Related Resources at the Library
Since 2000, the Library of Congress has developed thematic or event-based Web archive collections. The following is a list of collections and projects that are in various stages of production. Where researcher access is available, a link to the archive is provided.
What We're Doing Now
- Supreme Court Nominations 2009
The Supreme Court Nominations 2009 Web Archive will be a selective collection of Web sites archived between June 2009 through the completion of the hearings process. Web sites collected will include materials produced by watchdog, public policy, and political advocacy groups, blogs and tweets, community and religious organizations, foreign and domestic news sources, educational and research institutions, and independent websites.
Collection dates: June 2009 through confirmation hearings. - Afghanistan Web Archive
The Library's Islamabad Overseas Operations Office is archiving the websites of government and high profile NGO and think tanks in Afghanistan.
- Indonesia General Elections
The Library's Jakarta Overseas Operations Office is documenting the ongoing process of Indonesia's Parliamentary election, Legislative election, and Presidential election in 2009. The archive will include campaign and party websites, and sites with information about bio-marine environment issues, an important campaign issue in 2009.
- Presidential Transition During a Time of Crises Web Archive
Presidential Transition During a Time of Crises Web Archive will be a selective collection of Web sites archived between January 2009 and June 2009. Web sites collected will include materials produced by domestic and foreign political groups, community and religious organizations, advocacy groups, foreign and domestic news sources, and independent websites.
Collection dates: January 2009 - June 2009. The collection will be evaluated prior to completion and may be extended. - Legal Blawgs
A selective collection of authoritative blogs associated with American Bar Association approved law schools, research institutes, think tanks, and other expertise-based organizations, containing journal-style entries, articles and essays, discussions, and comments on emerging legal issues, national and international.
Collection dates: March 2007 - present- Legal Blawgs Web Archive (2007-2008)
- U.S. Congressional/Legislative Web Sites
House, Senate, congressional committee and related congressional Web sites.
Collection dates: December 2002 – present - Iraq War 2003
Public policy Web sites documenting the Iraq War.
Collection dates: March 2003 - present- Iraq War, 2003 Web Archive (2003)
Previous Collections
- Indian General Elections
The Library's Delhi Overseas Operations Office is documenting the ongoing process of India general election in 2009.
- Election 2008
Presidential, congressional and gubernatorial candidates, political party, government, advocacy, blogs, public opinion, and miscellaneous Web sites related to the 2008 United States elections.
Collection dates: April 2007 - November 2008 - Egypt 2008
Web sites and blogs providing a snapshot of current Egyptian events.
Collection dates: April - May 2008 - Election 2006
Congressional and gubernatorial candidates, political party, government, advocacy, blogs, public opinion, and miscellaneous Web sites related to the 2006 United States elections.
Collection dates: May – November 2006 - Visual Image Web Sites Archive
Photography, graphic arts, and other visual material Web sites, which complement, expand and enhance the P&P collections.
Collection dates: April – September 2006 - The Manuscript Division Archive of Organizational Web Sites
Web sites of existing donors including civil rights and political advocacy groups, professional and honorary organizations, memorial groups, and research and educational organizations.
Collection dates: April – September 2006 - General Collections Archiving Pilot (Single Site)
A pilot project for a non-thematic collection of Web sites.
Collection dates: April – September 2006 - Crisis in Darfur, Sudan, Web Archive, 2006
Organizations, news reports, and the responses of government, international organizations and the general public in the U.S. and worldwide to the crisis in Darfur.
Collection dates: February – September 2006 - Hurricane Katrina
A partnership with the Internet Archive and the California Digital Library to document communications, reactions and commentary on the unprecedented natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina.
Collection dates: September - October 2005 - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court nomination and appointment process.
Collection dates: August 2005 - February 2006 - Papal Transition 2005 Web Archive
Reactions to the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of the new pope.
Collection dates: April - May 2005 - Election 2004
Congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential candidates, political party, government, advocacy, blogs, public opinion, and miscellaneous Web sites related to the 2004 United States elections.
Collection dates: October 2003 – December 2004 - September 11 Remembrance
Remembrances on the first anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Selected Web sites are included in the September 11th Web Archive.
Collection date: September 2002 - Election 2002 Web Archive
Congressional and gubernatorial candidates, political party, government, advocacy, blogs, public opinion, and miscellaneous Web sites related to the 2002 United States elections.
Collection dates: July – November 2002 - Winter Olympic Games 2002
Web sites documenting the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Collection date: February 2002 - September 11 Web Archive
Web expressions of individuals, groups, the press and institutions in the United States and from around the world in the aftermath of the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
Collection dates: September – December 2001 - Election 2000 Web Archive
Congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential candidates, political party, government, advocacy, public opinion, and miscellaneous Web sites related to the 2000 United States elections.
Collection dates: August 2000 – January 2001