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2,000 citations, added 9/19/2007
The Little Magazine Collection, one of the most extensive of its kind in the United States, holds approximately 7,000 English-language literary magazines published in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand, mostly in the 20th century. Little magazines are non-commercial and avant-garde in nature, often associated with significant literary, cultural, and artistic movements. They feature the work of established as well as obscure writers, many of whom eventually achieved critical and public recognition as a result of those early publications. They have been especially influential in the historical development of modern and experimental poetry.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/LittleMagInt

Today, kids turn to the web for answers as quickly as they turn to books. We want them to be able to assess web content for quality and dependability and one of the first steps is to introduce them to reliable and historically important digital content. UW Digital Collections offer primary resources which allow users to make their own interpretations of historical events, build critical thinking skills and offer a direct path to historical events. We now have a lesson plan portal available on our site at http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/Collections.shtml to help bring our content into the classroom. It also has information on getting involved. If you would like to write lesson plans or modify your existing lesson plans based on our content check out our program that pays you for your work.

http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/Collections.shtml

The month of October is a busy one for the UW Digital Collections. We will be presenting at WLA in Green Bay and WEAC in Milwaukee. If you want to learn more about us, using digital collections in the K-12 classroom and meet our staff, stop by at one of the following presentations:

• WLA
  October 18th
  10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
• WEAC
  October 26th
  12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu

1 issue / 778 pages, added 8/7/2007
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. The latest addition is Executive documents printed by order of the House of Representatives, during the second session of the thirty-ninth Congress, 1866-'67.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS

4,035 images, added 9/5/07
This collection contains over four thousand color slides and black and white photographs of medieval Spain taken by the late Eugene Casselman (1912-1996) during his thirty years of travel throughout the Iberian peninsula. The images span over one thousand years of architectural history, from the seventh to the seventeenth century. The majority of the slides focus on the Mudejar style, an ornate court style largely inspired by Spanish Islamic architecture that was shared among Islamic, Jewish, and Christian cultures during the later Middle Ages in Spain. Eugene Casselman taught voice and music history at Gustavus Adolphus College (Red Wing, MN), Colorado Technical College (Colorado Springs, CO), Downer College (Milwaukee, WI), and Lawrence University (Appleton, WI). He exhibited some of the photographs from this collection in 1983 at the then Elvehjem Museum of Art. The slides and photographs were donated to the Department of Art History by Eugene Casselman’s widow, Frances, and his children.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Arts.CasselmanImage

7 issues / 3,788 pages, added 8/1/2007
The early city directories for Madison provide helpful historical information on the early years of the state capitol in addition to helping those looking for information on specific people and businesses in the area in the 1800s and early 1900s. The directories provide an alphabetical list of citizens with their addresses and occupations, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officials, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. This collection was first created through a 2006 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant and additional materials, including six more Madison city directories for the first decade of the 20th century and the 1911 Standard Historical Atlas of Dane County, Wisconsin, was funded by a 2007 LSTA grant.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.MadisonLocHist

2 issues / 2,960 pages, added 7/3/2007
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. The latest additions are Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954, Volume IV: the American Republics and Foreign Relations of the United States, Berlin Crisis, 1958-1959.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS

1 issue / 544 images, added 7/9/2007
The Passenger Pigeon is the official scholarly publication of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, an organization of both professional and non-professional ornithologists dedicated to the study of Wisconsin birds. First published in 1939, the quarterly journal features a wide range of original information about Wisconsin birds and their habitats, including seasonal field reports, results from annual Christmas bird counts, descriptions of May and Big Day counts, and scientific research articles. Contributions include reports from birders throughout the state on ununsual and interesting sightings and historical accounts from and about prominent Wisconsin naturalists. The newest addition is Volume 67, Number 1 from Spring of 2005.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.PassPigeon

1 issue / 308 pages, added 7/9/2007
First issued in 1970 as Symposium on Prairie and Prairie Restoration, the proceedings from these biennial conferences were subsequently published as The Proceedings of the Midwest Prairie Conference (1972-1978) and most recently (1980-date) under the title Proceedings of the North American Prairie Conference. Each volume is a collection of articles on topics ranging from prairie ecology and community structure, plant and animal populations, species accounts, propagation, vegetational history, and management techniques. The 19th Annual Prairie Conference was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August of 2004.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.NAPC

