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The April 2013 issue of Our State features features an article about the North Carolina Literary Map developed by the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives at UNC Greensboro.  Markfield, Evan.  "Digital Literary Heritage: An Online Database Tracks Authors and the Local Towns Where their Stories are Set." Our State (April 2013): 26. The website for the North Carolina Literary Map is library.uncg.edu/dp/nclitmap

A student working on a report . . . A traveler with an interest in historic literary sites . . . A teacher preparing a lesson plan . . . A writer interested in places that have inspired other writers . . . A book club planning its discussions centering around a particular author or set in a particular place . . . These are but some of the users of the North Carolina Literary Map , a new, free resource produced by the University Libraries at UNC Greensboro in collaboration with the North Carolina Center for the Book. The NC Literary Map, found on the Internet at http://library.uncg.edu/dp/nclitmap/ , identifies the North Carolina places associated with more than 3000 writers and more than 4700 of their books with an interactive online tool that is designed to foster interest in the state’s rich literary tradition. In recognition of the strong literary tradition at UNCG and its award-winning MFA Writing program, and utilizing the strong technical development staff in the Univers...

The North Carolina Literary Map has received a 2012-2013 LSTA grant from the State Library of North Carolina in the amount of $21,880.00. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries, partnering with the North Carolina Center for the Book, has developed an online literary resource to support public interests, encourage student research, and document writers from all geographical areas of North Carolina.  The North Carolina Literary Map is a database-driven, searchable/browse-able, multi-level, multi-media online research tool that includes novels, biographies, historical works, poetry, plays, short stories, children’s books, and young adult literature.   Presently, the Map contains 2348 authors and 3655 books or publications relating to 601 locations in North Carolina.  The North Carolina Literary Map is available at http://library.uncg.edu/dp/ nclitmap .  This year's grant will pay the wages of graduate students who will work on upd...