The four Memory Projects from China and the United States
| Project name | Project location | Project content | Project time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host unit | Content | |||
| American Memory (National Project) https://www.loc.gov/collections/ https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about/index.html | The United States | The Library of Congress | “American Memory is a gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials. Comprising more than 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture, American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections based on their original format, their subject matter, or who first created, assembled, or donated them to the Library.” | 1990-Present |
| Chinese Memory (National Project) http://memory.nlc.cn/index/index.html | China | The National Library | The China Memory Project is a document construction and service project of the National Library, which focuses on the traditional cultural heritage of China, major contemporary events and important figures, and relies on the traditional literature system to systematically and rescue the construction of new types of literature such as oral historical materials and image materials, ultimately forming a distinctive thematic resource system. It is an important component of the National Library and is the collection, organization and service of library resources The new expansion of social education and cultural dissemination functions. The achievements of the China Memory Project are provided to readers through borrowing and website publishing, and are displayed and disseminated in the form of “China Memory Series”, exhibitions, lectures, documentaries, etc., providing comprehensive services to society | 2012-Present |
| Florida Memory (Regional project) https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/about/ | The United States | The State Library and Archives of Florida | “The mission of the Florida Memory Program is to provide free online access to select archival resources from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory chooses materials for digitization that illuminate significant events and individuals in the state’s history, and help educate Floridians and millions of other people around the world about Florida history and culture.” | 2000-Present |
| Beijing Memory (Regional project) https://bjmemory.clcn.net.cn/#/ | China | The Capital Library | “Beijing Memory” belongs to the Capital Library and is a Beijing historical and cultural resource website based on nearly a century of collection. Construction began in 2003 and was opened to the public in 2007. The website includes documentation, books and classics, inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets, maps, newspaper and more, which protects Beijing’s cultural heritage through applicable technological means, making it accessible to the international public and raising awareness of local cultural heritage, especially those with global significance | 2003-Present |
| Project name | Project location | Project content | Project time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host unit | Content | |||
| American Memory | The United States | The Library of Congress | “American Memory is a gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials. Comprising more than 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture, American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections based on their original format, their subject matter, or who first created, assembled, or donated them to the Library.” | 1990-Present |
| Chinese Memory | China | The National Library | The China Memory Project is a document construction and service project of the National Library, which focuses on the traditional cultural heritage of China, major contemporary events and important figures, and relies on the traditional literature system to systematically and rescue the construction of new types of literature such as oral historical materials and image materials, ultimately forming a distinctive thematic resource system. It is an important component of the National Library and is the collection, organization and service of library resources The new expansion of social education and cultural dissemination functions. The achievements of the China Memory Project are provided to readers through borrowing and website publishing, and are displayed and disseminated in the form of “China Memory Series”, exhibitions, lectures, documentaries, etc., providing comprehensive services to society | 2012-Present |
| Florida Memory | The United States | The State Library and Archives of Florida | “The mission of the Florida Memory Program is to provide free online access to select archival resources from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory chooses materials for digitization that illuminate significant events and individuals in the state’s history, and help educate Floridians and millions of other people around the world about Florida history and culture.” | 2000-Present |
| Beijing Memory | China | The Capital Library | “Beijing Memory” belongs to the Capital Library and is a Beijing historical and cultural resource website based on nearly a century of collection. Construction began in 2003 and was opened to the public in 2007. The website includes documentation, books and classics, inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets, maps, newspaper and more, which protects Beijing’s cultural heritage through applicable technological means, making it accessible to the international public and raising awareness of local cultural heritage, especially those with global significance | 2003-Present |
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