Subject: Preservation Digital Reformatting at LC
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:00:53 -0500
Message-Id: <v0401172cb4a3fb3aef10@[192.100.21.23]> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:00:53 -0500 To: ninch-announce@cni.org From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> Subject: Preservation Digital Reformatting at LC
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
January 13, 2000
LC's Preservation Reformatting Division Announces First Digital Project:
GARDEN & FOREST: A JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPE ART & FORESTRY
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/prd/gardfor/gfhome.html
Role of Digitization in Preservation: New LC Policy Document
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/prd/presdig/presintro.html
Project Uses "Making of America" (MOA) Models to Promote
Interoperability with MOA Digital Dollections
The following announcement from the Preservation Directorate at the Library
of Congress should attract attention for a variety of reasons. Not only
does the website show the periodical but it also publishes policy documents
related to the role of digitization in preservation (see especially the
"Selection Criteria") and discusses the use of "Making of America" models
to ensure interoperability with other MOA projects. [Be sure to use the
Browse <http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/prd/gardfor/browse.html > or Search
links on the page to see the Journal itself as well as other MOA Journals].
David Green
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>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:56:05 -0500
>From: LeeEllen Friedland <lfri@loc.gov>
>To: David Green <david@ninch.org>
>Subject: Preservation Digital Reformatting at LC
The Preservation Reformatting Division of the Library of Congress
announces the web release of its first digitizing project, the full
ten-volume set of the periodical "Garden and Forest: A Journal of
Horticulture, Landscape Art, and Forestry." This landmark publication
was the first American journal devoted to horticulture, botany,
landscape design and preservation, national and urban park development,
scientific forestry, and the conservation of forest resources. The
digital reproduction can be viewed at the following URL:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/prd/gardfor/gfhome.html
The National Digital Library provided experience and personnel in the
planning and execution of this preservation project. The Garden and
Forest project is the first Library of Congress initiative to adapt the
use of digital technology to serve the traditional preservation goals of
reformatting deteriorating originals. Preservation goals and requirements
for selection, completeness, fidelity to the original content and
structure, and cataloging as applied to this digital project are described
in the "Digitizing and Delivery" link from the Garden and Forest site.
New policy information that addresses the integration of digital technology
among the options available for crafting preservation strategies has also
been added to the LC Preservation web site:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/prd/presdig/presintro.html
Garden and Forest contains approximately 8,400 pages, including over 1,000
illustrations and 2,000 pages of advertisements. Each issue contains
articles that are both literary, as well as scholarly and scientific, and
are of interest to readers ranging from curious amateurs to practicing
professionals. It provides practical information on specific plants as well
as horticultural practices, guidance on the design of gardens, the growth
of trees, and the care and management of public and private grounds. Many
of the articles are illustrated. The art work includes line drawings,
halftones, diagrams, plans, botanical illustrations, portraits, and
landscapes. Every issue also contains at least four pages of
advertisements that provide a valuable snapshot of contemporary commercial
products, services, and establishments.
The Preservation Reformatting Division is working collaboratively with the
University of Michigan on the digital conversion and online delivery of
Garden and Forest with the goal of building a foundation for
interoperability with other Making of America digital materials (see
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/). This has involved developing a model for
phased delivery that allows progressive additions of features and
functionality to be provided by different parties, over time. Another
collaborative effort with the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University has
focused on the phased addition of access and interpretive aids, such as
background essays and a comprehensive subject index; the first historical
background essay is available online with this Phase 1 release.
Please send all comments and questions to lcweb@loc.gov.
-- LeeEllen Friedland Preservation Directorate/ National Digital Library Program Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540-4550 202 707-1839 phone 202 707-6449 fax lfri@loc.gov ============================================================== NINCH-Anounce is an announcement listserv, produced by the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH). The subjects of announcements are not the projects of NINCH, unless otherwise noted; neither does NINCH necessarily endorse the subjects of announcements. We attempt to credit all re-distributed news and announcements and appreciate reciprocal credit.For questions, comments or requests to un-subscribe, contact the editor: <mailto:david@ninch.org> ============================================================== See and search back issues of NINCH-ANNOUNCE at <http://www.cni.org/Hforums/ninch-announce/>. ==============================================================
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