The Library of
Congress Web Archives covers information on around twenty-one more current
(post 2000) events. Being the United State’s Library of Congress web archive,
this means that there is a heavy focus on events in which the USA and its
congress were heavily involved in, placing various limitations on what you can
find (for as previously mentioned there are only 21 collections, and an
additional visual images collection). The website has recently gone through a
transformation in terms of formatting and can be found at this link: http://www.loc.gov/websites/ The
upgrade’s most notable feature is the ability to better search for desired
topics and significantly narrow down the search, this new styled website also
makes the amount of information covered look more comprehensive that the previous
site.
But what is the point of the Library of Congress Web Archives to start off with? Basically it
has been put in place to capture web activity that corresponds with major US
events. Browsing into certain events, such as the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 you
can find websites covering a scope of information that related to “Operation
Iraqi Freedom.” From political cartoons, websites for returning veterans and
even site for pets with patriotic names. Pages for official military branches,
anti-war website, news articles, and blogs are amongst the more frequently
visited sites when it comes to this subject, but no matter what the source is
this website does exactly what it is supposed to and what is desired by the
likes of history students and professionals, especially those evaluating the
digital humanities.
An in depth search brings me to the 2003 version of the USMC website. This particular site is fully interactive. |
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