Oregon Blue Book

Project Name and URL:

Oregon Blue Book located at http://bluebook.state.or.us/misc/about/about.htm

Organization Name:

This project is compiled by the Oregon State Archives.

Description of what was Digitized:
A Governmental fact book found in one easy to use database and also holds a large variety of Oregon state history subjects in article and image formats.

Audience for the Project:

The Audience of this project is going to mostly be those wanting governmental information on the state of Oregon being people living in Oregon or those moving to Oregon. The website can also appeal to researchers interested in general Oregon facts.
Type of Project Background Information Available on Site:
The background the website contains looks to be rather plain. There is a small paragraph dedicated to their about, another showing the projects goals and features, and then a small section looking to get viewers to explore the website more in depth.

Metadata present:

Not a whole lot of metadata present in the factbook section of the project, while the section dedicated to the organization behind Oregon culture, arts, education has the organizations emails, phone, physical address, as well as their web address for users that are interested in exploring that website on some form of Oregon life.

Additional Information:

There is a large amount of information about Oregon’s government at the local, state, and national levels. The website itself would be a great asset to anyone doing research on modern Oregon’s government or the culture of Oregon. It seems like one big database dedicated to advertising the sights and sounds of Oregon to attract more people to coming to Oregon. There is a nice feature that allows you to view Oregon’s most scenic spots throughout the state in scenic images.