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History of the library As of April 25, 2002 Where we have come from IDLS was founded in the summer of 1999. The service sprang from a simple question: Are there any documentaries about children who use prosthetics? After searching the web and communicating with the International Documentary Association,DocumentaryFilms.Net and other folks in the documentary community, it became clear that there was no comprehensive listing of documentaries on the web or anywhere else, and that a source like the IDLS would be valuable to many people. The web site and library database have grown tremendously in the past three years. What you see today is our first iteration as a professional web site. The original prototype site was launched in January 2000. The first extensive revision was launched in May 2001. Our final revision to the prototype was launched in October 2001. At that time the site was divided, creating a separate site for industry members, and another site for public access. New web site This site, www.idls.org, was launched on April 26, 2002 and continues with separate areas for public and industry visitors. The new site is now on an industry standard development platform. The database has been converted to SQL Server, with improved performance. With this solid base of a professional technology platform, we are poised to continue development of a robust service. 501(c)(3) approval In April of 2002 we received our 501(c)(3) approval from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. This allows us to accept tax-deductible charitable donations from the public, and to receive funding from other charitable organizations in the U.S. Comments We welcome your comments. Please e-mail us at contact@idls.org You can learn more about the history of the site by accessing any of the following pages:
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