Friday, September 18, 2009
Encyclopedia of Alabama Celebrates First Anniversary
The Encyclopedia of Alabama celebrated its first anniversary on Sept. 15. The free online resource on Alabama's history, culture, geography and natural environment was developed through a partnership between Auburn University and Alabama Humanities Foundation. To date it has experienced more than 1.27 million page views. In the past 12 months EOA has recorded more than 480,000 visitors from more than 200 Alabama communities, the other 49 states and at least 190 countries and territories. When EOA launched it had 525 articles and approximately 2,000 images; since then, more than 350 new articles and 1,300 additional images have been added. EOA's content will continue to expand each month. In April the site received national recognition when it was included on Library Journal's list of best free reference resources for 2008. EOA's editorial staff is based in the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts, and it receives support from University Outreach, University Libraries and the Office of Information Technology.