University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections was established in 2001 to provide remote (online) access to the library's unique resources. It exists to serve the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee academic community as well as the general public.
Collection Development
A project proposal for a new collection is submitted to the Digitization Unit and then reviewed by the UWM Libraries Digitization Oversight Committee.
Materials for approved projects are carefully selected by collection curators and subject specialists in the libraries and departments housing the source collections. UWM Libraries Digitization Unit is responsible for digitizing the selected materials according to established digitization standards and best practices. The digitized resources are researched and described to provide additional access points and to facilitate their discovery and use. CONTENTdm digital media management software is used to build online collections. Digital master files are stored at UWM Libraries digital repository to ensure their accessibility in the future. High resolution digital images can be ordered.
Current Collections
UWM Libraries Digital Collections contain over 41,000 digital objects including photographic images, maps, and books drawn from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library, the Archives, Special Collections, and the Curriculum Library. The collections are available to the public at http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/.
List of Digital Collections
Holdings of the American Geographical Society Library
These collections present thousands of images held by the American Geographical Society Library and the covers several decades of exploration, research, and important events in human history from the mid-19th Century onward.
- AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Asia and the Middle East.
- AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Africa.
- AGSL Digital Photo Archive - North and Central America
- AGSL Digital Photo Archive - South America
- Afghanistan: Images from the Harrison Forman Collection
- Cities Around the World
- Images of Russia and Caucasus Region 1929-1933
- Nazi Invasion of Poland in 1939
- Tibet - From the Collections of the AGS
- Transportation Around the World: 1911-1993
- Digital Sanborn Maps of Milwaukee 1894 and 1910
Copyright and Permissions
All UWM Libraries Digital Collections are published by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Copyright © 2010 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved.
Images appearing on Wikipedia
UWM Libraries Digital Collections images published on Wikipedia are under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Images appearing on the UWM Libraries website
The images may be copied by individuals or libraries for personal use, research, teaching or any "fair use" as defined by copyright law. Fair use of copyright-protected works for study, research, and other purposes does not require the permission of the copyright owner provided that the use meets the standard specified in Section 107 of the U. S. Copyright Law.
High-resolution digital reproductions of images may be ordered.
Permission to reproduce materials in this collection for publication or distribution must be obtained from the American Geographical Society Library of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Please see the Permission Form for Reproduction of Materials at: http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/repoperms.html