Abstract
The Mississippi Digital Library (MDL) is dedicated to increasing the awareness of and access to the diverse and valuable resources found within Mississippi. As the collaborative digital library program for the state, the MDL partners with a range of institutions to bring together the vast amount of primary sources found in Mississippi and provide worldwide digital access to those resources. Ultimately, the MDL aims to provide a digital portal for the wealth of diversity found in and about Mississippi, and enhance collaboration between cultural heritage institutions within our great state. Working with over twenty institutions, each with a distinct focus, the MDL is as diverse as the participating institutions. Academic archives, museums, research centers, public libraries and historical societies bring unique contributions with various formats and context to the collections. From blues collections in the Delta to Hurricane Katrina collections on the Gulf, the content found in the MDL spans Mississippi history temporally as well as spatially.
Furthering the research value and diversity of the collections, significant scholarly resources such as the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection and the Ulysses S. Grant Digital Collections may also be found through this distinctive discovery tool. Together, the MDL forms a veritable melting pot of cultural and historical resources for use by researchers worldwide.
Recommended Citation
La Beaud, Elizabeth and Lawrence, Nicole
(2013)
"Mississippi Digital Library,"
The Primary Source: Vol. 32:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.18785/ps.3201.05
Available at:
https://aquila.usm.edu/theprimarysource/vol32/iss1/5
