WVU Libraries Historical Database Surpasses 21,000 Images
Posted by momaxwell@wvu-ad.wvu.edu.July 9th, 2007
The Dominion Post, July 5, 2007
Looking for a hard-to-find photograph from West Virginia’s past – a picture of basketball legend Jerry West, the last game at the Field House or perhaps construction of the old Mountaineer Stadium?
Try the WVU Libraries online database, West Virginia History OnView (go to the WVU Libraries home page at www.libraries.wvu.edu, and click on the West Virginia History OnView link at the bottom right of the page).
OnView, which provides Web-based access to digital versions of historical photos housed in the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, recently topped 21,000 digital images. The database continues to grow in popularity, WVU Libraries officials said. It’s even caught the attention of bloggers.
“People are finding out about us because we’ve been discovered by the blogs,” said Dennis Newborn, head of systems for the WVU Libraries.