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Hi Everyone, and Season's Greetings, Below is an announcement about the AM Writers' Guide that's being made available to the public. This is what we follow everytime we create a web page. I thought the Fellows who are thinking about preparing their lessons for us might be interested in what we look at when we work with others to prepare content for our website. But - a word of comfort - don't read this thinking that it means you have to prepare your material without guidance or strong support. That's NOT true. We'll be with you every step of the way from the moment you have a draft to its launch on the site. So, write to me as your draft starts to jell. My job is to help you present your lesson so that any educator who comes upon it on the Learning Page will be able to read it, find your resources with the click of a mouse, try it .... and teach happily ever after! Happy holidays to all, Judy ps-by the time Christmas break is over, the Y2000 application will be ready. More news after the first of the year. ********* The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program (NDLP) has made available on its program documentation page, Background Papers and Technical Information, a guide to the writing and editorial policies and practices of the NDLP entitled “The NDLP Writer’s Handbook.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedit/handbook/ The handbook is intended to serve the needs of Library of Congress staff and consultants involved in creating the introductory material (known as the collection framework) that accompanies the American Memory collections offered on the World Wide Web. It was developed, written, and designed as an online document with links to examples from American Memory and elsewhere. The Library hopes that making its "NDLP Writer's Handbook" publicly available will benefit others working on similar Web projects. The contents of the handbook include sections on writing and style, the editorial process, and references for editorial support. Subsections detail instances where NDLP house style for online presentation differs from conventional publishing norms. The handbook represents the collaborative work of many staff members of the NDLP and other Library of Congress divisions. It will continue to evolve in accordance with needs of the program. Please send all comments and questions about the handbook and other parts of American Memory to: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- Judith K. Graves Educational Services National Digital Library Program Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540-1320 [log in to unmask] (V)202/707-2562 (F) 202/252-3173 http://learning.loc.gov/learn/