The LoC: A Leader and a Work in Progress

摘要

In 1990, before the World Wide Web played a role in the lives of the general public, the Library of Congress (LoC) set out to build a digital library. The LoC has long served as the nation's library; where the creative and historical endeavors of Americans are ensured a lasting home. The goal of the Library of Congress is, "to record our cultural heritage," according to Laura Campbell, associate librarian for the National Digital Library at the LoC. "We don't subtract, we just add, and now we have to add all of this digital material." While an admirable undertaking, in practice the questions of what to preserve and how to preserve it have moved to the forefront.