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Corralling Digital Collections From Across The Region: A Survey Of Digital Collections In The Pacific Northwest, Erin Passehl, Rick Stoddart, Amy Vecchione

Erin Passehl Stoddart

Digital collections exist at all types of institutions throughout the Northwest. Wrangling these online resources all into one place is quite a challenge. This poster will raise awareness and highlight digital collections both big and small throughout the region. The range of collections spans from historical documents detailing local histories to the digital repositories of official government business to photographs and to objects documenting Northwest culture (music, art, and environment). Librarians and teachers will learn what collections are freely available to the public, relevant to the reference desk and classroom, and meaningful to patrons and students. Libraries, archives, and special …