A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts
of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court. Now available: 22,000 trials, from December 1714 to December 1759. [via Handakte Weblawg]

Open access eprint archives are where authors of published research papers and papers destined for peer reviewed publication can self-archive the full texts of their
work for all to see. A link list compiled by Steve Hitchcock. [via FOS Blog]

In March 2002, the Wellcome Trust and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) awarded a contract to UKOLN to undertake a feasibility study into web archiving. Read more about this project here. Very important seems the report (79 pp. - PDF File) about "Legal issues relating to the archiving of Internet resources in the UK, EU, US and Australia" by Andrew Charlesworth, University of Bristol, Centre for IT and Law
(Version 1.0 - 25 February 2003).

A U.S. propaganda leaflet, a Baath Party armband, a military meal pouch, a battered road sign en route to Baghdad - at first glance, they may look like the ordinary debris of war, but they are also artifacts of history in the making. From the U.S. Central Command in Qatar to tank units fighting their way toward Baghdad, all the services have deployed historians to record oral histories, gather artifacts, take photographs and help
preserve significant records of Persian Gulf War II. The role of the military historian is at once strategic and
inspirational, academic and bureaucratic. The oral histories - recorded interviews - are perhaps their most important mission.
An article at Knoxnews.com. (I prefer the independent press ...)

H MUSEUM's current focus looks from a cultural and historical perspective at present developments concerning the military conflict in Iraq.

This bibliography was compiled largely by Arnold den Teuling, with substantial contributions by
French, Hispanic and Chinese colleagues. The work formed one of the tasks set for itself by the ICA-
CBQ during the period 1996-2000. It is online available (PDF-File). A very helpful resource!

A useful webpage by the NARA. Another link list can be found here.
NB: German internet resources are provided by another entry of this weblog.

Online maps and images of early real property maps and other documents
of Rome. The Imago II Project in 1997-2000 scanned original documents in
the State Archive of Rome. Among the series available are: Alessandrino
Cadastre, Urban Roman Cadastre, a selection of the Gregoriano Cadastre
including the 600 most important towns of Papal State, the cartography
of the old rural Cadastre, Roman parchments, abstracts ("regesti"). Also
includes alphabetic registers of roman notaries, ancient registers of
the Tesorerie provinciali, and some precious items as the illuminated
manuscript of Liber Regulae. 5,000 digital color images of maps and
manuscripts, 25,000 of ancient maps and parchments, 100,000 greyscale
images cadastre and notarial registers. Images in jpeg format have been
masterized in about 500 CD-R while copies of images, in a MrSID format,
are on the website. Most explanatory pages in Italian. Requires one-time
free and simple registration.
[INFOMINE Alert Service]

In March 2003 Ohio celebrates 200 years of statehood. In celebration of the Bicentennial, the Ohio Memory Project has been working to create the Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook, available at: http://www.ohiomemory.org

Nearly 20,000 images are now available, representing 2200 collections from archives, museums, historical societies, and libraries throughout Ohio.
Materials include photographs, documents, natural history specimens, prehistoric artifacts and three-dimensional objects from 320 cultural institutions. The collections document important milestones in Ohio's history, such as the signing of the Treaty of Greenville and the Wright Brothers' first flight, and document the lives of Ohioans such as Thomas Edison and Annie Oakley. Other collections, such as prehistoric artifacts, handmade quilts and family letters offer glimpses into the everyday lives of
past generations of Ohioans. Ohio Memory acts as a single point of access to diverse collections, bringing together items such as the 1803 Constitution (Ohio Historical Society) and the table upon which it was signed (Ross County Historical Society).

Users can search or browse by institution name, resource type, title, subject, creator, or place. A noteworthy feature of the Ohio Memory web site is "My Scrapbook," which allows users to store favorite items and add captions or notes, and then share with others. Featured scrapbooks on women's history, Ohio Presidents and Business and Labor are available at: http://www.ohiomemory.org/featured.html

Administered by the Ohio Historical Society, project partners include the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), State Library of Ohio through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant, the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, OhioLINK, Ohio Library Council, and INFOhio.

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