Baldwin library & digital foundations
- 1. COLLABORATING WITH DIGITAL LIBRARY FOUNDATIONS: THE BALDWIN LIBRARY Suzan Alteri The Future of Digital Collections 2.20.13
- 2. Agenda History of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature Major aspects to the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature Digital Collections at the University of Florida International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL) Future of relationship with the ICDL
- 3. What is the Baldwin Library? Second largest children’s literature collection in the nation 120,000+ books, 4 manuscript collections, original artwork, and ephemera Emphasis on comparative editions, early American juvenile literature, and books that were used by children Closed collection located in Special Collections Reading Room
- 4. History of the Baldwin Library Began as the personal collection of Ruth M. Baldwin Donated to the University of Florida in the late 1970s Opened in 1982, since then the Baldwin Library has had three curators Original donation was 35,000 books, and now has grown to over 120,000
- 5. 1789, 1946,1870 Robinson Crusoe (1789-1963)
- 6. First edition, 1866 (John Tenniel), Arthur Rackham (1907), and Helen Oxenbury (1999) Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland/Alice in Wonderland (1866-2003)
- 8. Prodigal Daughter, Issac Watts’ Divine Hymns, The Menagerie Religious Tracts (17th century – 19th century)
- 9. E. Detmold, Arabian Nights (1924), Kate Greenaway (1880), Kay Nielsen, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1924) Illustrators/Illustration
- 10. Handwritten manuscript for Cinderella, Salvador Dali’s Alice in Wonderland Unique Items
- 11. University of Florida Digital Collections The Baldwin Library is one of many sub-collections in the UFDC Currently there is access to over 5,800 unique and rare titles All items are in the public domain (pre 1923) Digital collection began as part of two National Endowment for the Humanities grants
- 12. Selection Criteria Important for any digitization effort Books or items should be evaluated to make sure they will survive the digitization process Items from the Baldwin Library were pulled by student assistants and reviewed by the curator and the Head of Preservation Any materials deemed too fragile were not digitized
- 13. International Children’s Digital Library Initial involvement began as part of the second NEH grant “Digital access will benefit the academic community … as well as people of all ages who enjoy children’s literature” To increase discovery and access to volumes held in Baldwin Library
- 14. Contributing to the ICDL Baldwin Library is the single largest contributor All of our works are historical and in the public domain Not only does the Baldwin agree with the goals of the foundation, but it helps foster collaboration
- 15. Future of the Relationship Relationship remains strong Want to ensure as large a readership as possible Encourage children and adults to make use of our materials as a public institution