Subject: NARA: suggest documents that should be digitized.
In a message dated 11/1/2007 11:24:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
upfront(a)ngsgenealogy.org writes:
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is inviting
the public to suggest documents that should be digitized. Everyone who
would like to see wider access to NARA's records should email their
suggestions to Vision(a)nara.gov
The deadline for public comment is November 9. This is your chance to
make your wishes known. Decisions made in the planning stage will
impact our access to key records for years to come. You can read the
draft plan at
http://www.archives.gov/comment/digitizing-plan.html
Here is the text of NARA's invitation to you.
Dear Genealogist:
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is seeking
public comment on its draft Plan for Digitizing Archival Materials for
Public Access, 2007-2016. This draft plan outlines our planned
strategies to digitize and make more accessible the historic holdings
from the National Archives of the United States. A copy of the draft
is available at
http://www.archives.gov/comment/digitizing-plan.html
The document is divided into several sections.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND, provides information on NARA's mission,
our archival holdings, and our past experience with digitization, to
give you the context of the draft Plan for Digitizing Archival
Materials for Public Access 2007-2016.
PLAN OVERVIEW, describes our planned goals, activities, and priorities
for digitization. Sections III through V provide listings of current
digitization activities being carried out by NARA and through
partnerships to digitize and make available archival materials.
Appendix A contains draft operating principles that we are using as we
enter into partnerships and Appendix B references relevant NARA
guidance that applies to handling of archival materials being
digitized and the technical guidelines for image creation and
description. NARA in particularly wants your comments on Sections II,
III, V, and Appendix A.
It is important that we receive as much public input on this plan as
possible so that our plans adequately reflect the needs of the public.
Comments are due to NARA by: November 9, 2007. Send comments to:
Vision(a)nara.gov or by fax to 301-837-0319
Thank you for taking the time to comment. Please forward this e-mail
to any other genealogist that you may know.
Harold McClendon Mount Vernon Genealogical Society Publicity Chairman