Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in the EPA's library in the Sam Nunn Federal Building in Atlanta. At the time I was a contracted librarian. Another librarian was putting up the morning's news onto our website for EPA employees. She came to my desk and told me that a plane had hit a building in New York. That was just shortly before the second plane hit. I thought the first one was a terrible accident so I continued working. Then she came back and said a second had hit. I called my fiance and told him to turn on the television. He was stunned. When the Pentagon was hit my fiance called back and demanded I leave the building. He felt that Federal Buildings were being targeted. I waited hoping we would be given the all clear to leave. He came to the building. By that time no one was being allowed inside. I could see him from the 9th floor on the street below talking to the police. Finally it was about 11:30 and I said I was taking my lunch hour. I would return if they said everything was OK. Of course, I didn't return that day. By the time I left people were pouring out of the building. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? It took me awhile to really be convinced that this was a terrorist attack. No event in my lifetime ever hinted that something like this could happen in the U.S. It never occurred to me that I was in danger. But my fiance was so upset that I didn't leave the building immediately. Later that day it started to hit how many people had died and how many people were grieving. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I realize that the citizens of the U.S. need to pay more attention to what happens in our government and in the world. Sometimes we grow apathetic. Sept. 11 showed that we are part of the global community like it or not. I also believe it began a chain of events that will eventually change the way the world works forever. Hopefully, the best of humanity will rise to the occasion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource lc_story268.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-01-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 199.80.110.254