| Web Site Review | The Journal of American History, 89.2

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Making of America <http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/>. Created and maintained by the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service, University of Michigan Libraries. Reviewed March 20–April 15, 2002.

With over 3 million pages from some 10,000 volumes, the ambitious Making of America (MOA) project of the University of Michigan (UM) is a massive digital library of nineteenth-century books and periodicals. Web-savvy researchers will find full-text searching a tantalizing resource, and the digital images of hard-to-find volumes will be a useful teaching tool—especially for those without access to a research library. Because MOA is primarily an experiment in digital preservation, however, users may find access to the project's resources frustrated by poor design and (for those working at home) slow page loading. This site requires patience, but your patience will be rewarded. 1

The core of MOA's digital library was drawn from the brittle and decaying texts in UM's remote storage facility. While the project's online searching feature indicates that the collection spans from 1800 to 1925, its real strength is roughly 1850–1880. Consequently, debates over slavery and the Civil War are particularly well represented, as are other midcentury political, religious, and economic topics. The collection's rather eclectic assortment of books and periodicals ranges from popular encyclopedias and almanacs, to religious tracts and poetry, to government documents, including a smattering of federal and state census reports. . . .

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