A digital library provides users with access to collections of electronic documents, and may contain a number of different file types including text, image, sound and multimedia or any combination thereof. While it may be associated with a physical library, a digital library can stand on its own without a physical counterpart.
A digital library may also be referred to as:
a virtual library;
an electronic library;
a hybrid library;
or an electronic document collection.
Please note that there is separate category for "printed literary texts available on the Internet" called Electronic Text Archives: Arts / Literature / Electronic_Text_Archives /
Provides access to scholarly materials, databases of journal article abstracts and citations, electronic journals, publishing tools, and reference databases for the University of California. The CDL also builds collections and provides public access to cu www.cdlib.org
Supporting the learning and research needs of the University of Texas Telecampus and University of Texas System students and faculty on campus and at a distance. www.lib.utsystem.edu
Catalog of theses and doctoral dissertations hosted by Virginia Tech contributed by some 176 Universities and 27 Institutions worldwide. Some entries may include abstracts and/or full-text attachments. www.theses.org
Site hosted by the Library of Congress as a gateway to online collections of the history and culture of the United States, totaling more than 7 million digital items. memory.loc.gov
Provides access to text, images, maps and audio collections as well as virtual exhibits. The site includes information on digitization projects and links to further resources. www.dlib.indiana.edu
An evolving collection of resources for the study of the ancient world, including archaeology, atlas, texts and translations, text tools and lexica. www.perseus.tufts.edu
Text-based collections, photographs, map images, finding aids, databases, audio-visual material, and bibliographic catalogs of collections to aid the research of scholars, historians, faculty, and students at the University of Pittsburgh. digital.library.pitt.edu
Online catalogs and databases, online tutorial and help with internet-based research, a virtual reference desk, and access to Kentuckiana digitized collections, serving Kentuckians and supporting the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University. www.kyvl.org
Details the Library's services to local libraries, state and local government and the public as well as links to California Research Bureau papers online, LDS publications, the California Library Directory and other useful information. www.library.ca.gov/loc
Promotes access to knowledge created at Simon Fraser University and makes some of the Library's unique holdings available to a wider audience. edocs.lib.sfu.ca
Tactile access to education for visually impaired students.A collection of 2,500 tactile diagrams covering college-level course.In either braille or low-vision format, for sale to subscribers www.taevisonline.purdue.edu
Access to the digital collections at the Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen, Germany, including the Gutenberg Bible, travel literature and North Americana from the 18th and 19th centuries, DIEPER (Digitized European Periodicals), histori gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/search-entry.shtml
Nonpartisan archive of social, political, economic and cultural documents pertaining to Iran. Edited by Frederick Nemani, a professor at South Bank University, London. www.irvl.net
This union database of manuscripts and images from institutions across California is comprised of over 5,000 archival finding aids encoded using Encoded Archival Description (EAD) standard and the SGML document type definition. Part of the California Digi www.oac.cdlib.org
Provides public information for citizens of and visitors to Maryland, including resources for health, business, education, and history. www.sailor.lib.md.us
Focus is on the humanities and fine arts, with access to local and world library catalogs, electronic journals, databases, virtual reference desk, digitized documents, and departmental resources. Partners with the physical Paul Meek Library to provide fa www.utm.edu/vlibrary/vlhome.shtml
Electronic library with works from history, the social sciences, philosophy, literature, and religion. Fee required for access. www.originalsources.com
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