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WashingtonWashingtonStateStateDigital Digital ArchivesArchives
Cheryl Nyberg, ALA GODORT Midwinter, Jan. 20, 2007
FiscalFiscal
HistoricalHistorical
LegalLegal
PermanentPermanent
Birth, death & Birth, death & marriage recordsmarriage records
Census, military Census, military & naturalization & naturalization recordsrecords
Executive ordersExecutive orders
Unusual RecordsUnusual Records
Elected officials taking the oath of office, Elected officials taking the oath of office, 1854-19781854-1978Japanese evacuee resettlementJapanese evacuee resettlementPhysicians, 1872-1941Physicians, 1872-1941Territorial district court recordsTerritorial district court recordsTerritorial donation land claimsTerritorial donation land claims
By the NumbersBy the Numbers
10+ million records10+ million records
Capacity: 800 terabytes (~200 billion Capacity: 800 terabytes (~200 billion pages of text)pages of text)
650 visitors / day650 visitors / day
2,400 searches /day2,400 searches /day
130+ countries / month130+ countries / month
Open to the public Open to the public Monday – FridayMonday – Friday
Research roomResearch room
Computer classroomsComputer classrooms
Legacy Museum with Legacy Museum with “antique” hardware & “antique” hardware & softwaresoftware
Your goose is cooked
You’re thinned from the flock
Anyone looking for you
Is plain out of luck!
The secretary of state through the state library must ensure permanent public access to public state government publications, regardless of the format . . .
2006 Laws of Washington, Chapter 199
Living under the Same RoofLiving under the Same Roof
But Sleeping in Separate Beds !
Ricky
Recordo
Loosey
Documento
ILoveDigital
Documents
Slideshow & HandoutSlideshow & Handout
http://http://lib.law.washington.edu/lib.law.washington.edu/_cheryl/digital.html_cheryl/digital.html