Digital Archives
It used to be that a librarian would deal entirely with physical resources. Collections would consist of things like maps, tapes, microfilm, and of course—books. The biggest challenge that librarians faced used to be how to acquire, organize, and keep track of a vast assortment of these physical resources with a limited budget.
Librarians today are faced with the challenge of managing resources that are entirely digital. There are massive collections available online that incredibly valuable and that are available only in digital format. Museums, libraries, and other organizations are constantly digitizing content in an effort to make the resources available to the largest audience possible for the least cost. Some libraries have even decided to get rid of all physical resources entirely.
Here are some of the digital resources available today:
DIG
Digital libraries available to the public online
Perhaps the best-kept secret in all of Cyberspace is that in actuality, Virtual Reality plays the role of sole host for literally hundreds of virtual...
DIG
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is designed to be a tool for discovery that is commonly called a "union catalog" in professional librarian...
INT
Internet Archive
Like virtually all worthwhile life ventures nowadays, libraries have recently undergone a very rapid, vast evolution from yesteryear's predecessors. Once...
LIB
Library of Congress National Digital Library Program
Historically, the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) has been vilified, harshly criticized and even scandalized as a huge federally sponsored operation for...
PUB
Public records in the digital age
In the digital age, public records are now available virtually anywhere in various online databases. Traditionally, librarians were often asked to help...