Louisiana
Digital Library
The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is an online library of more than 400,000 digital items from Louisiana archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories, making unique historical treasures accessible to students, researchers, and the general public in Louisiana and across the globe. The items in the Louisiana Digital Library are as diverse and interesting as the people and places in Louisiana, with photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more documenting the state’s history and culture.View all collections
The Louisiana Digital Library welcomes a new member: Ouachita Parish Public Library. Ouachita will provide access to materials representing northeast Louisiana, helping the LDL pursue its mission of allowing regionally diverse access to the state’s cultural heritage.
In today’s “Member Highlight” post we talk with Cyndy Robertson, archivist at Ouachita Parish Public Library.
The LDL is growing quickly. As of this month, we have 25 members, including public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives, and we’re thrilled to welcome our newest members: Ouachita Parish Public Library, Calcasieu Parish Public Library, and the Louisiana State Archives. However, limited technology and staffing at many of the state’s cultural heritage institutions presents a barrier to participation in the LDL.
The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is composed of collections from many different institutions. Permission to publish and acquire images or requests for more information about materials that you find in the LDL should be directed to the institution that contributed the item to the LDL. To find the contact who can help you, find the field called "Contact Information" next to the image of interest to you. The Louisiana Digital Library is a service provider only and has no authority to grant permission to publish or supply high-resolution images.
The Louisiana Digital Library platform has been developed by LSU Libraries on behalf of the Louisiana Digital Consortium. It runs on the Islandora open-source digital repository software.
LSU Libraries' Technology Initiatives: lsudiglib@lsu.edu.
Thanks for your interest in the Louisiana Digital Library.
The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is the front door to Louisiana's digital cultural heritage. Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state.
Currently, there are 25 participating institutions in the LDL. Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections.
The LDL is built with Islandora, an open source digital library system based on Fedora, Drupal, and Solr.
Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: http://louisianadigitalconsortium.org
