Primary Research Online at the G.W. Blunt White Library
G.W. Blunt White Library Digital Access Projects
Access via: –Catalog records Records and Images
Online Catalog Catalog Records
Access via: –Catalog records –Finding aids Records and Images
Finding Aids Manuscript Collection Registers
Metadata: Presently created and stored in several Access tables. Every entity has: One entry in the main database which contains descriptive data An entry for every image in an associated database
Access via: –Catalog records –Finding aids –Web presentations Records and Images
Web Presentations
G.W. Blunt White Library Scholars’ Survey
Survey Topics Audience Comfort with and willingness to use digital resources Specific resources of interest –Resource discovery tools –Digital newspapers –Demographic databases
Resource Discovery Demographic Databases Historical Newspapers Scholarly Priorities
Teaching with Digital Primary Sources
Results Comprehensiveness Rules Ease of Use is Mandatory Libraries Need to Explore New Search Methods
Exploring Digital Resources