The Stanford WebBase project has been collecting topic focused snapshots of Web sites. All the resulting archives are available to the public via fast download streams. For example, we collected pages from 350 sites every day for several weeks after the Katrina hurricane disaster. We also collect pages from government Web sites on a regular basis.
This Scholarly Communication toolkit was designed by ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee as a resource for education and advocacy efforts in transforming the scholarly communication landscape. Following nuanced and passionate discussions, we came to understand that the idea of bringing the full cycle of scholarly communication -- from discovery and creation of knowledge, to its dissemination, preservation, and re-use -- into all aspects of our work is central to the continued success of academic libraries. As information is increasingly captured, created, and communicated in digital forms, the activities of making scholarly resources well structured, discoverable, archived and readily available move closer to the creators of knowledge -- largely, faculty, students, and others within the academy. Understanding and influencing that shift is central to our goal. We believe these issues are key for our profession, and it is time for all librarians to fully own them.
The Persistent Digital Archives and Library System, or PeDALS, is a research project that has two technical goals. First, to develop a curatorial rationale to support an automated, integrated workflow to process collections of digital publications and records. Second, to implement "digital stacks" using an inexpensive, storage network that can preserve the authenticity and integrity of the collections.
OCP's unique online collections do not duplicate individual collections of books or manuscripts. Instead, OCP offers new, virtual collections of thematically linked material selected from numerous Harvard repositories. Each collection is easily searchable on the web.
This resource provides a searchable collection of select electronic Peace Corps materials from 1961-present. This collection consists of materials from the Peace Corps archives and contributions from current and returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Staff.
The Alabama Inventors Database includes inventors who lived in Alabama at the time they received their patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library compiles these records and updates the database on an ongoing basis. Each record contains a link to the Web site of the USPTO where scanned images of the original documents may be viewed using TIFF software.
Books for children from around the world. From University of California Libraries (list), the University of Florida's "Literature for Children" Collection, the National Yiddish Book Center, the New York Public Library, International Children's Digital Library, and other libraries.
Toward a universal national digital library system with public governance. LibraryCity's intent is to augment the Harvard DPLA effort, rather than replace it, by offering a grass-roots perspective in depth. "We’re about the need for a well-stocked national digital library system for all Americans - not just the elite or those in big cities."
The new DLF website. The goal for the site is to not only provide information about the DLF community, but also serve as a resource and communication hub around important ideas and trends developing throughout the broader digital library community.
Recollection seeks to provide the platform, tools and environment that enables the community of NDIIPP Partners to share their collections and data on an ongoing basis. In addition, NDIIPP collections can be showcased from a central point through the activities of the Partners, and not the manual labor of the Library. This allows NDIIPP to maintain the benefits of a distributed network of partners and also take advantage of the collections speaking to one another (Campbell, 2009). Linked data technology is used in Recollection as a basic platform for librarians and curators exposing collections to the Web, and as a source of data to augment these collections. Potential users of the information can more easily discover and analyze this data in a variety of new ways as a result. Not only do consumers of the information have increased access, but collection curators can begin to connect information across collections and from the WWW to enhance collection value with new resources.
Recollection is a free platform for generating and customizing views, (interactive maps, timelines, facets, tag clouds) that allow users to experience your digital collections. Provide your users with novel and intuitive ways to explore your content
No one institution can tackle the challenge of digital preservation on its own. The Library of Congress has over 130 NDIIPP partners who share knowledge and experience. This digital preservation network connects libraries, archives, universities, research centers, non-profit and for-profit organizations and professional associations both across the United States and the world. Together, the network is ensuring future generations will have access to the digital resources being created today. Explore our partners and their significant accomplishments.
Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. includes U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) - U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE), U.S. Bureau of Mines,U.S. Geological Survey. selected reports.
PublicLiterature.org provides a user-friendly interface to read books online. Many tools are provided to explore and utilize this collection of public domain books,poetry, tutorials and audio. Modern Books Blog showcases some of the greatest authors from around the world. The authors provide samples of their work such as poetry, excerpts from books, short stories, and plays.