Starting fall 2008, UW researchers and students in the humanities and social sciences will have access to an additional $47 million in digital content.
This vast increase of the Library’s e-resources is the result of the Digital Content Infrastructure (DCI) project initiated by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) to secure joint funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, eight provinces, and 67 universities.
Through the DCI project, the UW community will have access to a rich collection of scholarly content such as books, letters, historical documents, maps, artwork, and other visual materials – many of which are not currently accessible to Canadians, or are only offered with limited access in print format.
Specific resources that will be made accessible through the DCI project include:
The Library will provide additional details on these resources as fall approaches. In the meantime, if you have questions about any of the resources listed above, please contact your liaison librarian.
The UW Library is pleased to announce the success of the DCI initiative and is committed to continuing its involvement with CRKN on similar projects. CRKN is a partnership of Canadian universities dedicated to expanding digital content for the academic research enterprise in Canada that undertakes large-scale acquisition and licensing initiatives.
For more information on UW's involvement with the DCI project or CRKN, contact:
Associate University Librarian
Ext. 33312
University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883
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