Projects such as the Google Book Search digitization project and the Open Content Alliance may make digitization of many of the materials in our general collections redundant. Will it ever all be digitized? Not in the near future. This amounts to less than 1% of our total holdings. How much more is there? A lot – the Libraries' hold over 5 linear miles of archival materials, and more than 3 million book titles, approximately 4 feet of which have been digitized. The Jim Henson Works is a unique digital collection curated by the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. a digital collection developed from commercial films in the Nonprint Media Services Library. Several collections represent unique or rare images and documents selected from University Archives, the Art and Architecture Library, and the Library's Historical and Literary Manuscript collections. Are they unique to the University of Maryland? For the most part, yes. objects that exist in digital form only). Since this is a work in progress, more materials from collections are constantly being added, as well as born-digital materials (i.e. If there is an analog equivalent, the original collection to which the the object belongs is also indicated (increasingly, the Libraries is accessioning items in digital form only). The records that accompany each digital object indicate the digital collection to which it belongs.
Where are these things from? All of the digital objects currently available are from the holdings of the University of Maryland Libraries. Decisions about what to digitize may be based on any number of factors, such as funding opportunities, the condition of the original object, staff availability, user demand, and materials that support the teaching and research mission of the University. Frequently Asked Questions Why are these collections available? The materials available in Digital Collections represent a fraction of the Libraries' collections. The digital collections available here are a part of the University of Maryland Libraries' efforts to make many of our holdings more ubiquitously available in digital form. The University of Maryland Libraries, like many academic libraries, include not only the familiar books and journals of the general collections, but many rare and unique materials. In January 2012, the newly-formed Digital Programs and Initiatives Department within the UMD Libraries' Digital Systems and Stewardship Division assumed curation of Digital Collections. In January 2005, the "Office of Digital Collections and Research" began digitizing and building a digital repository based on the Fedora architecture. Jump to: Frequently Asked Questions | Glossary
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