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Searching for Digitized Primary Sources Online

Find Primary Sources with DPLA
Searching Online for Digitized Primary Sources

This video demonstrates how to use free primary source search tool Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science.

This video demonstrates how to search for digitized primary using Google and where to find UWM Libraries digital collections and primary source databases.

AGSL Digital Photo Archives

AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Africa
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Africa presents images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The selection focuses on the countries of southern and eastern Africa. The images come from the extensive collections of the AGS Library.
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Asia and Middle East
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Asia and Middle East presents over 20,000 images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The selection focuses on the countries of Asia and the Middle East. The images come from the collections acquired over many decades by the AGS Library including an extensive photographic print collection.
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Europe
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Europe presents images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The selection focuses on the countries of Europe with images from the extensive nitrate negatives collections of the AGS Library.
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: North and Central America
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: North and Central America presents images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The selection focuses on the countries of North and Central America. The images come from the extensive collections of the AGS Library.
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Oceania
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Oceania presents images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The selection focuses on the countries of Oceania. The images come from the extensive nitrate negatives collections of the AGS Library.
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: South America
AGSL Digital Photo Archive: South America presents images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) Library. The images come from the extensive nitrate negatives collections of the AGS Library.