1 issue / 1,349 pages, added 7/9/2007
The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication by the US Geological Survey that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The most recent addition is the 1938 Minerals Yearbook, which covers the year 1937.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.MineralsYearBk

2 issues / 2,960 pages, added 7/3/2007
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. The latest additions are Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954, Volume IV: the American Republics and Foreign Relations of the United States, Berlin Crisis, 1958-1959.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS

59 issues / 2,190 images, added 7/3/2007
This digital collection was a collaborative book arts, writing and journaling project for the people of south central Wisconsin. The book collection was originally hosted by the South Central Library System (SCLS), and produced by the Bone Folders Guild (BFG), a book arts group based in Madison. This project was supported by a Madison CitiARTS grant. The BFG book artists created sixty handmade blank books. Each book was catalogued into each of the sixty libraries in the South Central Library System. Unlike other library books, patrons were invited to write, draw, paint or collage in the books, producing community-wide collaborative works of art. A variety of ages, styles and mediums are represented in the books offering a vibrant look at the participating communities.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Arts.WIBookFestival

According to the Wisconsin Deparment of Natural Resources, Wisconsin has 98 state parks, over 15,000 lakes, and nearly 2,000 miles of trails. Along with being Ice Cream Month, this is also National Recreation and Parks Month, which the National Recreation and Parks Association states is intended to call attention to the value of parks and recreation.

You can learn more about Wisconsin's natural resources by exploring the digital collections. The Ecology and Natural Resources Collection houses the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Reports which contain reports on a variety of topics including, fish populations, lakeshore development, and wetlands management. If you are more interested in recreation, take some time exploring our State of Wisconsin image collection. You can find historical images of lakes, rivers and campgrounds from all over Wisconsin.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI

Did you know that July is Ice Cream Month?

Back in 1984, President Reagan designated July as the official month to commemorate this tasty treat. In many ways, ice cream is the quintessential American sweet. Golda Meir, in her memoir, My Life, connected ice cream to her life in the big city. "I was delighted by my pretty new clothes, by the soda pop and ice cream and by the excitement of being in a real skyscraper, the first five-story building I had ever seen. In general, I thought Milwaukee was wonderful."

And, or course, Wisconsin is the dairy state and no stranger to the pleasures of ice cream. Learn about the history of the ice cream freezer in the Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1932 and read about ice cream and World War II in an article from The Milwaukee Milk Operator, which states, "Many stories of the part ice cream plays in maintaining the spirits of soldiers under the pressure of war have been told in press and on the radio. Ice cream is important in maintaining morale on the 'home front' too." Both can be found in our State of Wisconsin Collection. Enjoy!

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI

115 images / 2 issues / 446 pages, added 6/5/2007
New additions to the Galpagos Collection include the texts Isles of Escape: Being the Adventures of Roydon Bristow and General Sketch of the Expedition of the "Albatross," from February to May, 1891 as well as dramatic and beautiful images ranging from blue footed boobies to volcanic eruptions. This unique and rare collection of Galpagos materials, which includes anatomical specimens, images, and papers, is housed at the UW-Madison Zoological Museum (UWZM). Since 1978, UWZM has been one of only 3 museums granted permission by the Ecuadorian Government to collect, preserve, transport, and maintain scientific anatomical specimens from the Galpagos Islands.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Zoology.Galapagos

1 issue / 52 pages, added 6/5/2007
Illumination provides the undergraduate student body of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a chance to publish work in the fields of the humanities and to display some of the school's best talent. As an approachable portal for creative writing, art and essays, the diverse content in the journal will be a valuable addition to the intellectual community of the University and all the people it affects. The Spring 2007 issue contains literature, essays and artwork, all done by undergraduates at the UW Madison.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/illumination.illumSpring07

