Category Archives: Digital Collections

HathiTrust to Partner with the DPLA

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Beth Wohlgemuth

Ann Arbor, MI (June 18, 2013)  — The HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with the recently launched Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust’s public domain and other openly available content. DPLA provides an … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Geological Survey Publications

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Anne Huber

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geological Survey has streamlined access to their publications and digital data, making them available from one easy link. In addition, most of the publications from the Fourth Series have been scanned as free-text searchable … Continue reading →

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Theses and Dissertations Available Through New Open Access Tool

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Laura B.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations is an index of over 1.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). To the extent possible, the index is limited to records of graduate-level theses that are freely available online. The full text of all papers … Continue reading →

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Reports on Surface Water Resources of Illinois Counties now available online

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Susan Braxton

Reports on the surface water resources of the Illinois counties are now available online via Illinois Harvest.  These reports were produced by the Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Fisheries from 1968 – 1975.  They provide an inventory of surface … Continue reading →

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US Topo – A new national map series

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Anne Huber

Read this article for the latest news on the U.S. Geological Survey’s digital quadrangle map series, named US Topo.

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Smithsonian Field Book Project

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Susan Braxton

The Smithsonian Institution began “The Field Book Project” in 2010, funded by a Hidden Collections grant administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).  The goal of the project is to expose biodiversity field books and original expedition … Continue reading →

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Science.gov user survey

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Susan Braxton

Science.gov searches more than 55 databases and 2100 selected websites from multiple federal agencies, including DOE, EPA, NASA, NIH, NSF, USDA, and USGS.  It is an excellent resource for finding a wide variety of documents related to government conducted or … Continue reading →

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National Climatic Data Center data access

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Susan Braxton

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center has, as of February 13, 2012, made most publications and data available online at no charge to users through their Image and Publications System. Free resources available include: Local … Continue reading →

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Wind ENergy Data & Information Gateway (WENDI)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Susan Braxton

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the WENDI Gateway is an “integrated system for the archival, discovery, access, integration, and delivery of wind energy-related data and information.” With an emphasis on wind energy-related spatial data, WindGIS includes wind power … Continue reading →

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Boneyard Creek materials digitized

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Susan Braxton

A small  Boneyard Creek Collection has been added to the Illinois Harvest portal.  Materials were selected from the Boneyard Creek Bibliography authored by Pat Gobert, a former Illinois State Water Survey Librarian.  Materials from the bibliography not subject to copyright … Continue reading →

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