Using Omeka.net for digital exhibits: Digital Content Resources
Digital Content Resources
Included here are some of the most credible resources for digitized primary source cultural heritage material from the library, archives, and museum field, focusing on Utah and the Mountain West region. Items found in digital collections are typically digital copies of analog archival material, except for borne digital material. There is a vast array of analog material types, including, but not limited to, architectural drawings, documents, newspapers, maps, oral histories, and mostly many varieties of photographic negatives and prints - daguerreotype, tintypes, ambrotypes, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, 35mm film, black-and-white, color, and motion picture film. Analog materials are digitized by scanning and photographing, while adhering to the federal digitization guidelines. Metadata, the data describing the digital item, is presented in a number of schema, while using widely adopted standards and best practices. It is important to use credible resources for the best digital material with informative and accurate metadata. When re-using digital material, always read and adhere to the Rights information in the metadata which includes copyright status and restrictions.
J. Willard Marriott Library Resources
- J. Willard Marriott Digital LibraryIncludes material from J. Willard Marriott Library's Special Collections, Eccles Health Science Library, University of Utah partners, various Utah partners including the Department of Heritage and Arts. Currently over 300 collections and 572k records. Includes advanced search feature seen below:
- Utah Digital NewspapersThis site currently holds more than two million pages from newspapers across the state of Utah, and it continues to grow. Use facets to browse by article, advertisements, death and birth notices, etc., as well as paper title. Advanced search feature is available. Browse papers included by county and a list of titles in the "Browse" section. Be sure to check the "Papers Scanned" section to view papers and date ranges as certain years are included for each paper. Below is a snippet of Salt Lake County papers and years included:
Digital Library Aggregators
Digital library aggregators are portals that pull content from a group of digital libraries, typically based on region. The University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Digital Library is pulled into the Mountain West Digital Library. The United States has many digital library groups (or consortia) based on a single state and, in some cases, groups of states in a geographic region. These regional digital libraries are then pulled into the main Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
- Mountain West Digital LibraryIncludes digital library collections from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Hawaii. Currently 960k items accessible via MWDL. Includes advanced search feature and browsability of facets.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaCovers all of United States, providing access to over 29.5 million items, including MWDL material. Includes digital exhibits, browsability of facets, and a map interface.
Government Resources
- Library of Congress - Prints and Photograph Online CatalogContains over 1.2 million items, mostly Public Domain, high resolution downloads, from a highly credible government resource. The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and, in some cases, other units of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress offers broad public access to these materials as a contribution to education and scholarship. The collections of the Prints & Photographs Division include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people.
- Chronicling America - Historic American NewspapersSearch America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
- Smithsonian InstitutionSearch over 14.0 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials including more than 3.0 million online images, audio & videos and blog posts.