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[1] From: "Laura Gottesman" <lgot@loc.gov> (51)
Subject: Library of Congress: Wright Brothers Online Collection
[2] From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." <cbailey@uh.edu> (84)
Subject: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog Via E-Mail
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:39:03 +0100
From: "Laura Gottesman" <lgot@loc.gov>
Subject: Library of Congress: Wright Brothers Online Collection
The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the release of the
online collection of the Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers available at
the American Memory Web site at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/
The online presentation of The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the
Library of Congress, comprising about 10,121 library items or
approximately 49,084 digital images, documents the lives of Wilbur and
Orville Wright and highlights their pioneering work which led to them
making the world's first powered, controlled, and sustained flight.
Included in the collection are correspondence, diaries and notebooks,
scrapbooks, drawings, printed matter, and other documents, as well as
the Wrights' collection of glass-plate photographic negatives. The
Wright Brothers' letters to aviation pioneer and mentor Octave Chanute,
from the Octave Chanute Papers, were also selected for this online
collection. The Wright Papers span the years 1881 to 1952 but largely
cover 1900 to 1940.
This online presentation of the Wright Papers contains the most
significant and best portions of the original collection. The Wrights'
diaries and notebooks are among the most important of the papers because
they record many of their glides and powered flights at Kitty Hawk and
elsewhere, as well as their scientific experiments and data. Because
Wilbur and Orville corresponded extensively with their family,
especially their father, Bishop Milton Wright, and their sister,
Katharine, the Wright family correspondence is included. Also found in
the online collection are letters from many correspondents who are
significant in the field of aeronautics, including Octave Chanute,
Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart. Charts, drawings, scrapbooks,
printed matter, and other materials covering the Wrights' research,
work, and business pursuits were also were selected for digitization.
As noted, the Wrights' letters to Octave Chanute in the Chanute Papers
are also included in this online collection. Chanute, a civil engineer
and aviation pioneer, was the Wrights' mentor and friend. These letters
give a first-person account of their problems and progress in inventing
the airplane.
Among the Wright Papers acquired by the Library of Congress were 303
glass plate negatives, most taken by the Wright brothers themselves
between 1896 and 1911 to document successes and failures with their new
flying machines. The collection provides an excellent pictorial record
of the Wright brothers' laboratory, engines, kites, gliders, powered
machines, flights, and even their accidents. The collection also
contains individual portraits and group pictures of the Wright brothers
and their family and friends, as well as photos of their homes, other
buildings, towns, and landscapes.
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers and the Octave Chanute Papers are
housed in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. The glass
plate negatives are housed in the Prints and Photographs Division of the
Library.
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 8 million digital items from more than 120 historical collections.
Please submit any questions you may have via the American Memory
webform at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-memory2.html
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:44:14 +0100
From: "Charles W. Bailey, Jr." <cbailey@uh.edu>
Subject: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog Via E-Mail
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Next Weblog update on 9/29/03.
Berlind, David. "The Patent Fight That Could Disrupt the
Internet [1]." ZDNet Australia, 16 September 2003: A
successful suit by Eolas Technologies puts the future of Web
browser plug-ins in question.
Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large [2] 3, no. 12 [3]
(2003): Walt Crawford continues his incisive commentary on
current issues, new articles worth reading, and other
topics. Highly recommended.
D-Lib Magazine 9, no. 9 [4] (2003): Includes "The Digital
Preservation of e-Prints [5]," "Generation of XML Records
Across Multiple Metadata Standards [6]," "The Intellectual
Property Rights Issues Facing Self-Archiving [7]," and
other articles.
Digital and Preservation Dispatch, 15 September 2003 [8]:
E-newsletter about digitization and preservation issues from
the OCLC Digitization & Preservation Online Resource Center.
FreePint, 18 September 2003 [9]: Includes "Tips on
Negotiating Licences for Electronic Products [10]" and
other articles.
Gross, Grant. "Congress Scrutinizes RIAA Tactics [11]."
PCWorld.com, 17 September 2003: Discusses the Consumers,
Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Act of
2003.
LaMonica, Martin. "Debating Digital Media's Future [12]."
CNET News.com, 18 September 2003: Summarizes events at the
Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Digital Media in
Cyberspace conference.
Libraries: How They Stack Up [13]: OCLC report "provides a
snapshot of the economic impact of libraries."
"National Library of the Netherlands and BioMed Central
Agree to Open Access Archive [14]": BioMed Central press
release says that the Koninklijke Bibliotheek: "will act as
an official archival agent for BioMed Central."
OCLC Systems & Services [15] 19, no. 3 (2003): Includes
"Digital Library Development in Brazil," "Institutional
Repositories: The Library's New Role," "'NOF-Digi': Putting
UK Culture Online," "A Pioneering Spirit: Using
Administrative Metadata to Manage Electronic Resources," and
other articles.
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[1]
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20278616,00.htm
[2] http://cites.boisestate.edu/
[3] http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ3i12.pdf
[4] http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/09contents.html
[5] http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/pinfield/09pinfield.html
[6] http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/lightle/09lightle.html
[7] http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/gadd/09gadd.html
[8] http://digitalcooperative.oclc.org/dispatch/15sept2003.html
[9]
http://www.freepint.com/issues/180903.htm?FreePint_Session=cb8f500851f0a8dc010740e4d5163c29#issue
[10]
http://www.freepint.com/issues/180903.htm?FreePint_Session=cb8f500851f0a8dc010740e4d5163c29#tips
[11] http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112535,00.asp
[12] http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5079007.html
[13] http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/community/librariesstackup.pdf
[14] http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/pr-releases?pr=20030917
[15] http://lucia.emeraldinsight.com/vl=10106990/cl=30/nw=1/rpsv/oclc.htm
Best Regards,
Charles
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library
Planning and Development, University of Houston,
Library Administration, 114 University Libraries,
Houston, TX 77204-2000. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu.
Voice: (713) 743-9804. Fax: (713) 743-9811.
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