FWD: In a message dated 11/1/2007 on _SOCAL@ROOTSWEB_ (mailto:SOCAL@ROOTSWEB) list 11/4/2007: > 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@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. The first section, > 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. > Section II, 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@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 > > > suggestions to > Vision@nara.gov. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com