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Digitization team in the lab with the photography station and lights in the background.

Our mission

These projects are born from our mission to preserve distinctive, impactful, and historical materials using digital technologies, while also fostering forward-looking collaborations. You can explore our work toward these goals in two places: the Digital Archive and the Foundry collaboration space.

The Digital Archive

The Digital Archive provides long-term preservation of and access to unique assets from campus and the community.

The Foundry

The Foundry collaboration space highlights our work with a range of partners using the resources, collections and expertise in our institution.

Collections as data

Curious about other types of text, GIS, or scientific data available in our collections? We have some great options for you to explore.

Learn more about available data
1927 map of Reno showing housing blocks in different colors, roads of the time, and the Truckee River.

Project news

Explore news related to our recent work.

The Prim Library located in the Sierra Nevada University campus

Preserving the online legacy of Sierra Nevada University

Learn about efforts at the University Libraries to capture, preserve, and supply access to archived web content from Sierra Nevada University

Data table from Wheeler Survey field notebook no. 22, showing hand written readings.

Uncovering hidden historical data

Learn how you can find digital historical records for data-driven research in our collections.

Bureau of Land Management personnel use a helicopter to herd a group of wild horses.

Wild Horses and Burros Documents Available Online

A complex project to preserve documents about a crucial issue in the American West.

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