Digital Collections encompass an expanding array of electronic resources produced or acquired by the WSU Libraries or published by WSU. Types of materials range from html and pdf files to image, audio and video files. Emphasis is on collections that support the teaching, research and outreach mission of Washington State University.

 

• Article Indexes
• Audio
  • Black Oral History Interviews
  • Civil Rights Oral History Interviews
  • Classical Music Library
    (Access restricted to WSU Pullman students, faculty and staff)
    Includes over 10,000 recordings with a reference section containing program notes, composer biographies and images, recommended playlists presented by themes and categories.
  • WSU Oral History Project
    Through the WSU Oral History Project and the technology of streaming audio, you can listen to the voices of well-known university figures as they share memories and insights about events that shaped WSU. The OHP is a sophisticated, evolving research tool that will continue to document the history of WSU and its impact on individuals, the region, the state, and beyond.
• Data
  • WSU Libraries Data Archive
    Access to a wide variety of numerical data resources from the U.S. Government and ICPSR, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.
  • Stowell Archive (Coming Spring 2004)
• Electronic Books
• Electronic Journals
• Image
  • Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
    Interagency project (see Partners) funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
  • Kimble Northwest History Database
    Contains material of significance to the history of the Northwest during the first half of the twentieth century.
  • Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
    An expanding series of collections that provide virtual access to historical maps, photos and manuscripts.
  • Northwest Digital Archives
    The Northwest Digital Archives provides information about archival collections at sixteen archives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
• Maps
  • Early Washington Maps
  • Sanborn Historical Maps
    (Access restricted to WSU students, faculty and staff) Large scale plans of a city or town, drawn to a scale of 50 feet to an inch
• Teaching Resources
  • World Civilization Image Repository (WCIR)
• Video
  • 1916 Rose Bowl Game
  • This Is WSC narrated by Edward R. Murrow.
• WSU Publications and Research
  • Digital Dissertations
    This links to a search form in ProQuest Digital Dissertations with Washington State University chosen as the school. You choose the search terms.
  • WSU Research Exchange
    The WSU Research Exchange is an institutional repository, which houses WSU faculty digital research and creative works.