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Cheryl Nyberg, ALA GODORT Midwinter, Jan. 20, 2007

FiscalFiscal

HistoricalHistorical

LegalLegal

PermanentPermanent

Birth, death & Birth, death & marriage recordsmarriage records

Census, military Census, military & naturalization & naturalization recordsrecords

Executive ordersExecutive orders

Unusual RecordsUnusual Records

Elected officials taking the oath of office, Elected officials taking the oath of office, 1854-19781854-1978Japanese evacuee resettlementJapanese evacuee resettlementPhysicians, 1872-1941Physicians, 1872-1941Territorial district court recordsTerritorial district court recordsTerritorial donation land claimsTerritorial donation land claims

By the NumbersBy the Numbers

10+ million records10+ million records

Capacity: 800 terabytes (~200 billion Capacity: 800 terabytes (~200 billion pages of text)pages of text)

650 visitors / day650 visitors / day

2,400 searches /day2,400 searches /day

130+ countries / month130+ countries / month

Open to the public Open to the public Monday – FridayMonday – Friday

Research roomResearch room

Computer classroomsComputer classrooms

Legacy Museum with Legacy Museum with “antique” hardware & “antique” hardware & softwaresoftware

Your goose is cooked

You’re thinned from the flock

Anyone looking for you

Is plain out of luck!

The secretary of state through the state library must ensure permanent public access to public state government publications, regardless of the format . . .

2006 Laws of Washington, Chapter 199

Living under the Same RoofLiving under the Same Roof

But Sleeping in Separate Beds !

Ricky

Recordo

Loosey

Documento

ILoveDigital

Documents

Slideshow & HandoutSlideshow & Handout

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