The Digital Repository

Well, I'm back in business. It appears my security clearance arrived from the DHS and Blogger gave me back my keys to the house so here's this interesting item. The Library of Congress has started a digital preservation program.

The subject areas in which the Library has been collecting Web sites include recent Supreme Court nominations; Hurricane Katrina; and the papal transition following the death of John Paul II. Current collecting projects include the crisis in Darfur, Sudan; the Iraq War; and the upcoming Election 2006. ...Some of the Web sites captured by the Library and its partners are currently available by accessing the "Projects" section of the site.

They get permission before they archive so you'll know if someday they decide to capture your work. Sounds like the kind of database I can get behind. A gigantic virtual library of public knowledge. Awesome.

[hat tip David D]