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Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud Illustration by Jonathan Ashley This grant concluded in June 2024.

A Search for the Heart Comic Illustration by Jonathan Ashley Read the Comic External

AI at LC From left to right: George R. Perreault, head of the Library of Congress Data Processing Offiice, standing at the computer storage unit; Ernest Acosta Jr., digital computer programmer, working at the card reader unit; and Joseph B. Murphy, digital computer programmer, inserting a new tape in one of the tape units. Jan. 20, 1964. Item 1333, box 69, Photographs, Illustrations & Objects, Library of…

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Seeing Lost Enclaves Intro Video

Experimental Access Image Courtesy of Carol Highsmith Project Kick Off Fall 2020

Humans in the Loop Screenshot of Humans in the Loop prototype Read the Recommendations Report

Speculative Annotation Go to Speculative Annotation!

LOC 3D A pilot project at the Library of Congress to test the use of photogrammetry for building digital models of three-dimensional items held in the Library’s collections.Explore them in the viewer or download files for 3D printing! You’ll have the best viewing experience if you use Chrome, Firefox, and Safari browsers. The site will not work as designed on the Internet Explorer or Edge browser.Please…

Citizen DJ Make music with our sound collections

Newspaper Navigator Search historic newspaper photos!

Sanborn Maps Navigator Map showing number of Sanborn Maps from each state. Try It! External

Exploring Machine Learning with the Project Aida Team Image courtesy of Yi Liu, Chulwoo Pack, Elizabeth Lorang, and Leen-Kiat Soh. Reference slide 10 in their midterm presentation linked below. Initiated Summer 2019, Published Spring 2020

Speech to Text Viewer Image courtesy of Jon Gold Try It! External

Collective Wisdom "Careers ahead / Beard." A grant awarded to LC Labs in partnership with the British Library External and the Zooniverse External by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK.

PnP Wikidata Tool Images by photographer Toni Frissell, Prints and Photographs Division Try It! External

By the People: LC Crowdsourcing By the People invites students and lifelong learners to contribute to the Library of Congress as virtual volunteers -- transcribing, reviewing, and tagging historical texts to improve search and accessibility of Library of Congress digital collections.

#SerendipityRun Held November 8th, 2018

Web Archive Datasets Explore content from the Library's web archives

Congress.gov Browser Extension Try It! External

Digital Scholarship Holliday, E. J. Design for Engraving. , None. [Between 1870 and 1890] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004662327/ Collaborating across the Library to explore, evaluate, and pilot support for digital scholarship.

Political Cartoon Visualizer Try It! External

Free to Use Browser Extension Try It! External

Mapping an American Pastime Try It! External

Beyond Words Launched September 2017, Retired November 2021

Congressional Data Challenge

Innovator-in-Residence Jer Thorp Illustration by Becca Farrow During his time with us, data artist Jer Thorp decides to flip the script: putting people instead of data first, and being as public as possible with his process.

Library of Congress Colors Try It! External

Photo Roulette Photos randomly generated from Library of Congress collections. Try It! External

Southern Mosaic Try It! External

RSHHGG Lab Search the Index External

#AsData Poster Series View Experiment

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