Digital Special Collections
The Digital Special Collections Program (DSC) supports collaboration between libraries, archives, and museums throughout the State of California to provide access to a world class digital collection that serves an array of end users, from researchers and scholars to K-12 students.
DSC offers:
- UC faculty and students a comprehensive index of rare and unique materials and images for classroom instruction;
- UC's libraries, archives, and museums technology, expertise, and best practices for building and providing access to their digital collections; and
- California K-12 teachers and the general public access to UC's digital collections for teaching and exploration.
Products and Services
Online Archive of California (OAC): a free website that provides over 20,000 collection descriptions for materials housed physically at educational and cultural institutions across California
Calisphere: a free website that offers educators, students, and the public direct online access to more than 200,000 primary sources
UC Shared Images: a collaborative, cross-campus program for building an aggregated image collection across the UC system
Contributor Services: data consultancy and technical support to help contributors develop strategies and implement tools to best create, submit, and manage their digital content
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| Catherine Mitchell | Director |  |
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| Brian Tingle | Technical Lead | |
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| Sherri Berger | Program Coordinator | |
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| Gabriela Montoya | Contributor Support Specialist (UC San Diego) |
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| Mark Redar | Programmer Analyst | |
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| Adrian Turner | Data Consultant | |
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