http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr Digital Collections at the University of Maryland Libraries supports the teaching and research mission of the university by facilitating access to digital collections, information, and knowledge. This is accomplished through enhancing access to selected library resources through the development, maintenance, and preservation of digital collections; by serving as a knowledge resource within the university for digital library issues and development; by participating in national and international initiatives which further the development of new forms of scholarly communication, tools, standards, and applications; and by providing training and support in digital library standards and formats. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:42:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en University of Maryland Librarians are collaborating in a project to update a Memorial Book, which was published in 1961 and lists students and alumni who were killed in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. For the complete story, see: Memorial Book Project Transforms Names into Real People To facilitate ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/11/09/university-of-maryland-libraries-collaborate-on-memorial-book-project/ The University of Maryland has digitized over 50 books relating to the history of the Civil War in Maryland and they are now available for viewing at the Internet Archive.  Titles include: Memorial of Anna Ella Carroll, asking compensation for service rendered the United States in the war of the rebellion ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/09/24/rare-books-relating-to-maryland-in-the-civil-war/ The University of Maryland Libraries are pleased to announce the newest digital collection: "In Transition: Selected Poems by the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven," edited by Tanya Clement. An electronic edition of poetry by the Dadaist artist, performer, and poet Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, this scholarly edition began as part of the ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/08/18/in-transition-selected-poems-by-the-baroness-elsa-von-freytag-loringhoven/ In 2008, the University Archives received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to preserve the 16 mm film of the November 6, 1948, Maryland vs. South Carolina football game. This is one of the oldest surviving pieces of UM athletics footage and is the only known ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/07/15/historic-university-football-film-available-via-digital-collections/ The sketchbook of a Civil War prisoner is now available via Digital Collections @ UM. Confederate soldier John Jacob Omenhausser was imprisoned at the Union prison camp in Point Lookout, Maryland, from June 1864 to June 1865, near the end of the American Civil War. While at Point Lookout, Omenhausser ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/05/19/rare-civil-war-sketchbook-now-available-online/ The University of Maryland Libraries has digitized its yearbooks from 1897-1970 as part of its participation in Lyrasis's Mass Digitization Collaborative.  The first issue of the yearbook, entitled Reveille, features a history of what was then known as the Maryland Agricultural College, and was over 130 pages in length.  The ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2009/04/27/university-of-maryland-yearbooks-now-online/ The University of Maryland Libraries were part of a 14-library pilot project with PALINET and the Internet Archive to digitize a selection of rare and significant books from the participants’ collections and make the electronic versions available via the Internet Archive’s website. The program is funded by the PALINET membership and ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2008/12/12/mass-digitization-collaborative/ On July 9, DCR co-managers Dave Kennedy and Jennie Levine hosted a presentation at the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference (MADLC) entitled Implementing a Digital Repository with Fedora. The talk focused on the development and implementation of the University of Maryland's Digital Collections repository, based on the Fedora digital asset ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2008/07/10/dave-kennedy-and-jennie-levine-present-at-mid-atlantic-digital-library-conference/ The decision was unanimous. A Treasury of World’s Fair Art and Architecture has won the Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Publications given by the Art Libraries Society of North America. Patricia Kosco Cossard, Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Librarian, is the collection’s creator. The digital library provides access to artifacts, virtual ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2008/05/19/worlds-fair-collection-earns-top-honors/ Date: May 16, 2008 Kate Murray presents "Sticky-shed, Dropouts and Warping: Issues in Preserving Your Audiovisual Collections." This talk, sponsored by the MLA’s Academic Research Libraries division, addresses the broad issues in preserving audiovisual media, including the exploring the unique challenges inherent in audiovisual collections, examining survey and assessment tools, and ... http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/2008/05/12/kate-murray-presents-at-maryland-library-association-annual-meeting/