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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Monday, September 20, 2004  

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Soars Onlilne
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA443919
http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Archive/skins/BE/about.htm

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, founded in 1841, had the distinction of being the most widely read afternoon newspaper in the U.S. during the Civil War. After it ceased publication in 1955, the paper's morgue and related files were donated to the Brooklyn Public Library, but access to this vibrant collection of stories, photos and illustrations was limited to a few microfilm editions and fewer still print holdings. In 2001 the Brooklyn Library launched an extensive digitization project encompassing the years 1841-1902, funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and beta testing of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online [www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle] began in March 2003. The site was an immediate hit, accommodating an average of 60,000 visits a month. As expected, many visitors have used the site to track down genealogical information, but the library has also used the collection to provide access to primary documents on Civil War-era Brooklyn and African-American women's history to K-12 students. The library is now considering a second project to digitize the 1902-1955 issues, but must first grapple with the copyright implications for newspapers printed after 1923, as well as the significant increase in per-issue page volume in later years. More information on the project can be found at

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