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	Viewing Maps A unique web interface allows you to navigate through and zoom in with amazing detail on all types of maps in the American Memory collections, including cities and towns; conservation and environment; cultural landscapes; discovery and exploration; general; military battles and campaigns; and transportation and communication. No special software is required to view the maps online. For more details, consult the LOC's viewing items information page. To zoom into a map, click on one of the zoom buttons below the image, and click somewhere on the map. The navigator view on the right side of the screen will show which area of the map you have zoomed into.

Images:

Viewing: Text Documents, Prints, Photographs
The Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory collections contain hundreds of thousands of images of text documents, many of which also contain transcriptions, prints, and photographs. The majority of these images have been digitized as .gif (graphic interchange format) and .jpeg (joint photographics expert group) files, which require no special software to view them. Some images, however, are also offered as TIFF (tagged image file format) files-higher-resolution images with larger file sizes that require additional software. For more details, consult the LOC's viewing items information page.

Saving

Once you have found a photograph that you would like to save, be sure to click on the small image in the bibliographic record to open up the full-size image. Then follow the instructions for your Internet browser listed below to save the photograph to your computer.

When clicking the photograph, PC users will right click and Mac users will hold down the Command/Apple key and click.

Internet Explorer®
Click the photograph and click Save Picture As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Netscape Navigator®
Click the photograph and click Save Image As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Safari®
Click the photograph and click Save Image to Desktop. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Firefox®
Click the photograph and click Save Image As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.


	Listening to Audio Recordings The American Memory collections contain numerous audio recordings of songs, speeches, and oral narratives. You can listen to an audio recording on the web or you can download it to your computer. Most of the audio recordings are offered in multiple formats such as MP3 (MPEG 2, Layer 3, .mp3), RealAudio® (.ra, .ram), and/or WaveForm (wav). You will need a multimedia player/program, which comes preinstalled on most computers, to listen to the recordings. Please note that RealAudio and Quick Time® multimedia software are available for free download. Before downloading any software to a school computer, however, we suggest that you first check with the school's technology coordinator. For more details on the audio recording formats,consult the LOC's viewing items information page.


	Viewing Videos You can download videos to your computer or view them on the web, but save your server by making sure students don't try to access video files all at the same time. Most of the videos in the American Memory collections are offered in multiple formats such as MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group, .mpg, .mpeg), Quick Time (.mov), RealMedia® (.rm, .ram). You will need a multimedia player/program, which comes preinstalled on most computers, to view the videos. Please note that Windows Media Player® is standard on many Windows machines and that RealMedia and Quick Time multimedia players are available for free download. Before downloading any software to a school computer, however, we suggest that you first check with the school's technology coordinator. For more details on the video recording formats, consult the LOC's viewing items information page.

Saving Audio Files
Once you have found an audio recording that you would like to save, follow the instructions listed below to save it to your computer. Keep in mind that these files can be big and will take a while to download, particularly when using a slower Internet connection. Please note that RealAudio files are merely links to a streaming server and, thus, require an active Internet connection to play them. If you plan to insert the recording into a Microsoft Office® application (e.g., Word®, PowerPoint®, etc.), save the file in .mpg or .wav format.

When clicking the icon next to the file name, PC users will right click and Mac users will hold down the Command/Apple key and click.

Internet Explorer®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Target As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Netscape Navigator®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Link Target As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Safari®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Download Linked File. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Firefox®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Link As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Saving Video Files

Once you have found a video that you would like to save, follow the instructions listed below to save it to your computer. Keep in mind that these files can be very large and will take a while to download, particularly when using a slower Internet connection. The LOC suggests viewing and saving in RealMedia format for those using dial-up Internet connections. Please note that RealAudio files are merely links to a streaming server and, thus, require an active Internet connection to play them. The Quick Time format should be selected if you are using a Mac or want a more compressed file. The MPEG format will be the largest file and, thus, the longest download, but it will also provide you with the best video quality.

When clicking the icon next to the file name, PC users will right click and Mac users will hold down the Command/Apple key and click.

Internet Explorer®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Target As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Netscape Navigator®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Link Target As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Safari®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Download Linked File. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Firefox®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Link As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.