D i s c o v e r. . .
T
he University Libraries support Ball
State’s mission of teaching, scholarship,
and public service through the libraries’
collections of rich informational materials and
services of its professional staff. The goal for
the libraries is to provide programs, services,
and collections that support student pursuits
for academic success and faculty endeavors for
knowledge creation and classroom instruction.
Photographs
Videos
Maps
Oral Histories
T h r o u g h t h e A l e x a n d e r M . B ra c ke n
Library (the main library) and its two branch
libraries of Architecture and Science-Health
Science, the libraries offer convenient
access to an expanding collection of digital and
print academic resources that number over 1.5
million volumes and included books, periodicals,
microforms, audio-visual media, government
publications, maps, manuscripts, music scores,
archival records, and other information sources.
Magazines
Ball State University
Libraries
www.bsu.edu/library
(765) 285-1101
3-D Objects
Scrapbooks
Newspapers
Literature
Fine Art
UL-12/2008
Digital Media
Repository
A Project of the Ball State University Libraries
libix.bsu.edu
Digital Media Repository
libx.bsu.edu
Users can search thousands of items from
different collections without leaving home!
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A Pro j e c t o f t h e B a l l S t a t e
Un i v e rs i ty L i b r a r i e s
T
he Digital Media Repository (DMR) of the
Ball State University Libraries provides
a centralized, coordinated, and user-focused
resource to serve the teaching, learning,
and research needs of students, faculty,
and researchers at Ball State and beyond.
The DMR endeavors to bring together the
digital collections and activities of the
University Libraries in a single, cohesive,
and accessible Web-based environment.
Collections of varying topics and
f o r m a t s a re s h owc a s e d i n t h e D M R .
From materials as diverse as Civil War
letters to historical films and speeches,
t h e D i g i t a l Me d i a Re p o s i to r y m a ke s
p r i m a r y s o u rce s a cce s s i b l e f ro m a ny
co m p u te r, a ny wh e re , f re e o f c h a rge .
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The DMR includes several special features:
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Artist
Audience
Author
Creator
Date
Description
Format
Keyword
Publisher
Title
Source
Subject
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Zoomify Technology for viewing large
documents such as maps.
Printing capabilities for Zoomif ied
images.
Interactive Google Maps to show historical
sites in reference to today’s road network.
Embedded multimedia players allow users
to listen to or view orginal film and audio
while reading the transcript on the same
screen.
Full text search capability for newspapers,
letters, jounrals, and other texts.
The subjects covered by the DMR include:
The Ball State University Libraries offer
the Digital Media Repository as a free
resource available to the public at any time.
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For more information or to schedule a
demonstration, contact John B. Straw,
Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special
Collections at JStraw@bsu.edu or (765) 285-5078.
Architecture
Education
History
Fine Art
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Literature
Science
Communications
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