University of Georgia Rare Books and Manuscripts-Digital Collections Inventory

Commission on Preservation and Access

Council on Library Resources
Commission on Preservation and Access

Digital Collections Inventory Report

Preliminary Results

By Patricia A. McClung
February 1996

University of Georgia Rare Books and Manuscripts

Rare Map Collection (800+ maps)
WPA Photographic Collection (450 prints)
Confederate Constitution (9 images)
Paris Music Hall Collection (7000 renderings)

100% of each of these collections was scanned (except for the Paris Collection project which is only half way done so far). The collections are filmed first for preservation purposes, and the digital scans are used as the access copies. The subject areas covered are: art, drama, history, economics, music, etc.

Contact: W. Potter, University of Georgia, wpotter@uga.cc.uga.edu

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