URL and name of site -- Library of Congress Web Home Page http://www.loc.gov/
name of company/organization -- Library of Congress
physical location of site -- Library of Congress
date site first went public -- June 1994
name and email address of Webmaster -- Library of Congress Web Team lcweb@loc.gov
URLs and physical locations of any mirror sites -- none
main business goal of Web site -- Provide the US Congress and general public with information and access to the Library of Congress
in what sense is this site a success? -- it is used heavily
to what do you attribute your success? -- content
nature of content -- source library materials, legislative information, bibliographies and guides, visitor information, etc.
target audience -- US Congress, researchers, general public
size of current audience in terms of visitors (not hits) per month -- not known
do you own your own Web server? -- yes
if yes, what hardware, what software? -- IBM RS6000 servers and NCSA Web Server Software
authoring tools used -- UNIX and DOS editors, WordProcessors, HTML assistant
site statistical package used -- free scripts
are stats publicly viewable? yes
if yes, URL -- available from the home page http://www.loc.gov/stats/
special features of the site intended to attract and hold audience -- online exhibits, Americana digitized collections, guides and findng aids
do you use outside design services? -- no
do you provide Web-based access to databases? -- yes
if yes, type and size -- Z39.50
do you allow interaction among users and with users? -- no
biggest headache faced -- design and structure
most gratifying moment -- good reviews
From: "Elizabeth F. Miller" <emil@loc.gov>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:27:04 -0500 (EST)
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