The National Archives’ new online catalog is set to launch on Monday, November 21st, replacing the legacy Catalog at catalog.archives.gov. The new Catalog focuses on scalability and in the next few years is expected to grow to 500 million digitized pages.
New back-end enhancements provide an improved search experience which makes it easier and more intuitive.
This redesigned Catalog is the result of a two-year agile development process, focusing on user research and testing.
In a recent newsletter, the Archives shared important information about the new catalog, including the move to Login.gov to access catalog user accounts.
Login.gov is a service that offers secure and private online access to many government programs, such as federal benefits, services and applications. With a login.gov account, you can sign into multiple government websites with the same email address and password. Account management (password reset, updating email address functions) is all done through login.gov.
Have questions about the new Catalog? Use the Citizen Archivist community to ask—or answer—questions, or see if your question has already been answered.
Photo: Records of the Children’s Bureau, National Child Labor Committee Photographs taken by Lewis Hine, ca. 1912 – ca. 1912 courtesy National Archives.
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