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National Archives and Record Administration: Access to Archival

Link: http://www.archives.gov/aad/

Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topics. that contains close to 50 million historical records, culled from 350 archival sources from 20 different federal agencies. Some sources include the Japanese-American Internee File, the Community Action Program Grant Master Files, and the Civil War Sites Database. From the homepage, visitors can learn about the architecture of the database, read about the terminology used on the site (and in the archives more generally), and how to get help using the archives. To begin, users will want to select a file unit, which are divided by subject, geography, organization, time span, and creator (such as civilian or military agency). After making this selection, a list of relevant file units will be returned, and users can select the one that is most germane to their area of interest. At this point, users can perform a more detailed search within the particular database they have selected. When users have found the information they are looking for, they have the option to view the records, print them out, or copy them to their own computer. Overall, this is an important addition to the extensive number of federal data sets available online.

• Cataloged: 2005-10-21
• Publisher: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• Source: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

This resource is cataloged under:

• Beneficiary: Global: Department of Defense School System
• Beneficiary: Global: International School Organizations
• Beneficiary: Individual: Administrators
• Beneficiary: Individual: College / University Instructors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Consultants
• Beneficiary: Individual: Curriculum Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Educational Support Personnel
• Beneficiary: Individual: General Public
• Beneficiary: Individual: Librarians
• Beneficiary: Individual: Policy-Makers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Students
• Beneficiary: Individual: Student Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teacher Educators
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Elementary School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: High School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Middle School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Technology Coordinators
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Business and Industry
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Higher Education
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Mature Professional Development Schools
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Teacher Preparation Programs
• Beneficiary: Region: Community and Other Resources
• Beneficiary: Region: Professional Associations
• Beneficiary: Region: State Departments of Education
• Beneficiary: Work group: Emerging Professional Development Schools
• Beneficiary: Work group: Family
• Beneficiary: Work group: Professional Development Providers
• Beneficiary: Work group: Site improvement team
• Educational Type: Collection
• Educational Type: Data set
• Educational Type: Educator's guide
• Educational Type: Primary source
• Grade level: Collegiate
• Grade level: Elementary
• Grade level: High school
• Grade level: Middle school
• Language: English
• Learning Type: Narrative Text
• Network/channel: Technology Applications for Learning: facilitate collaboration or resource sharing
• Resource Type: Collection

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