How does the National Digital Library Program select items for digitization?
The program carefully selects unique Americana that will be of greatest value to students, researchers, and educators. Selection is based on cultural and educational value, expected demand, input from the NDL Advisory Committee, and the ability of current technology to capture the content. Back to Questions • Where do I find technical information regarding building digital collections? A variety of technical issues are addressed in American Memory’s Background Papers and Technical Information. Each collection also has technical information linked to its home page. The Digital Libraries Initiative site includes administrative and technical information related to digital collections. Back to Questions • How do I view or listen to the American Memory Historical Collections? Information on viewing and listening to these collections can be found in the American Memory Historical Collections pages. Back to Questions • How do I cite these and other online sources? The Learning Page of the Ame
