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THOMAS Top Ten for 3/31/2013 - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:47:59 -0400

THOMAS Top Ten for 3/31/2013 - THOMAS (Library of Congress):

Top 10 Bills.

#running #trail #hill #tilden #washington #DC (at Rock Creek...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:56:28 -0500

#running #trail #hill #tilden #washington #DC (at Rock Creek Trail)

congressarchives: In the future days, which we seek to...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:05:28 -0500

congressarchives:

In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.

The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world.

The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world.

The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants-everywhere in the world.

The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world.

On January 5, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Annual Message to Congress where he first proposed the securing of “four freedoms” as the goal for U.S. policy.

Select pages from President Franklin Roosevelt’s Annual Message to Congress, Sen 77A-H1, 1/6/1941, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 5752373)

todaysdocument: Wheee! Patent Drawing for C. H. Alcoke’s...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:04:23 -0500

todaysdocument:

Wheee!

Patent Drawing for C. H. Alcoke’s Roller Coasting Vehicle, 01/06/1885

#voted (at Hyattsville Branch - PG Co. Memorial Library System)

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:26:02 -0500

#voted (at Hyattsville Branch - PG Co. Memorial Library System)

In the Spirit of Halloween: The World's and the US 10 Most Haunted Libraries

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:35:09 -0400

10 Haunted Libraries Around the World

10 Haunted Libraries of the US

#Haunted #Libraries #Halloween

Revisiting NISO’s “A Framework for Building Good Digital Collections”

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:38:21 -0400

Revisiting NISO’s “A Framework for Building Good Digital Collections”:

My first blog post on LOC.gov! Please read.

National Digital Newspaper Program Awardee Conference (Day 1)

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:39:04 -0400

National Digital Newspaper Program Awardee Conference (Day 1):

Today I attended the NDNP Awardee Conference hosted by the National Endowment for Humanities.

I currently have the pleasure of documenting a new API feature that allows bulk download of all the API text, and writing a use document which will explain how to successfully download the data and import it into a search tool.

As you might imagine, I am interested in hearing about the various forms of metadata involved for making these new features possible. I am pleased to report that there are various forms of metadata used to create these tools, some of them are:

Metadata Encoding Transmission Standard - Analyzed Layout and Object Text (METS-ALTO)
Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
PREMIS (Preservation Metadata Maintenance Activity)
and Metadata for Images in XML (MIX)

All of these standards come together to form a unique set of API features that make Chronicling America a truly unique resource for primary resources!

This is just a technical discussion, but please explore the website and discover more!

National Book Festival Gala #nationalbookfestival (Taken with...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:09:28 -0400

National Book Festival Gala #nationalbookfestival (Taken with Instagram at Library of Congress)

I found this cool 3-D feature on MapMyRun today. This was my...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:49:36 -0400

and more runs in Silver Spring, MD on MapMyRUN.

I found this cool 3-D feature on MapMyRun today. This was my route. Definitely a great day for a run.

We attended the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:48:17 -0400

We attended the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) 35th Annual Gala on Thursday (September 13, 2012). It was a great evening, and Joe Biden’s speech made the night even more memorable.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 35th Gala #CHCI35 ...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:28:24 -0400

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 35th Gala #CHCI35 (Taken with Instagram at Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Hall C)

Minority Education #Policy Briefing #Roommates (Taken with...

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:04:37 -0400

Minority Education #Policy Briefing #Roommates (Taken with Instagram at The White House)

First #indigenous #casebrief (Taken with Instagram at Library...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:12:57 -0400

First #indigenous #casebrief (Taken with Instagram at Library of Congress - James Madison Memorial Building)

Pre-1980 books are located in the #CardCatalog at the...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:14:03 -0400

Pre-1980 books are located in the #CardCatalog at the #MainReadingRoom of the (Taken with Instagram at Library of Congress)

How to be a "Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson's Patented Shoes)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:23:21 -0400

How to be a "Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson's Patented Shoes):

From the AOTUS Blog, a bit of Patent information on how to move like MJ. “You may think that the National Archives is an unlikely place to learn the secrets of Michael Jackson’s dance moves — but you’re wrong!”

AOTUS: Collector in Chief: Records Management with a Backbone

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:19:50 -0400

AOTUS: Collector in Chief: Records Management with a Backbone:

New Directive for Records Management issued by OMB.

aotus:

I am pleased to report that on Friday, August 24th, 2012, Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director of OMB and I issued the Managing Government Records Directive. With lots of hard work on the part of National Archives and Records Administration, White House, Federal agency staffs and stakeholder groups,…

Jefferson Building #LoC by carlosmtz3.Animated with Loopcam for iPhone.

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:22:52 -0400

Jefferson Building #LoC by carlosmtz3.
Animated with Loopcam for iPhone.

usnatarchives: American historian Erika Lee found her Chinese...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:41:41 -0400

usnatarchives:

American historian Erika Lee found her Chinese grandmother’s file while doing research at the National Archives in San Bruno, California.

When 27-year-old Wong Lan Fong and her new husband, Yee Shew Ning, traveled to the United States, they were aware of anti-Chinese prejudices. They took measures to emphasize their respectability and economic status. They delayed their departure for the United States until they had enough money to travel in first class. They also submitted a letter from the clergyman who performed their wedding ceremony, attesting to their good character.

Immigration officials seized further evidence when they confiscated the couple’s wedding photograph as proof of their marriage. The couple’s strategy worked. They were detained on Angel Island only one day before being allowed to land.

Some 70 years later, their granddaughter, American historian Erika Lee, was conducting research for her book on Chinese immigration at the National Archives in San Bruno, California, when she discovered her grandparents’ wedding photograph in her grandmother’s immigration file. Since the photo was not returned and her grandparents could not make a copy, she had never seen it before.

Our “Attachments” exhibit closes September 4, so catch it while you can (http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/gallery.html)!

On June 22, 2012 We were fortunate to have been invited to attend a tour of the NARA’s new exhibit Attachments led by the curator of the exhibit, Bruce Bustard. It was the most thought provoking exhibit, with fantastically interesting stories, about American immigration. Part of the exhibit is found above. It was a great way to learn more about the many stories of American Immigration.

This is absolutely amazing! Happy Birthday to Julia...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:29:38 -0400

This is absolutely amazing! Happy Birthday to Julia Child!

usnatarchives:

Happy 100th Birthday to Julia Child—French cooking expert and former member of the OSS, the World War II intelligence organization that was the forerunner to the CIA!

The National Archives holds the personnel file of a young Julia McWilliams, including this resume that she submitted.

The file documents her rise from senior typist to junior research assistant to clerk to senior clerk to administrative assistant. She started out in Washington, DC,and was then sent to duty stations overseas in Ceylon and China, when she met her future husband, Paul Child.

You can read her personnel file online.

To learn more about Julia Child’s time in the OSS, read “A Covert Affair” from Prologue magazine.

To learn more about the OSS, read “Creating the Modern Spy” from Prologue magazine.