July/August 2006 - Vol. 65, No. 7/8
Treasures in the Mountain: Audiovisual Conservation
Center Takes Shape
Cover Story
The new National Audiovisual Conservation Center is taking shape in the foothills of Virginia, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Library staff and generous benefactors.
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LIBRARY IN THE NEWS
A new feature highlights the Library's appearances in mass media. -
NO-NONSENSE POET
Donald Hall has been named the 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. -
MEETING OF GREAT LIBRARIES
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern revival of the legacy of the ancient library in Egypt, has become a partner with the Library of Congress in its World Digital Library. -
TIME FOR CLOCKSS
The Library's NDIIPP initiative will support a digital archiving pilot program at Stanford. Also, NDIIPP has a new Web site on its preservation efforts. -
CAPTURING THE ETHEREAL
New web site devoted to web preservation efforts. -
'ENDURING OUTRAGE'
A new display in the Library's "American Treasures" exhibition features the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert Block ("Herblock"). -
STORYCORPS RIDES AGAIN
On its first anniversary, a national touring oral history program returns to the Library. -
NLS HONORS
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has received two awards. -
THE INSIDE SCOOP
A collection of stories from the Veterans History Project related to intelligence work is now online.
