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This kind of resource is very very important. Candidates are dedicating more resources to online efforts that encourage you to vote for them, while IMHO lagging behind in efforts to connect with citizens online once they are elected. Without archives like this, access to candidate promises and positions would be much more difficult. Steven Clift Democracies Online Newswire P.S. Don't forget the election 2000 archive as well: http://web.archive.org/collections/e2k.html See: http://www.loc.gov/minerva/collect/elec2002/index.html The Library of Congress, in collaboration with WebArchivist.org of the State University of New York Institute of Technology and the Internet Archive, has created the Election 2002 Web Archive with additional funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts through the University of Washington Center for Communication and Civic Engagement. The Election 2002 Web Archive is a selective collection of nearly 4,000 sites archived between July 1, 2002 and November 30, 2002. The initial March 4th, 2003 release of the Election 2002 Web Archive includes web sites produced by congressional and gubernatorial candidates. Future releases will include party, interest group, press, government, civic, and other selective web sites related to the 2002 national and statewide elections. Additional materials will be made available as the collection is processed for long-term preservation. The Election 2002 Web Archive is part of a continuing effort by the Library's MINERVA Web Preservation Project to evaluate, select, collect, catalog, provide access to, and preserve digital materials for future generations of researchers. Go to Election 2002 Web Archive: http://webarchivist.org/minerva/DrillSearch --------------------------------------------------------------------- The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. The Library of Congress does not endorse the views expressed in these collections. The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
