Digital collections and archives provide an online opportunity for people to experience audio, video, images and texts that may otherwise be difficult to view and explore. Digitization provides access without the need to actually go to an archive collection. Digitization also is a way to preserve materials that may be fragile. Digitization can provide a way to create connections between different types of materials at various locations. Although visiting an archive is fabulous, and being able to see and touch primary source materials can be magical, digitization opens new doors to these objects.
The Wellcome Library is devoted to medical history. It contains a large collection of AIDS posters from around the world
Digital Collection AIDS Posters
The United States Library of Congress has a vast digital collection. It contains photographs, manuscripts, recordings and more.
Library of Congress: Digital Collections
The Hartman Center Collection focuses on advertising and commercials.
Hartman Center Digital Collections
Schomburg Library is part of the New York Public Library system. It's focus is on African Diaspora and the African American Experience.
