Digital Library and Archives

Special Collections

Digital Library and Archives

Works with the university community to establish new resources and services and to preserve and provide access to unique (historical) resources.

Illustrated at http://scholar.lib.vt.edu

DLA staff 4 librarians

– Jan Carlton, reference librarian– Tamara Kennelly, university archivist– Gail McMillan, director– Gerri Schaad, manuscripts curator

2 staff– Tony Atkins, programmer– Joyce Nester, library assistant – Eric Ackermann, lib. asst.--ed. leave

Electronic Journalshttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournalsor faculty at Virginia Tech and elsewhere including MIT Press

20 active titles– Technology Education (6), Design

Communication, Antiquities, Adolescent Literature (2), Hospitality Research; MIT: computer science, neurology, engineering

3 titles on the way– Pesticide Safety; Science, Technology and

Human Values; Computer Science (OAS) 6 dead titles

Electronic Reservehttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ereserve

Online class materials– Reserve Desk 24/7– ___# classes– ___# instructors

Electronic Theses/Dissertationshttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses

2200 VT ETDs– Required since Jan. 1, 1997– Library-based service

• Students submit directly to library server• Programming, including Grad School needs• Users access• Archiving

Assisting (60) universities worldwide to establish similar ETD procedures

VT ImageBase http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/imagebase

1996/97: Art History course slides 1997/98-1998/99: VIVA support to digitize

unique, historical, regional materials– N&W photographic archives– As requested by users

1999/2000– Civil War (Wallace Foundation)– As requested by users– Arts Inventory?

Special Collectionshttp://spec.lib.vt.edu

Rare Books Manuscript Collections University Archives

Available to the public through the Reading Room: Monday-Friday, 10 am-4:30 pm

Rare Books at Virginia Tech

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Manuscript Collections

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University Archives

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DLA in the ACITC

Staff– 3 librarians, programmer

Servers Students

– Digital projects: ejournals, scanning historical materials for preservation and access