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Digital Collections

In this context, digital collections are comprised of institutional and faculty resources that are created and utilized to support the academic mission of the University, as well as collections which are acquired by the University for the purpose of teaching and learning. Certain collections are maintained for campus use by individual departments and programs, while others are available publicly through the SLU Libraries and the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery.

Currently, the Libraries and the Art Gallery are creating new digital collections based on publications, manuscripts, art objects, and artifacts from Special Collections, University Archives, and the Permanent Collection. In addition, examples of faculty-generated digital collections include Chenrezig–Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala, Post-Socialist Street Art and Ephemera, Caribbean Heritage Tourism, and China-Health and the Environment.

Posted by Cathy Tedford on September 4th, 2006

Digital Assets/Collections Management - Definition:

The process of storing, retrieving and distributing digital resources such as photographs, datasets, audio files, documents, and multimedia files in a centralized and systematically organized system, allowing for the quick and efficient storage, retrieval, and reuse of the digital files.