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(DIMP) works to preserve
democracy by providing
freedom of access
to North Carolina
state government
information
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l (Winter 2012) Digital Information News from the State Library of NC
2011 Year in Review
2011 was an
exciting year for
the State
Library's digital
information
History of the State Fair project. Staff were
especially busy this fall responding to press
inquiries (including WUNC's State of Things) and a
"tweet up" at the State Fair! These two projects,
along with our award winning NCpedia, exemplify
the work that we do to preserve and make
accessible the government information of our
State.
We take those words, "preserve" and "accessible,"
very seriously. "Preserve." for example, doesn't
simply mean to store in a box or on a server (in
the case of bom-digital content). We liken the
care of government information to parenting a
child -from the moment of birth, that child will
require
24/7
care, attention, and love. So, too, the
information produced by State government
which, ultimately, becomes the responsibility of
the State Library and State Archives.
The word "accessible" can have a great many
meanings-to make available, to make usable,
and to make appropriate are three that we think
we do particularly well. We make a great many
materials available -this year the State Library
and State Archives made over 400,000 pages of
content freely available online. We work tirelessly
with the tools at our disposal to make our
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resources as usable as possible, too, taking into
consideration user experience testing and
feedback, accessibility issues (for those with
unique abilities), and design standards.
Finally, we try to create resources that are
appropriate forthe users who come to our sites.
NCpedia is our online encyclopedia of North
Carolina history and culture. While the users of
the site come from every background and ability,
one of our major audiences is schoolchildren. As
part of the standard course of study, 4th graders
learn about North Carolina history intheirsocial
studies classes. Through our usage studies, near¬
constant user feedback, and NCKnows chat
reference service, we interact with students and
educators almost daily as they explore our
State's past through this wonderful resource.
2011 was an amazing year, and the statistics
below highlight the value of our work and
resources. 2012, the State Library's 200th year
serving the people of North Carolina, brings
great changes and new faces. We look forward
to these new challenges, and to preserving and
making accessible even more wonderful
information about our great state.
WE'VE GOT BIG NUMBERS
(7) 527,670 unique visitors to digital
collections (734,600 total), from 170
countries, all 50 states (& DC), & 350
NC cities
(T) 2.74 million page views
(7) 403,500 pages digitized & made
available
©31.6 million NC state government
website documents captured &
preserved
(7) 6.6
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of government website
documents preserved since 2005!
management
the great
accomplishments
were a national
grant from the
Institute of
Museum and
Library Services
(IMLS)to work on
digital preservation services, and the press
received from our Blue Ribbon Memories: Your
Image from North Carolino
State Flag, a 1913 publication of
the State Historical Commission.
