This page is dedicated to Digital Collection resources I’ve found along the way.  Feel free to browse the links and enjoy, or learn , or both for that matter.

New York Public Library Digital Collections: NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 600,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.

Digital Library Federation: This is an awesome site for people who are interested in building a digital collection.  The Digital Library Federation (DLF) has lots of information on digital collections, I even found an archivist’s tool kit for those who interested in archives.  On the side panel is a list of DLF’s partners with links to their digital collections.  This site is definitely worth checking out.

Kids Reads:  I blogged about this one, but I couldn’t resist putting it on here to share with everyone.  I feel this site does a good job of being attractive to both children and adults.  The information gathered is very useful and the catergories are easy to understand and select what you want.  I highly recommend checking this one out.

Oklahoman Online:  This is another one I blogged about, but very useful when looking for newspaper articles both past and present.

Home Improvement Reference Center:  This is a excellent source for those who like to do-it-yourself. It has a full video collection, conversion charts, glossary of terms and a homeowner’s journal.  Included in this collection is projects on woodworking, remodeling, plumbing, electrical, outdoor, decorating and more.

NoveList Plus:  Another source that would be beneficial for Reader’s Advisory, a bigger and broader version of Kids Reads.  There is a lot of infomation to be found for all age groups on this site.

MEDLINE: This is a great source for students in the medical fields, or patrons who want to know more about new drugs, medical techniques and more.

The Library of Congress Digital Collections & Services: This provides online access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services.  Included are collections of Historic Newspapers, Prints and Photographs, American History & Culture, and Performing Arts to name a few.  The Prints and Photographs is my personal favorite.  Also on the site is a page on Digital Library Standards, as well as Digital Preservation.

University of North Texas Digital Collections: The University of North Texas has an interesting combination of collections from CyberCemetary, this collection provides permanent public access to the websites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions, to Texas Soil Surveys, this collection includes all Texas county and reconnaissance soil surveys completed prior to 1950.  I find both of these collections to be very intriguing, and can’t wait to look through them more.

Oral History Digital Collection: This collection is maintained by Youngstown State University. They began in 1974 to collect and preserve first-person narratives of northeastern Ohioans who participated in, or closely observed events which significantly affected both the state and nation. The Oral History Collection houses over eleven hundred interviews.  How cool is this?  I wish others would take the time to document history such as this.