D-Scribe Digital Publishing

D-Scribe Digital Publishing program of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Parent companyUniversity Library System of the University of Pittsburgh
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationPittsburgh
Publication typesarchives, academic journals
Official websitedigital.library.pitt.edu
library.pitt.edu/publications

D-Scribe Digital Publishing is an open access electronic publishing program of the University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh. It comprises over 100 thematic collections that together contain over 100,000 digital objects. This content, most of which is available through open access, includes both digitized versions of materials from the collections of the University of Pittsburgh and other local institutions as well as original 'born-electronic' content actively contributed by scholars worldwide.[1][2] D-Scribe includes such items as photographs, maps, books, journal articles, dissertations, government documents, and technical reports, along with over 745 previously out-of-print titles published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.[3][4][5] The digital publishing efforts of the University Library System began in 1998[6] and have won praise for their innovation from the leadership at the Association of Research Libraries and peer institutions.[7]

  1. ^ "Open access collaboration at the University of Pittsburgh". College & Research Libraries News. 69 (1): 8–9. 2008.
  2. ^ Barlow, Kimberly (July 10, 2008). "Open Access: Online archives". University Times. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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  4. ^ Albanese, Andrew (2007-12-04). "Pitt Library and Press Join Forces to Expand Digital Backlist". Library Journal. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Product News & Reviews: University of Pittsburgh Press Resurrects Out-of-Print Books". Information Today. 26 (7): 32–35. 2009.
  6. ^ Jingang, Miao (Nov–Dec 2009). "Challenges of Creating Digital Libraries: Digitizing, Organizing, Storing, and Accessing Content" (PDF). Science Editor. 32 (6). Wheat Ridge, CO: Council of Science Editors: 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  7. ^ Cronin, Mike (June 8, 2009). "Pitt library director says function will define future as resources go digital". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved March 26, 2022.