Over the past several years, the Digital UMass initiative at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has created a number of compelling collections for the web-browsing public and scholars alike. Along with collections that feature the work and correspondence of W.E.B. DuBois, staff members have created this useful online collection of university records and publications. Visitors to the site...

The University of Dayton has a wonderful digital collection of photographs of the university. Visitors can search by "popular subject terms" which, perhaps not surprisingly, include the typical college terms of "football", "sports", and "athletes". However, there are also more unconventional terms available including "ghetto", which yields photos of the South Student Neighborhood, popularly...

KPFK's Digital Village broadcasts weekly out of North Hollywood and is supported by the Pacifica Radio Foundation (and listener pledges). The show, hosted by volunteers Ric Allan and Doran Barons, is about computers, the Internet, and "how the technology is changing the way we communicate." Previously aired shows are available to download from the online archive. Other features of the website...

The online portal DigitalNZ describes itself as "the search site for all things New Zealand" and with over 30 million items from more than 200 organizations in its collections, that claim is very likely justified. First launched in 2008 with an updated website released in 2017, DigitalNZ "aim[s] to be the simplest public website through which people can access reliable New Zealand material, some...

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Disability Studies Quarterly, published by The Ohio State University Libraries, is the academic journal for the Society of Disability Studies. This multidisciplinary international journal holds appeal for scholars across a broad range of fields, such as the social sciences, the humanities, and creative writers. Disability Studies Quarterly focuses on fostering theoretical knowledge, as well as...

Disability Thinking is the personal website of Andrew D. Pulrang, a writer and disability activist. Among many projects, Pulrang collaborated with Alice Wong and Gregg Beratan to launch the Twitter campaign #CripTheVote, which highlighted disabled people's experiences with voting, politics, and policy. The site highlights more of Pulrang's work on voting accessibility as well as other important...

The Disarmament Education site from the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs can be read and experienced in six languages. And that's just the beginning of the impressive depth and reach of the material presented here. Readers will find annual reports from the Secretary-General on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education, pithy presentations such as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's slide...

As one might imagine, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Disaster Recovery Assistance office works closely with other federal agencies, such as the Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On their homepage, visitors can learn about their programs in various states, or they may wish to start by viewing some of their latest press releases....

This fine project is part of the Knox County Ohio Black History Digital Archives, and it was made possible in part by funding from the Ohio Humanities Council and Kenyon College. The intent of the project is to inform the public about the experiences of African Americans in this portion of rural Ohio. Drawing on materials donated by local individuals, businesses, and institutions, the...