30 issues / 90 images, added 6/5/2007
This database is an illustrated, descriptive index to the Artists Book Collection, located in the Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The artists books are finely crafted and visually stimulating works made by more than 150 presses and artists worldwide. They comprise limited edition, one-of-a-kind, and offset books, representative of major book artists working during the past thirty years, including many who trained in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department. Nearly 1,100 images were added in February of this year. These images are the first additions to the collection which is intended to create a "visual finding aid" to the entire Artists Book Collection.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/ArtistsBks

All state Blue Books now online by Doug Erickson, Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin's Blue Book, the venerable chronicle of all things state government and so much more, becomes a fully searchable online database today -- all 56,000 pages of 87 editions.
For the first time, every word of the biennial almanac, including the rare inaugural edition of 1853, will be available free on the Web.

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=158578

86 issues / 62,073 pages, added 6/5/2007
The digitization of 150 years of The State of Wisconsin Blue Book reference series provides worldwide access to facts and figures pertaining to the government, people, industry, lifestyle and history of the state. The project includes Blue Books from 1853-2003. The biennial books include biographical information on politicians and office holders, historical information on the state and its economy, and photographs of local communities around the state. Volumes are arranged chronologically for easy browsing, and searches can be performed on all Blue Books or on a single volume. This project was funded by UW System Libraries. Special thanks to Nancy McClements and Laurie Wermter who proposed this project and did the early legwork, as well as to the Wisconsin Historical Society who made available for digitization, several of the earliest Blue Books volumes.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBks

Premier steamboat collection at UW-L going online by Jenny Dolan, La Crosse Tribune
Murphy Librarys collection of 51,000 steamboat and river-related photographs is making waves worldwide.
A man from Italy recently called the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library, wanting to know more about a steamboat his relative rode, said Linda Sondreal, special collections librarian at UW-L. The man planned to build a model of the boat, she said. Someday, he and other steamboat buffs will be able find the steamboats by surfing the Internet.

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/06/06/news/z03boats.txt

You will soon be able to view Murphy Librarys extensive steamboat photo collection without heading to the library. A news conference to announce a UW-La Crosse agreement with the UW Digital Collection Center (UWDCC) at UW-Madison to digitize Murphy Library's collection of steamboat photography is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, in 155 Murphy Library Special Collections.

http://www.uwlax.edu/Advancement/Connectx/07-issues/06-04/steamboats.htm

11 issues / 9,338 pages, added 4/11/2007
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. New additions cover the years 1865-1868, while Andrew Johnson held the presidency. Included is Johnsons message to the 39th Congress which honors the recently assassinated President Lincoln and maps out his plans for the post-Civil War United States. Also included are correspondence and papers relating to foreign affairs during this time period.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS

The house decorator and painter's guide; containing a series of designs for decorating apartments, suited to the various styles of architecture
262 Images/ added 4/11/2007
During the 18th-19th centuries, published books provided ideas and patterns for replication in home decoration. Today, these pattern books may be the only remaining design evidence for objects and rooms no longer in existence. These pattern books are a valuable resource for those studying the decorative arts and material culture of the period. H. W. and A. Arrowsmith ("decorators to Her Majesty" in 1840) provide 61 illustrations of wall painting and decoration, along with text explanations. Illustrations show full wall views, often in color, as well as large scale details. This volume enhances the collection of architectural and furniture pattern books already in the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/DLDecArts.ArrowHouse

The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware
Images/ added 3/15/2007
The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware is a 2-volume catalog that describes the 440 pieces of delftware, or earthenware that is tin-glazed and 100 pieces of slipware, or lead-glazed earthenware that are part of the Longridge collection. The Chipstone Foundation received permission to use the data and images from the published catalog in order to create a searchable ceramics database documenting a large number of comparable objects from various private collections as well as to provide extensive scholarly commentary for the objects.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/DLDecArts

16 issues / 13,626 pages/ added 3/15/2007
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office. New additions include Executive documents printed by order of the House of Representatives for the years 1865-1869 as well as Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States for the years 1894-1895, 1902, 1947, 1948, and 1952-1954.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS

