\”For a 200-year-old institution that records some 1.4 billion online transactions on its computer systems each year, it’s not hard to fathom why the Library of Congress is staking its future on digital technology.\”
\”With more than 124 million items in its various collections — ranging from books, manuscripts, photographs, films, audio materials and maps — the library has no other choice than to pursue the far-reaching digitization agenda being pushed by Dr. James Billington, the Librarian of Congress.\”
\”It is a big challenge, but it is all a part of getting the Library of Congress not only out to the people, but archiving material so that it will be a repository and will be on a shared basis on other repositories,” Billington, 73, said in an interview in his spacious top floor office with its panoramic view of the Capitol. (from The Hill)
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