The South Carolina Digital Library just received a Notable State Document Award from the South Carolina State Library. The selection is announced annually on or near Freedom of Information Day, March 16, the birthday of President James Madison, an early proponent of citizen access to government information. Awards were presented to the winning agencies by David Goble, State Library Director, at a morning ceremony at the State Library, March 16th.  "As we celebrate Freedom of Information Day, I salute South Carolina state agencies that continue to make their information available to the public, either in print form or electronically.  The agencies honored todaycontinue a fine tradition of open government in the Palmetto State," said Goble.  Winning documents were selected by a group of state documents depository librarians from around the state and by staff at the South Carolina State Library.  See press release at: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/state-library-to-announce-2009-notable-state-documents-at-ceremony

Please see the New Collections online:

Clemson University's Football Program Covers - The Clemson University Football Program Cover Collection comes from the University Archives, and features 198 unique cover layouts of both home and away games.

The Fall Line Consortium's Online Exhibit - The Fall Line is a geographic region within South Carolina where the rivers are no longer navigable from the Low Country. This area, which stretches from Cheraw on the Pee Dee River to Hamburg (present day North Augusta) on the Savannah River, yielded experiences and material culture that were characteristic of its peoples.

From the Charleston Post & Courier:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/09/digital_library_launched88699/

The South Carolina Digital Library is now pleased to present collections from the Medical University of South Carolina, the Historic Charleston Foundation, and the Gibbes Museum of Art.

The collections of the College of Charleston will be updated very soon and the brand new Lowcountry Digital Library interface will be ready to use! 

Thank you very much for your patience during this process.

Please see the over 800 images of Georgetown County from the Morgan & Trenholm Collection, now available through the SCDL under Newsest Collections and other Browse options. Enjoy!

Please visit the Greenville County Library System's new digital collections - South Carolina in Postcards and Historic Sites and People of Greenville as well as two ledgers from the Alxeander McBeth Store and the United Spanish War Veterans.

"Phosphate, Farms, and Family:  The Donner Collection" has been added to the SCDL collections!  Don't forget to catch Grace Cordial, the project liasion for "The Donner Collection," speak at the Digitization Roundtable at the South Carolina Library Association Annual Conference on Oct. 23-24!

The Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers are now available through the SCDL!  Visit the collection's home page to browse and search the collection.

Visit the SCDL at the South Carolina Library Association Annual Conference in Greenville, SC! Kate Boyd, SCDL Project Director, will be hosting a Digitization Roundtable featuring participant's from last year's pilot projects. Be sure to join us in our discussion!