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UWM LibGuides Training Site

An internal resource page used for training and getting started with LibGuides at the UWM Libraries.

Searching Digital Collections

Today, a wide variety of primary sources from all over the world have been digitized and made available online so you can view them anytime and from anywhere!

Start with the video below to get an overview of how to search for digitized primary sources. Then, explore UWM's diverse digital collections. Finally, check out  tutorials for how to search a few other notable national and international digital collections.

Searhing Online for Digitized Primary Sources (video)

UWM's Digital Collections

UWM's Digital Collections include more than 190,000 photographic images, maps, and books drawn from the collections of the American Geographical Society Library, the Archives, Special Collections, and the Curriculum Collection. Click on the link above to find a search bar for the entire digital collections, or scroll down on the page to select a particular collection to browse and search within.

Other Digital Collections