African Studies Digital Collections

African Studies Digital Collections

http://ufdc.ufl.edu/africa1

Presenter

Introduction

1. Current status and collection goals2. Contents3. Functionality4. Resources for assisting students5. Continuing the conversation

Agenda

Lidded Vessel, Between the Beads

Goal – developed and managed to support the past,

ongoing and future needs of scholars

Current status – multidisciplinary focus, print + digital, collections serve all colleges at UF

Statistics:

Uniqueness of collections

Overview of Collections

Five sub-collections

The Arts of

Africa

George Fortune Coll.

DerscheidColl.

Onitsha Market

Literature

Photographs of Africa Coll.

Collections Content

• Material

• Scope

• Time Span

• Format

• Location

Tunic for Elephant Mask, Cameroon

Collections Content

Map of Mauritania , 1575Map and Imagery Collections

Onitsha Market Literature, from Nigeria

Hat. (Rotating view possible)The Arts of Africa

Significance

Functionality

Browse: All Items

Functionality

Specific Search

Advanced Search

Functionality

Image files

Quality of Zoom

Some image files also allow for the 360 degrees view

The Arts of Africa

Functionality

Citation

student

Resources for Research

Rikli Collection

Can I print an image for personal use?

When will more material be digitized?

How do I access print material?

FAQ

African Studies Digital

Collections

http://ufdc.ufl.edu/africa1