on transportation, Henry Ford and the automobile, the sewing machine, and Robert J. Oppenheimer. As a result of the three-year competition and all the new individual projects making American Memory more readily available, American Memory started to become recognized on a larger scale. In 1996, Time magazine named American Memory one of the top ten best websites in the United States. The website was also among the six finalists in the Education segment of the National Information Infrastructure Awards Program in 1996. The project continued to receive citations and awards since it was established in 1990 and it has also helped serve on the research front from time to time. Significance The National Digital Library exceeded its goal of making five million items available online by 2000. American Memory will continue to expand online historical content as an integral component of the Library of Congress's commitment to harnessing new technology as it fulfills its mission "to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations." References "Mission and History". American Memory. The Library of Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2012. Roberts, Elizabeth Ann (2007). Crash Course in Library Gift Programs: The Reluctant Curator's Guide to Caring for Archives, Books, and Artifacts in a Library Setting. Crash Course. Greenwood. pp. 82–83. . Pomerantz, Jeffrey (2009). "Development and Impact of Digital Library Funding in the U.S.". In Danuta A. Nitecki, Eileen G. Abels (ed.). Influence of Funding on Advances in Librarianship. Advances in Librarianship. 31. Emerald Group. p. 56. . Staff, W. (1997, April 11). American Memory Project Puts History Online. Retrieved from American Memory Project Puts History Online External links of American Memory American Memory – A Primary Source] American Memory Project Puts History Online Library of Congress Art websites Public domain in the United States