Johns Hopkins University: Sheridan Libraries Launches New Digital Collections Site

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Now available at the click of a mouse: rare maps of Maryland dating as far back as the sixteenth century, the oral history of the Hopkins surgeon who implanted the first automatic defibrillator, records associated with Chinese indentured laborers in Cuba from 1855 to 1895, and much more.

Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of a new online site that provides expanded access to digitized and born-digital materials from the university’s special collections and archives. Freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world, the site serves as a central destination for discovering and engaging with unique primary source materials that document the history of Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, and communities around the world.

“Digital collections are a strategic way that we connect people with the rare and unique materials in our care,” said Elisabeth Long, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives, and Museums. “By making these collections openly available online, we are extending access to Johns Hopkins’ rich array of resources and providing researchers, students, and lifelong learners everywhere with new opportunities to engage with the historical record.”

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The site currently includes more than 15,500 items from 18 collections, including photographs, newspapers, journals, maps, audio recordings, moving images, and archival materials. The initial release marks the beginning of an expanding resource, with additional collections and newly digitized materials to be added on an ongoing basis as the Sheridan Libraries continues its digitization and digital preservation efforts.

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One of the newest collections available through the site is the Chinese Cuban Labor Collection, which documents the experiences of Chinese indentured laborers in Cuba between 1855 and 1895 through manuscript records and related materials. The collection exemplifies the collaborative work that underpins digital stewardship at the Sheridan Libraries, bringing together archivists, conservators, digitization specialists, metadata experts, and digital preservation professionals to make historically significant materials accessible online.

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