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Saturday, 15th February 2003

Library of Congress: A Plan to Preserve America's Digital Heritage

The Library of Congress
Library of Congress Announces Approval of Plan to Preserve America's Digital Heritage
As we mentioned on Monday, an announcement was set for today at LC. From the announcement, "Today the Librarian of Congress announced that the Library of Congress has received approval from the U.S. Congress for its "Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)," which will enable the Library to launch the initial phase of building a national infrastructure for the collection and long-term preservation of digital content...Congressional approval of the "Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program" means the Library can move forward with developing the details of the plan and Congress will release funds for the next phase of NDIIPP. The NDIIPP legislation asks the Library to raise up to $75 million in private funds and in-kind contributions, which Congress will match dollar- for-dollar.
See Also: Full-Text, Preserving Our Digital Heritage: Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (Part 1, Executive Summary)
74 pages .pdf
See Also: Full-Text, Preserving Our Digital Heritage: Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (Part 2)
"Offers important background and supplementary materials. These diverse Appendices illustrate the planning process and provide a rationale for the Plan's recommendations." Note: This is a 16.9MB pdf file.
See Also: One Year Ago LC Brought Together Experts to Discuss the NDDIIP
See Also: Much More Via the NDIIPP Home Page
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See Also: "Library of Congress Aims to Preserve Intellectual Materials Existing in Digital Formats" (via The Chronicle of Higher Education)
See Also: "Plan Approved To Save U.S. Digital History" (via The Washington Post)
See Also: "A Cash Infusion for Digital Archives (via The NY Times 2.13.03)

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