West Chester University Library services have been digitizing and making our unique items freely available online for ten years.  In an effort to expand access to these collections the digital collections team has been working with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to add our collections to their site.  The DPLA brings digital cultural objects from around the country together in one website; it aggregates content from member institutions around the country, pointing users back to the original digital sites.

What does this mean?  Our materials are in yet another place where people can search and get access to them, as well as other items of a similar nature around the country.  For example, if you are interested in the Sharples Cream Separator Company, searching for this in the DPLA will bring results from items in our Sharples Digital Collection but also other items from other repositories around the country.

Interested in finding what is in the DPLA from West Chester University?  Check out this link.