Wisconsin Sheet Music
520 Images/ added 3/15/2007
The Wisconsin Sheet Music collection which forms part of the Wisconsin Music Archives, a special collection in the Mills Music Library, contains music written by Wisconsin composers, published by Wisconsin publishers, and pieces whose subject matter is Wisconsin. The publications date from the late 1850s, extend to the present, and include principally, but not exclusively, popular music traditions. While the majority of pieces are songs, the database also includes music for piano, instrumental music, and choral music. The newest additions include music from Joseph Clauder, Carrie Jacob-Bonds, Eduard Holst and many, many more composers.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WiscSheetMus

Leopold Foundation, UW-Madison to digitize Aldo Leopold archives
The entire Aldo Leopold Collection held by the University Archives of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be digitized in a partnership project with the Aldo Leopold Foundation. More than $100,000 has been awarded to the Foundation, in Baraboo, Wis., to support the project.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 27, 2007.

http://www.news.wisc.edu/13501.html

Cartas e outras obras selectas do Marquez de Pombal [selection]
10 images/ added 2/15/2007
Written by Sebastio de Melo the first Marquis of Pombal, who was a leading politician in the government of Joseph I of Portugal, the selected letter is important for several reasons. Into the twentieth century, it was common practice for scholars to copy by hand any text that was thought interesting or useful. This letter may actually be the letter used for later printed editions. Of particular interest, the foot of the last page states in different handwriting, "To be published: Committee of Censorship, Lisboa, 21 October 1820." Through the digitization of this manuscript, scholars can compare it to the print edition, which is also a rare title and held by UW Special Collections. This letter also represents the first Portuguese text to be included in the Ibero-American collection and is the librarys first attempt to establish a collaborative digitizing project with the Humanities Library of the University of Lisbon.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/IbrAmerTxt.PombalCartas

1,086 images/ added 2/15/2007
This database is an illustrated, descriptive index to the Artists Book Collection, located in the Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Presently, the Artists Book Collection contains over 800 titles. The database indexes approximately 760 of those titles, over 500 of which have one to four images to visually represent the structure and/or content of the book. With the goal to create a “visual finding aid" to the entire Artists Book Collection, the database will be expanded and updated on a periodic basis. The artists books are finely crafted and visually stimulating works made by more than 150 presses and artists worldwide. They comprise limited edition, one-of-a-kind, and offset books, representative of major book artists working during the past thirty years, including many who trained in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department and are part of a body of information on typography, papermaking, paper engineering, graphics, bookmaking, design, and creative writing for students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from institutions around the state.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/ArtistsBks

Wisconsin Sheet Music Database
550 Images
The Wisconsin Sheet Music Database is an index of items housed in the sheet music collection of the Wisconsin Music Archives at the Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The collection contains music written by Wisconsin composers, published by Wisconsin publishers, and pieces whose subject matter is Wisconsin. The publications date from the late 1850s, extend to the present, and include principally, but not exclusively, popular music traditions. The newest additions, funded through a Friends of the Library grant, include waltzes, marches and polkas from such as artists as Eduard Holst, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Joseph Clauder, and much, much more.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WiscSheetMus

Photos from Kiel's history going digital: State grant enables library to put part of its collection online
The Sheboygan Press, January 22, 2007.
Peter Gorman: Putting a massive library at the public's fingertips
The Wisconsin Idea, December 5, 2006.
Brecht's Works in English: A Bibliography at University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
All About Jewish Theatre, 2006.
Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians
Boing Boing, November 13, 2006
Digital collections help globalize Wisconsin Idea
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, November 6, 2006
UW-Madison teams up with Google
NBC15. WMTV-Madison, October 13, 2006
Google To Get State Books
The Capital Times, October 13, 2006
UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, October 12, 2006
Library Joining Book Project
Wisconsin State Journal, October 12, 2006
Spotlight: The State of Wisconsin Collection of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
The New England Historic Genealogical Society Newsletter, September 2006
One Million and Growing: The UW Digital Collections Center reaches a milestone-its one millionth digital object
Friends of the Library Magazine, 2006 (pdf)