web archive New Online: Updates to the United States Elections Web Archive By www.loc.gov Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2019 06:25:11 -0500 The Library of Congress Web Archiving Program has updated the United States Elections Web Archive to release content archived during the 2016 U.S. Elections, as well as some campaign websites from special elections in 2015 and 2017. As with prior election releases, this release contains campaign sites archived weekly prior to the elections, documenting sites associated with presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections. The sites archived in this collection typically include social media channels as well, in order to provide a fuller representation of how candidates presented themselves via the Internet to the electorate. Full Article
web archive Iraq War Web Archive By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:36:17 -0600 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Iraq War Web Archive 12/16/2011 04:20 PM EST In 2003 the Library of Congress began archiving websites related to the Iraq War. The first phase of the collection, beginning on March 13, 2003 and ending June 30, 2003, is available for researchers. Included in the web archive are U.S. government sites, foreign government sites, public policy and political advocacy groups, educational organizations, religious organizations, support groups for military personnel, anti-war groups, sites that target children, and news sources. Full Article
web archive Indian General Elections 2009 Web Archive released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:36:24 -0600 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Indian General Elections 2009 Web Archive released 01/19/2012 04:26 PM EST This new web archive from the Library of Congress is a selected set of 57 web sites documenting the 2009 Indian General Elections, which were held in five phases between April 16 and May 13, 2009. Sites harvested as part of this project include candidate, government, national and state political party web sites. Full Article
web archive LC Web Archives Scheduled Maintenance today By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:36:09 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. LC Web Archives Scheduled Maintenance today 09/28/2012 09:23 AM EDT The Library of Congress Web Archives will have a period of downtime today, September 28, from 9:30am ET (for approximately 4 hours) due to scheduled maintenance. We regret the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Full Article
web archive New LC Web Archives Presentation By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:37:17 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. New LC Web Archives Presentation 06/24/2013 02:24 PM EDT The Library of Congress has launched eight web archive collections in a new presentation format, which allows for easier searching alongside other format types. Read more about this and other new features in our recent announcement. Full Article
web archive Public Policy Topics Web Archive Launched By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:45:37 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Public Policy Topics Web Archive Launched 06/25/2014 03:38 PM EDT This collection is a selection of approximately 500 websites containing different viewpoints on a variety of American public policy topics. The sites in the collection were produced by domestic and some foreign political groups, community and religious organizations, advocacy groups, foreign and domestic news sources, independent websites and some government agency websites. The Public Policy Topics Web Archive is an ongoing collecting effort. This release includes sites that were harvested as early as January 2009 continuing through early 2011. Full Article
web archive Brazilian Presidential Election 2010 Web Archive Released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:25:23 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Brazilian Presidential Election 2010 Web Archive Released 07/21/2014 09:21 AM EDT This web archive documents the Brazilian elections, which were held October 3, 2010. The president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was not allowed by law to run for another term, as he had already served two terms. So there was great interest in whether voters supported Lula's candidate (his current Chief of Staff), the candidate of the major opposition party, or even the Green Party candidate running on an environmental platform. The first round was held on October 3rd along with state & federal elections as part of the 2010 general election. Since no presidential candidate received 50 percent of the vote on October 3rd, a runoff was held on October 31st between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first round: Dilma Rousseff, PT-Partido dos Trabalhadores, and José Serra, PSDB-Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira. Full Article
web archive Election 2010 Web Archive Released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:36:17 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Election 2010 Web Archive Released 09/26/2014 01:29 PM EDT The United States Election 2010 Web Archive Archive is a selective collection of approximately 1,250 sites archived between July 2010 and December 2010. This is a collection of Web sites produced by congressional and gubernatorial candidates whose names appeared on ballots for the November 2, 2010 midterm election. In previous United States Election web archive collections the Library of Congress included websites of political parties, government, advocacy groups, bloggers, and other individuals and groups expressing relevant views. The 2010 midterm elections resulted in a shift in the House of Representatives with the Republican Party regaining majority control. Candidate campaign websites for 2010 featured links to (and from) social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and others --- the Library's web archive for Election 2010 typically includes such social media channels in the scope for each website's archiving in order to provide a fuller representation of how candidates presented themselves via the Internet to the electorate. The election took place on November 2, 2010. Full Article
web archive Sri Lankan Presidential and General Elections 2010 Web Archive Released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:40:25 -0600 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Sri Lankan Presidential and General Elections 2010 Web Archive Released 11/21/2014 10:33 AM EST The Library of Congress recently launched a web archive collection documenting the 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential and General Elections. The collection includes a selected set of 28 websites, include candidate, government, national, state and political party websites. Full Article
web archive Timor Leste Collection Web Archive Released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:15:34 -0600 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Timor Leste Collection Web Archive Released 12/04/2014 11:10 AM EST The Library of Congress has released a selective collection of approximately 110 websites about the emergence of Timor Leste as an independent country following independence, declared in 2002. Many of the websites contain information about the move to independence, the struggle for self-determination, and post-independence developments. Timor publishes few printed works and the websites reflect an important source. The collection was developed by staff from the Library of Congress Jakarta Office and the Asian Division in Washington, D.C. Full Article
web archive Philippine General Elections 2010 Web Archive released By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:45:14 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News from Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. Philippine General Elections 2010 Web Archive released 03/13/2015 04:42 PM EDT The Library of Congress has recently launched the Philippine General Elections 2010 Web Archive. The Philippines held its first national-level elections during the American period in 1907; the first presidential elections were held in 1935. The primary parties participating in the May 10, 2010 were Liberal Party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Lakas-Kampi, National People's Coalition (NPC), Bangon Pilipinas, Bagumbayan, Ang Kapatiran Party, along with independent. The crowded field of personalities and political families the elections led to high turnout that was eased by the introduction of automated systems. There were complaints about the electronic voting and possibilities of election fraud.This web archive is part of a continuing effort by the Library's Web Archiving project to evaluate, select, collect, catalog, provide access to, and preserve digital materials for future generations of researchers. Full Article
web archive New Web Archive Collections Available By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2015 09:36:21 -0500 You are subscribed to Web Archiving News from Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. New Web Archive Collections Available 05/22/2015 10:27 AM EDT The Library of Congress has recently launched a significant amount of new Web Archive content on its Web site, including the United States Congressional Archive, Burma/Myanmar General Election 2010 Web Archive, Egypt 2008 Web Archive, Laotian General Election 2011 Web Archive, Thai General Election 2011 Web Archive, Vietnamese General Election 2011 Web Archive and the Winter Olympic Games 2002 Web Archive. A number of other collections have migrated to the new interface with this release as well, allowing Web Archives to be searched alongside other Library items. Read more about it on the Signal Blog! Full Article
