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Digital library collections

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Berkeley Digital Library: SunSITE: The Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE builds digital collections and services while providing information and support to digital library developers worldwide.
Author: University of California
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library management, digital library research
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: document
British Columbia Digital Library, The: A collection of links to literature-related digital library collections.
Author: Mattison, David
Subjects: digital library collections
DeweyClass: 808.8
Resource type: directory
California Digital Library: A library service offering browsing and searching facilities online. Collections include indexes, databases, electronic journals and texts, archival finding aids, and digitised photographs and images. Guides and tutorials on how to search the library effectively are included.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: digital library collections
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: documents, images, index
Digital Research Library, University of Pittsburgh: The Digital Research Library of the University of Pittsburgh's library system serves users through the creation and maintenance of Web-accessible digital research collections. It also serves as a knowledge resource within the university for digital library issues and developments.
Author: University of Pittsburgh
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library research
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: document
Digital Scriptorium: Collection of digitised Medieval and Early Renaissance manuscripts and documents from the Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. The database enables searching by shelfmark, country, author and title, and manuscripts are displayed as thumbnail images and in small, medium and large sizes.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: digital library collections
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: document collection, image collection
Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections: 2004 edition of NISO's guidelines, which provide an overview of some of the major components and activities involved in creating good digital collections, as well as a framework for identifying, organising, and applying existing knowledge and resources to support the development of sound local practices for creating and managing good digital collections. Available in PDF and HTML formats.
Author: National Information Standards Organization
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library standards
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: guide
Glasgow Digital Library: A distributed digital library based in Glasgow which aims to produce a coherent digital learning and information environment for Glasgow's citizens, through the development and implementation of a common collection development policy and an agreed technical and inter-working infrastructure.
Author: Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library management
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: image collection
Internet Public Library: The IPL is a public library of and for the Internet community. It aims to teach about the issues involved in the translation of the library perspective into a networked environment, and to provide services and information which enhance the value of the Internet to its users.
Author: Internet Public Library
Subjects: digital library collections, public libraries
DeweyClass: 027.4
Resource type: documents
Library of Virginia Digital Collections: Program which aims to preserve, digitize, and provide access to significant archival and library collections. Includes Virginia Colonial Records Project, US Army Signal Corps Photographs, Virginia Newspaper Project, Board of Public Works Inventory and the Family Bible Records Project.
Author: Library of Virginia
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library programmes, historical data, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 975
Resource type: document collection
National Library of Australia Digital Services Project: Project established to manage the National Library of Australia's collections of digital Australiana and improve national access to digital collections. Offers an information paper and an overview of the project, detailing the context, national infrastructure, priorities and standards involved.
Author: National Library of Australia
Subjects: australian libraries, digital library collections, digital library programmes
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: documents
UNESCO/IFLA Directory of Digitized Collections: Searchable collection of digitisation projects worldwide with details of host country and institution, URL, type and language of material, and a brief description for each entry. The option to display all or new records is given.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: digital library collections
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: index
Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Large collection of student theses and dissertations, with titles and abstracts searchable and browsable by author and department, and full text available in PDF. Some access restrictions, but numerous items freely available.
Author: Virginia Tech
Subjects: digital library collections, scholarly communication
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: essays, thesis collection
Virtual Mitchell Library: Thousands of digitised photographs of Glasgow's past from the archives and holdings of the Mitchell Library and Glasgow Museums. Images are searchable by area, street and subject. Images can be ordered online and useful links are also provided.
Author: Glasgow City Council, Mitchell Library
Subjects: digital library collections, glasgow
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: image collection