Visual resources online at public Websites
Posted by Jacque on May 13th, 2008
ACRL’s College & Research Libraries News (May,2008), has published an article about, and with links to, online digital collections at universities, libraries, the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other organizations.
The efforts in recent years by libraries, archives, and historical societies to digitize collections have created incredible visual resources that inclue many subject areas and media formats. Many focus on education, such as the Education by Design site in Broward County, Florida, (shown).
“Researchers now have access to millions of primary materials from any Internet-accessible computer, which would otherwise require an in-person visit to the physical collection,” states author Anne Blecksmith.
Please note that although the collections in the article may include digital images of primary materials in the public domain, they must be properly credited when used for educational purposes, and inclusion in a publication or other media project requires permission from the copyright holder. [via Resource Shelf]