How do I create a link or bookmark to an American Memory item?
When you search the American Memory collections, many of the Web pages displayed are created “on the fly”. That is, they are assembled by the computer in response to your particular request.”On the fly” pages create problems for linking and bookmarking since the URL (Uniform Resource Locator or Web address) is temporary. Thus, if you bookmark an “on the fly” page, you will not be able to reach the address later. However, you can get a permanent URL using the process outlined below in most American Memory collections. How will you know if the page you have reached has a permanent or a temporary URL? When you browse or search a collection, the items you discover will always have temporary URLs. Collection home pages, on the other hand, will have permanent URLs. Tip: Do not rely on any address with the word “temp” in it. To find a permanent URL for an item first look at the bottom of the item record. In some collections, you will find shorter permanent addresses in the “Digital ID” field
