n.a Library of Congress website with digitized collections of various formats documenting the history of the United StatesMichelson and Rothenberg 1992, 285Compared with all the holdings of the Library of Congress, American Memory will convert only a relatively small amount during the first few years.Hendry 2007, 127The Library of Congress’s American Memory Web site is similarly aimed at educators, and it also provides tools such as lesson plans and activities to facilitate the use of digitized primary materials in the classroom.LoC 2015bAmerican Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
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American Memory began as a digitization pilot project from 1990 to 1994, sending CD-ROMs of content to educational institutions. In 1994, it transitioned to the internet as the lead project of the National Digital Library Program.
