Primary Source Learning Through Digital Libraries
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PRIMARY SOURCE LEARNINGTHROUGH DIGITAL LIBRARIES
Robin M. Katz, Library Assistant Professor
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PRIMARY SOURCES
DEFINITIONS
• Firsthand evidence • Created by participants, witnesses• Require critical examination
UCLA Institute on Primary Resources, http://ipr.ues.gseis.ucla.edu/info/definition.html
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CULTURAL REPOSITORIES
EXAMPLES
• Libraries• Archives• Museums• Historical Societies
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CULTURAL REPOSITORIES
ISSUES
• Stewardship• Curation• Preservation, Security• Description, Arrangement,
Organization• ACCESS, USE
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CULTURAL REPOSITORIES
CHALLENGES FOR K-12 USERS
• Limited hours• Travel• Space, facilities• Preservation & Handling
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES
DEFINITION
A digital library consists of digital objects that are selected and organized to facilitate their discovery, access, and use. Objects, metadata, and the user interface together create the user experience of a collection.
Adapted from A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections: A NISO Recommended Practice, http://www.niso.org/publications/rp/framework3.pdf
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DIGITAL LIBRARIESBRIEF HISTORY
• 1980s Pre-internet automation• 1994 Digital Library Initiative (NSF,
NASA)• 1990s “Boutique projects”• 2000s More systematic, sustainable
Fox, Edward A. Digital Libraries Overview. http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~h3004fox/Overview.htm
Li, Bin. The History of Digital Libraries. http://www.ils.unc.edu/~lib/digital-library.html
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/1-b:_History_of_digital_libraries,_and_library_automation
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES
SOME OF MY FAVORITES
British Library http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/index.html
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES
OTHERS OF INTEREST TO THIS COURSE
Library of Congresshttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Center for History and New Mediahttp://chnm.gmu.edu/teaching-and-learning/
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
http://cdi.uvm.edu