Apple Thoughts: Library of Congress on iTunes

"The U.S. Library of Congress audio archives are becoming even more accessible now that the recordings are being added to Apple's iTunes Store. The move is part of an effort to bring some 15.3 million digital recordings to the public in an easy to access manner."

The Library of Congress is also making it's video library available via YouTube. Among the items that will be accessible are first person accounts of slave life and book talks with authors. So far they have made available 39 podcasts. Yes, 39 podcasts out of a library of 15.3 million recordings. They haven't said when the expect to be done, but based on what they have completed so far, I'd say we are in for a long wait! Seriously though, it is always a good thing to get more of this type of stuff accessible to the masses, nice to see they are finally getting into the digital age!