Selected External Digital Library Projects
Alexandria Digital Library Project
http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/
Digital map collections at the University of California Santa Barbara.
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/
Site hosted by the Library of Congress as a gateway to online collections
of the history and culture of the United States, totaling more than 7
million digital items.
British Library Images Online
http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/
Search, order and purchase items from the thousands of images from the
library's collections.
California Digital Library (CDL)
http://www.cdlib.org/
Provides access to scholarly materials, databases of journal article abstracts
and citations, electronic journals, publishing tools, and reference databases
for the University of California. The CDL also builds collections and
provides public access to cultural heritage materials though a variety
of innovative programs
A Celebration of Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
Celtic Digital Library
http://celtdigital.org
Contains digital links, artwork and information about the Celtic society
from 400 B.C to 1500 A.D and Celtic Reconstruction of today.
Colorado Digitization Project
http://www.cdpheritage.org/
A collaborative initiative to provide access to the unique collections
of Colorado's archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.
Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Cuneiform Digital Libraries Initiative
http://cdli.ucla.edu/
Digital Library for Earth Systems Education
http://www.dlese.org
DLESE is a distributed community effort involving educators, students,
and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and
efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.
Digital South Asia Library
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/
Materials related to South Asia, including maps, statistics, photographs,
and official publications.
DScriptorium
http://www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/
"DScriptorium is devoted to collecting, storing and distributing
digital images of Medieval manuscripts (D is for Digital)". Browsable
site containing links to a number of online exhibits featuring medieval
manuscripts. Includes both descriptive text and images
Electronic Poetry Center
http://epc.buffalo.edu/
"The Electronic Poetry Center serves as a gateway to electronic poetry
and poetics at the University at Buffalo and on the Web at large."
The aim of the site is to compile a group of resources gathering digital
and contemporary and innovative poetics, new media writing, and literary
programming. The EPC maintains Author and E-Poetry libraries in addition
to extensive lists of other electronic poetry sites.
Internet Public Library [University of Michigan]
http://www.ipl.org
NYPL Digital Library Collections
http://www.nypl.org/digital/
Collections provided by the New York Public Library covering Black culture
and experience, history, literature, maps, New York City and State, performing
arts, prints, and photographs.
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
http://nsdl.org/
Comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering and mathematics
education. Funded by the National Science Foundation.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
http://www.theses.org/
Catalog of theses and doctoral dissertations hosted by Virginia Tech contributed
by some 176 Universities and 27 Institutions worldwide. Some entries may
include abstracts and/or full-text attachments.
The Online Archive of California
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/
This union database of manuscripts and images from institutions across
California is comprised of over 5,000 archival finding aids. Part of the
California Digital Library.
The Online Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Perseus Digital Library
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
An evolving collection of resources for the study of the ancient world,
including archaeology, atlas, texts and translations, text tools and lexica.
Project Bartleby: The Public Library of the Internet [Columbia University]
http://www.bartleby.com
VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia
http://www.vivalib.org/
Information on this library consortium of shared digital collections.
Washington State Digital Library Resources
http://digitalwa.statelib.wa.gov/
Text, image, archive and local history collections. Site includes best
practice guide and Digital Imaging Initiative project pages.
Library Projects and Programs
Cornell University Library Digital Initiatives
http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/about/digital.html
Indiana University Digital Library Program
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/
Provides access to text, images, maps and audio collections as well as
virtual exhibits. The site includes information on digitization projects
and links to further resources.
Library of Virginia Digital Library Program
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/index.htm
Provides access to multiple databases and millions of digital images of
text, photographs and maps pertaining to the history and culture of Virginia.
University of Chicago Digital Library Activities
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/dl/
Text, image, audio and special collections in the humanities and the arts.
University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service
http://www.umdl.umich.edu/
The Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) was formed in 1996 to provide
infrastructure for campus digital library collections, including both
access and delivery of collection content.
University of Tennessee Digital Library Center
http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/dlc/
Promotes the development of a growing collection of digital content for
the University community and the State of Tennessee
Metasites
Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/
Program information, resources, and access to digital collections.
Digital Libraries: Resources and Projects
http://www.ifla.org/II/diglib.htm
Collection of links provided by the International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/
OAIster is a project of the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service. Our goal is to create a collection of freely availible, previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources that are easily searchable by anyone. Listings indexed in OAIster contain links to the actual digital resource, not just the abstracts or metadata. No subject area has been excluded, and new resources are regularly added.
