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Sneak Peek at the National Archives' New Website
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) the agency that houses federal records including censuses, passenger lists, military service papers and more?will launch its redesigned Archives.gov website next Monday, Dec.13.

NARA developed the new site with help from users through surveys, voting, card sorts
(A way of figuring out how users would organize the site) and usability testing. It?ll feature:

A new home page, selected by public vote in July

A new interactive map of NARA's facilities nationwide

Historical documents and streamlined access to military service records (Turns out that 81 percent of Archives.gov visitors are looking for this information)

Topically organized sections focused on the needs of both casual browsers and professional researchers (The current site divides articles for genealogists, researchers, members of the general public, etc., leading to multiple sections on the same topic)

Easy links to NARA's social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and blogs.

Read more about the redesign process on NARA's website.

Source: Genealogy Insider

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