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| Canada\'s_Digital_Collections Collections include over 600 web sites covering Canadian history, geography, science, technology and culture, ranging from national treasures to local history. The site features educational resources, |
| Carrie_Electronic_Library Collection of full-text electronic academic works related to Asian studies. |
| Celtic_Digital_Library Contains digital links, artwork and information about the Celtic society from 400 B.C to 1500 A.D and Celtic Reconstruction of today. |
| Center_for_Retrospective_Digitization Access to the digital collections at the Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen, Germany, including the Gutenberg Bible, travel literature and North Americana from the 18th and 19th cent |
| Central_and_Eastern_European_Online_Library_(CEEOL) A paid subscription service providing access to articles, scholarly journals, electronic books and re-digitized documents from cultural and scientific publications related to central and eastern Europ |
| CHILDE_Project Children's Historical Literature Disseminated throughout Europe is a project, funded under the European Commission's Culture 2000 programme, which has created a collection of images from early childre |
| CiteSeer__The_NEC_Research_Institute_Scientific_Literature_Digital_Library Aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature, and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness. Ra |
| Colorado_Digitization_Project A collaborative initiative to provide access to the unique collections of Colorado's archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums. |
| Digital_Archive_for_Chinese_Studies_(DACHS) Based at the Institute of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), the collection includes websites, e-journals, films, snapshots of discussion boards, and single documents covering |
| Digital_Collections__National_Library_of_New_Zealand Provides access to text, images, photographs, newspaper articles, audio and video collections as well as virtual exhibits. Bilingual site (Maori and English). |
| Digital_Library_Network_for_Engineering_and_Technology_(DLNET) A collaborative effort by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Iowa State University (ISU) and Virginia Tech (VATE |
| Digital_Library_of_Information_Science_and_Technology_(DLIST) Developed by the School of Information Resources and Library Science and the Arizona Health Sciences Library at the University of Arizona using Open Archives Initiative (OAI) compliant Eprints v.2 sof |
| Digital_Library_Project A University of Pennsylvania selection of digital library collections, exhibits, and finding aids prepared by digital librarians. Site includes information on tools and technology. |
| The_Digital_Mirror The welsh national collection of manuscripts, early and rare printed books, antiquarian maps, and diverse images at The National Library of Wales. Site includes online exhibitions and information abou |
| Digital_Projects_at_the_University_of_Illinois Information and access to the digital collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| The_Digital_Reading_Room_(DRR) An Athabasca University Library project. The DRR is an interactive online reading room, offering a digital solution for course readings and supplementary materials. It has been designed to provide |
| Digital_Research_Library_(DRL) Text-based collections, photographs, map images, finding aids, databases, audio-visual material, and bibliographic catalogs of collections to aid the research of scholars, historians, faculty, and stu |
| Digital_Resources_&_Exhibitions Special collections at Case Western Reserve University, including medieval manuscripts and items from the US 1930s Works Projects Administration era. |
| Digital_South_Asia_Library Materials related to South Asia, including maps, statistics, photographs, and official publications. |
| eCUIP___The_Digital_Library_Project A browsable and searchable digital library of materials for K-12 teachers and students. |
| Ethnomathematics_Digital_Library Collection of links and papers covering the interaction of mathematics and culture, with emphasis on the indigenous mathematics of the Pacific region. |
| Everglades_Digital_Library Access to the digital collections at Florida International University. Relates to the south Florida environment. |
| The_Gateway_to_Northwestern_Ontario_History Collection includes photographs, books, drawings and artifacts. Site in English with French version under development. |
| Hill_Museum_&_Manuscript_Library_-_Vivarium Vivarium is the home of digitized manuscripts, art, rare books, photographs, audio, video, and other resources from two Benedictine monastic and educational communities in central Minnesota. |
| ibiblio A collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill to provide public domain material, organised by subject and UDC (Universal Decimal Classification |
| Illinois_Alive Includes text and images about agriculture and business; early Illinois authors; and issues facing minorities, immigrants, and women. Also includes an introduction to 19th century Illinois, tools for |
| Illuminated_Books Illuminated and illustrated books scanned for online viewing. Collection consists of books from the 1800's to the 1920's. |
| Images_from_the_Heritage_Collection_of_the_State_Library_of_Tasmania A searchable database of images from the Heritage Collection of the State Library of Tasmania, Australia. |
| Indiana_University_Digital_Library_Program Provides access to text, images, maps and audio collections as well as virtual exhibits. The site includes information on digitization projects and links to further resources. |
| International_Children\'s_Digital_Library Multicultural digital library of outstanding children's books. |
| Internet_Archive A digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Includes a text archive of digitised books from Canadian libraries, Carnegie Mellon University, and Project Gutenberg. |
| Internet_Moving_Image_Archive A collection of hundreds of short films in MPEG-2 format |
| IntraText_Digital_Library A multilingual, open access and XML-based digital library offering texts and corpora in 36 languages from religions, humanities, and research. |
| Inventory_of_Canadian_Digital_Initiatives Provides descriptions of Canadian information resources created for the Internet, including general digital collections, resources centered around a particular theme, and reference sources and databas |
| Iran_Virtual_Library Nonpartisan archive of social, political, economic and cultural documents pertaining to Iran. Edited by Frederick Nemani, a professor at South Bank University, London. |
| Kentucky_Virtual_Library Online catalogs and databases, online tutorial and help with internet-based research, a virtual reference desk, and access to Kentuckiana digitized collections, serving Kentuckians and supporting the |
| Kibbutz_Sasa_Virtual_Library Online bibliographical and image search service in Hebrew only, which also retains an "expert searcher" for locating online sources of information. |
| Library_of_California Details the Library's services to local libraries, state and local government and the public as well as links to California Research Bureau papers online, LDS publications, the California Library Dire |
| Library_of_Virginia_Digital_Library_Program Provides access to multiple databases and millions of digital images of text, photographs and maps pertaining to the history and culture of Virginia. |
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American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the
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Read the words of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. View, search, print, or download
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Funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services and by private donors, American Journeys is a collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day. It’s created for students exploring National History Day’s 2004 theme, “Exploration, Encounter & Exchange” and everyone else who loves American history.
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