell, associate librarian for strategic initiatives, the library manages...

Tags: Library of Congress/Copyright Office

Blog posts 2007-06-11

Level 3 to provide connectivity for Library of Congress' multimedia digital network

The Library of Congress is the official repository of the knowledge and civic affairs of the United States.When you are dealing with all of this information form LOC out to the rest of the U.S., even non-digitized- there's a true implication that data traffic will be massive, and non-stop.  After...

Tags: News

Blog posts 2007-06-11

New project to scan brittle books at Library of Congress

Scholars and students of old and fragile books will be glad to know that the cause to digitize all literature has been recently enhanced by a grant to by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, reports the Associated Press. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced recently that...

Tags: Education Technology, Libraries

Blog posts 2007-02-02

Is Google a public service?

Google’s public facing mission statement is a seemingly public serving one: “Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”Google’s mission statement is striking similar to The Library of Congress’ mission statement:"The Librarys mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American...

Tags: Business Models, Advertising, Search, Culture, Google, Government, Internet Data, Marketing, Self-Promotion, Google Software Applications, ROI, Google Inc., mission statement

Blog posts 2007-01-11

Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues

Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by a series of technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than current Internet access over traditional telephone lines. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous, "always on" connection (no...

Tags: Internet Access, The Library Of Congress, Microsoft Access, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2005-06-09

Identity Theft: The Internet Connection

Concern is growing about identity theft - where one person assumes the identity of another by stealing personally identifiable information PII, such as credit card or Social Security numbers. High profile incidents disclosed in early 2005 involving ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and LexisNexis, where the PII of more than a...

Tags: The Library Of Congress, Personally Identifiable Information, Identity Theft, Internet, Security

White papers 2005-03-16

Additional Resources

Sente 6.0.21 (Mac)

Sente 5 is the premier academic reference manager for Mac OS X. Sente's iTunes-like interface makes finding, reviewing, organizing and using the academic literature in your field easier than ever. Sente (pronounced sen-tay) makes literature searches easier by providing a front-end to hundreds of data sources around the world,...

Tags: Data Source, Result, Apple Macintosh, Third Street Software, Sente 5

Software downloads 2009-11-19

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Reference Miner 3.1.3 (Mac)

Reference Miner searches PubMed, the Library of Congress, Google Scholar, and Amazon (US, UK, Germany, Japan, France, and Canada) to find and display reference information. Special features include a built-in browser, drag and drop downloading of pdfs and web pages from PubMed and Amazon, the display of book cover art...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Amazon.com Inc., Sonny Software, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Desktops, Internet, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Bookends 10.6.1 (Mac)

Bookends is a full featured and cost-effective bibliography/reference and information management system for students and professionals. With Bookends you can easily import references (information about journal articles, books, etc.) from EndNote, and directly search and import from PubMed, the Web of Science, Google Scholar, JSTOR, Amazon, the Library of Congress,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Bookend, Reference, Sonny Software, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Content Management, Strategy, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Synapsen 3.6h (Mac)

Synapsen is an elegant, easy-to-use hypertextual card catalog or reference tool that enables the management of bibliographies. However, in contrast to normal literature management software, synapsen offers a very distinct advantage: with catchwords entered by the user, the program connects individual cards automatically and creates not only a network of...

Tags: Card, Apple Macintosh, Connection, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-08

Justice Dept. devastates Google Books settlement, as the parties rush to the back rooms

As long as it doesn't "belong" to GoogleHow about, let Google spend the time and money and then turn everything over to the Library of Congress or possibly the Smithsonian, etc. so that anyone can access it freely.Bet Google would not care for that idea much. After all, they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Google Inc., government

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Google says it would make books available to Amazon, Copyright Office says deal 'usurps' Congressional role

Making ophan works accessible and free = good. Google exclusivity = badWhy is Congress so retarded?RE: Google is Playing by the RulesSaying that the courts do not make law is actually false. Courts decide if a law IS a valid or invalid and sets the limits as to what Congress...

Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google Says, U.S. Congress, Copyright Office

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Microsoft: Google Books is illegal 'joint venture,' not settlement

M$ is enviousThey could not embrace and extend, so it sound like sour grapes.oh the tragedy..... Sounds like a win-win for everyone. I am quite suprised they came up with a deal that didnt transfer money.I wonder if they pulled the old.. virutal library card. The one that...

Tags: Litigation, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Book, settlement

Discussion threads 2009-09-09