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Library of Congress Adds 25 to National Recording Registry
2008-05-15 00:53:00 The Library of Congress has announced twenty five new recordings that will be placed into the National Recording Registry.The Registry was established as a result of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to recognize and preserve recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Records must be at least ten years old to be considered and are nominated by members of the public. The final decision is made by the Librarian of Congress, who is currently James H. Billington.This year's group covers the entire spectrum of genres from jazz and big band to folk and blues to rock and R&B. Also included are historical spoken word recordings of note.This years inductees (with some excerpts from the National Recording Registry press release):The first Trans-Atlantic Broadcast, March14, 1925 ("...representing a technological breakthrough, this early orchestral broadcast originated in London, traveled by land line to station 5XX in Chelmsford, crossed the...
Library of Congress Adds 24 to National Recording Registry
2008-05-07 00:35:00 The Library of Congress has announced twenty four new recordings that will be placed into the National Recording Registry.The Registry was established as a result of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to recognize and preserve recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Records must be at least ten years old to be considered and are nominated by members of the public. The final decision is made by the Librarian of Congress, who is currently James H. Billington.This year's group covers the entire spectrum of genres from jazz and big band to folk and blues to rock and R&B. Also included are historical spoken word recordings of note.This years inductees:The first Trans-Atlantic Broadcast, March14, 1925Allons a Lafayette - Joseph FalconCasta Diva (from Bellini?s Norma) If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again - Thomas A. Dorsey Sweet Lorraine - Art TatumFibber McGee and MollyWings Over Jordan Fiorello LaGuardia reading the comics Call it...
ASUS Readies First Terabyte Notebook PC For Media Junkies
2008-04-17 23:45:00 For those looking to add to their crazy-large collection of movies and music without also carrying a heavy external hard drive, ASUS is prepping the first terabyte notebook heavy, the M70. You know a company is being serious about laptop capacity when they start naming them after Winchester rifles. It’s also an enormous package that ...
By: Gadgets Are Us
American Memory from the Library of Congress
2008-04-14 12:45:00 American Memory, maintained by the Library of Congress, is home to superb collections of digital materials that document American history. Available in multiple formats, these materials can be of great use to any ESL students wanting to further their knowledge of American culture. Features: ? Collections browsable by topic (advertising, African American history, architecture/landscape, cities/towns, culture/folklife, environment/conservation, government/law, immigration/American expansion, literature, maps, Native American history, performing arts/music, presidents, religion, sports/recreation, technology/industry, war/military, women's history), as well as by time period, and by place ? Materials available in a variety of formats: maps, manuscripts, motion pictures, sheet music/song sheets, photos/prints, sound recordings, books/printed texts ? Special section for teachers, with lesson plans, activities, feature presentations, and other resources Site URL: http://memory.loc.gov/am...
Terremark to Host Library of Congress Portal
2008-04-03 19:03:00 Data Center Knowledge – In a high-profile win showcasing its growing government business, Terremark (TMRK) will host the Library of Congress? new interactive Web site, myLOC.gov, the companion to the new onsite Library of Congress Experience, which launches April 12. The Library of Congress is the largest library in ... read more
Microsoft Makes Big Deal With Library Of Congress
2008-02-26 13:38:00 InsideMicrosoft – Microsoft has made a deal with the Library Of Congress, powering the Library?s new interactive materials site with its Silverlight technology, and donating a lot of technology to be used by Library visitors. Microsoft donated $3 million worth of technology, including new library and search tools, as well as Vista-powered kiosks. Microsoft Silverlight, a graphical ... read more
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS NOW SHARING
2008-01-19 19:23:00 The Library of Congress is now sharing over 3,000 (mostly never before seen images) on Flickr, Some great shots on there worth having a look at.
By: STANDING THOUGHT
Library of Congress virtual tour
2008-01-11 10:19:00 In April the technology will be in place to allow you to take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see in the Library of Congress. This is very cool. I was lucky enough to go to there many years ago and would like to go back. Now I will be able to via a computer screen. The technology is provided by Microsoft. The project include the Myloc.gov Web site. The website is linked to information kiosks at the library's Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington. The interactive galleries allow visitors to the Myloc.gov site to view and sometimes interact with items such as a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible and a 1507 map that first used the word "America." The map is very cool. I want to see the map, wonder if I can get a picture of it now. It could be my new screen saver. But wait I thought we were a British colony in 1507.There will even be a game called Knowledge Quest. Knowledge Quest will send you to sear...
Library of Congress Selects Bullitt For National Film Registry
2007-12-29 00:00:00 By Rob Editor-in-Chief The Library of Congress just selected Bullitt for the national film registry. Films chosen for the registry are considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. More in the International Herald Tribune.
By: CarDomain Blog
Library of Congress Expands Digital Preservation Efforts (Broadcasting and
2007-08-03 18:20:00 The Library of Congress has launched a variety of partnerships with private companies, associations and nonprofit groups to come up with strategies to archive and preserve the growing number of digital works, including TV shows, films, recordings and video games...
By: Digital TV
Corcoran responds to my idea
A few days ago I dis...
2007-07-29 18:07:00 Corcoran responds to my ideaA few days ago I discussed one idea that I had sent the Corcoran for possible inclusion in their Ansel Adams exhibition. And below, Paul Roth, Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art responds:Dear Lenny,Paul Greenhalgh and Philip Brookman have referred your letter of July 12 to me for response, as I am the in-house curator supervising the Corcoran's installation of the Ansel Adams exhibition. Please accept my apology for the lateness of this reply; our coming photography exhibitions have had many pressing deadlines the last couple of weeks.First, regarding your suggestion about the public domain set of Ansel Adams photographs at the Library of Congress. This idea is interesting and would no doubt be a feature valued by many of our visitors. Unfortunately, a variety of reasons--relating to logistics, timing, available space, and other factors--make this an impossible option for us at this time. Another major issue for us is ou...
2006 National Recording Registry announced at the Library of Congress
2007-03-20 00:00:00 What do President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, legendary performer and songwriter Eubie Blake, Gershwin Prize-winning musician Paul Simon and The Rolling Stones have in common? Today, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named sound recordings made by them and 21 others...
2006 National Recording Registry announced at the Library of Congress
2007-03-18 00:00:00 What do President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, legendary performer and songwriter Eubie Blake, Gershwin Prize-winning musician Paul Simon and The Rolling Stones have in common? Today, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named sound recordings made by them and 21 others...
Woody Guthrie - Library of Congress Recordings
2007-02-24 06:03:01 Throughout the ’30s and ’40s, folklorist and historian Alan Lomax traveled the country seeking out traditional folk and blues performers. His field recordings brought the world dozens of treasured performers, some of whom never recorded again after his initial visit. One of his most important finds was the Oklahoma newspaper reporter, social activist, and folk ... |
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