LSC555 IS Webliography by Katherine K. Campbell

LSC 555 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Webliography: Digital Libraries
by
Katherine K. Campbell

Digital Library Projects
- Digital Library Projects of the University of Pennsylvania
  This website is the home page for the Digital Library Projects of the University of Pennsylvania.
  It offers access to ten locally developed digital collections.
  It is a plain text site, it doesn't offer digitized samples from the collections.
- Alexandria Digital Library Project
  This is the web site for the Alexandria Digital Library Project.
  It offers 15,000 items from the Map and Imagery Lab, a Gazetter, and a Feature Thesaurus from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  The web site was last modified November 24, 2003.
- The New Zealand Digital Library Project
  This is the web site for the New Zealand Digital Library sponsored by the University of Waikato.
  The site features humanitarian and UN collections.
  The web site date is April 2000, the date for last update isn't given
- eCUIP: The Digital Library Project
  This is the web site for the collaborative partnership of the University of Chicago and 28 Chicago public schools to integrate Internet resources into the school curriculum.
  It's a attractive site with links to Internet resources .
  The date for last update isn't given
Resources
- National Sea Grant Library
  This is the web site for the National Sea Grant Library located at the University of Rhode Island.
  The National Sea Grant Library has the only complete collection of funded Sea Grant work; it has 30,00 titles, and 90,000 documents
  The last update for the web site isn't given.
- Aerospace Digital Library Georgia Tech
  This is the web site for the Aerospace Digital Library sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology.
  The site offers courses in aerospace engineering-related courses,and access to resources at Georgia Tech.
  The date for the last update isn't given.
- The British Columbia International Digital Library
  This is the web site for the British Columbia International Digital Library.
  The "Lobby" is a clean, uncluttered site that offers links to digital library topics.
  Although there are some links to international resources, the focus is British Columbia and Canada.
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
  This is the web site for the Librarian's Index to the Internet.
  It is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 120,000 Internet resources chosen to be helpful to users of public libraries .
  The site is text only.
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Digital Libraries: Metadata Resources
  This is the web site that lists digital library metadata resources. It is sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
  The site has a very extensive listing of resources.
  The site is one very long page.
Books
- Story Place: Children's Digital Library
  Charlotte County, and Mecklenberg County in North Carlolina put together this web site.
  This lively site provides English and Spanish language options.
  No date given for the last update of the home page.
- International Children's Digital Library
  The International Children's Digital Library web site is sponsored by the University of Maryland.
  The site offers 324 free books for children online.
  The web site is one long page.
- Kid's Web - The Digital Library for K-12 students
  Kid's Web is produced by DR, Northeast Parallel Architecture Center at Syracuse University.
  The site contains resources targeted for children at the K through 12 levels.
  The site has a "classic" home page that is more appealing but the downloads are slower.
- The Online Books Page
  The site provides an index to more than 20,000 free English works.
  An index to online books that aren't free is also offered.
  Based on copyright date date the home page is more current than the Online Books page.
Photographs
- LSU Digital Library
  This is the web site for the Louisiana State University's Digital Library.
  The digital library has 27 collections.
  According to the Resources page dated August 20, 2003, the 27 digital collections were to be moved in September 2003; since this information is still on the site, currency is an concern.
- Cornell University Digital Library
  This is the web site for Cornell University's digital Library.
  The collection covers a wide range of material from Shakespeare to Project Euclid, a catalog for serial literature in mathematics and statistics.
  Looking at the collection requires scrolling.
- The Digital Library of the New York Public Library
  This web site provides access to the digital collection of the New York Public Library.
  Finding aids are provided for the collections in the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts.
  The date for the last web site update isn't given.
Academic Libraries
- The Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University
  The evolving digital library is based on the Tuft University's Classics collections.
  The site offers links to to the collections,information about exhibits, and search options.
  No update information is provided.
- University of Michigan Digital Library Project
  This web site provides information about the University of Michigan's Digital Library Project.
  The Digital Library Project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
  No update information provided.
- Columbia University Digital Library Projects
  This web provides list Columbia's Digital Library Projects and Initiatives.
  Collection-oriented projects are featured.
  This is a text only site.
- Indiana University Digital Library
  This web site provides access to to the digitized materials from the physical collections that Indiana University hold or owns.
  The Hoagy Carmichael Collection is one of the featured collections .
  Some of the featured collections haven't been updated within the past year.
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Digital Library Research Projects
  This is the web site of the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center at the Univversity of Illnois at Urbana-Champaign.
  This site provides information about past digital library projects, and current digital library projects being done at the University of Illinois.
  The site was last updated on April 30, 2003.
Specialized Libraries
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
  This seb site provides access to a digital library of theses and dissertations .
  It offers access to electronic theses and dissertation in the US, Canada, and other countries.
  The site was last revised on February 5, 2003.
- Intellectual Property Digital Library
  This provides access to intellectual property collections hosted by the World Intellectual Property Association.
  Spanish, French language options are offered.
  Since the site has a "Registered users" login, users need to register first.
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
  This site is the home page for the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
  In addition to links to theses and dissertations, it also lists the objectives of the NDLTD organization.
  The site has inconsistent updating, updates range from January 2001 to April 2004.
- Digital Library of MIT Theses and Dissertations: MIT Libraries
  This web site provides access to selected master's and doctoral theses from all MIT departments.
  In addition to access, a viewer may order or purchase a copy of a selected theses.
  The collection doesn't include all MIT theses and dissertations, just selected theses from 1888 to present.
Organizations
- European Digital Library Conference
  This is the web site for the upcoming European Digital Library Conference at the University of Bath, 12-17 September 2004.
  The forum focuses on digital libraries, associated technical, organizational,and social issues .
  The site doesn't provide links that offer more information about the forum's goals or objectives.
- Digital Library Federation
  This is the web site for the Digital library Federation, a consortium of libraries and related agencies whose goal is to use electronic technologies to extend their collection.
  It is a text only site that provides information about the Digital Library Federation.
  Several of the site's pages were updated in 2002.
Journals
- D-Lib Magazine
  This is the web site for D-Lib Magazine, a solely electronic publication funded by the NSF.
  Published 11 times year, the magazine has a primary focus on digital library research and development.
  Access limited to those (readers) with Internet access.
- ACM Magazine
  This is a portal to the ACM Digital Library.
  The site provides full text of every article published by ACM.
  No date for the last update provided.