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	Viewing Maps A unique web interface allows you to navigate through and zoom in with amazing detail on all types of maps in the American Memory collections, including cities and towns; conservation and environment; cultural landscapes; discovery and exploration; general; military battles and campaigns; and transportation and communication. No special software is required to view the maps online. For more details, consult the LOC's viewing items information page. To zoom into a map, click on one of the zoom buttons below the image, and click somewhere on the map. The navigator view on the right side of the screen will show which area of the map you have zoomed into.


	Viewing Prints, Photographs, Images of Text Documents The Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory collections contain hundreds of thousands of of prints, photographs, and images of text documents, many of which also contain transcriptions. The majority of these images have been digitized as .gif (graphic interchange format) and .jpeg (joint photographics expert group) files, which require no special software to view them. Some images, however, are also offered as .tiff/.tif (tagged image file format) files-higher-resolution images with larger file sizes that may require additional software. For more details, consult the LOC's viewing items information page.

Saving Images
Once you have found an image that you would like to save, be sure to click on the small image in the bibliographic record to open up the full-size image. Then follow the instructions for your Internet browser listed below to save the photograph to your computer.

To save the image, right click on it or hold down Ctrl + command + c (Mac) and follow the directions below.

Internet Explorer® Click the photograph and click Save Picture As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Chrome®, Safari®, Firefox® Click the photograph and click Save Image As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.


	Listening to Audio Recordings The American Memory collections contain numerous audio recordings of songs, speeches, and oral narratives. You can listen to an audio recording on the web or you can download it to your computer. Most of the audio recordings are offered in multiple formats such as MP3 (MPEG 2, Layer 3, .mp3), RealAudio® (.ra, .ram), and/or WaveForm (.wav). You will need a multimedia player/program, which comes preinstalled on most computers, to listen to the recordings. Please note that RealAudio and Quick Time® multimedia software are available for free download. Before downloading any software to a school computer, however, we suggest that you first check with the school's technology coordinator. For more details on the audio recording formats,consult the LOC's viewing items information page.


	Viewing Videos You can download videos to your computer or view them on the web. Be careful, though, of having every student trying to access the same video file at the same time, which can put stress on your school server. Most of the videos in the American Memory collections are offered in multiple formats such as MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group, .mpg, .mpeg), Quick Time (.mov), RealMedia® (.rm, .ram). You will need a multimedia player/program, which comes preinstalled on most computers, to view the videos. Please note that Windows Media Player® is standard on many Windows machines and that RealMedia and Quick Time multimedia players are available for free download. Before downloading any software to a school computer, however, we suggest that you first check with the school's technology coordinator. For more details on the video recording formats, consult the LOC's viewing items information page.

Saving Audio & Video Files
Keep in mind that audio files can be quite large and video files very large. Thus, they can take quite a while to download, particularly when using a slower Internet connection. Also, please note that RealAudio files are merely links to a streaming server and, thus, require an active Internet connection to play them. If you plan to insert the recording into a Microsoft Office® application (e.g., Word®, PowerPoint®, etc.), save the file in .mpg or .wav format. Use the Quick Time format if you are using a Mac or want a smaller video file; the MPEG format will be a larger file size and will take the longest to download, but it will also provide you with the best video quality.

To save an audio or video file, right click or hold downCtrl + command + c (Mac) and click on the icon next to the appropriate format. Then follow the directions below. Internet Explorer Click Save Target As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Chrome, Firefox Click Save Link As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Safari Click Download Linked File As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.

Firefox®
Click the icon next to Listen to this recording in the appropriate format and click Save Link As. Select a convenient folder, enter an easily identifiable file name in the File name textbox, and click the Save button.