Technology

The expansive digital collection that is curated by the British Library contains items that fall into several categories. Firstly, the business and management collection is one of their larger subsections. It contains reports, papers, and articles that are downloadable to your computer or smartphone. The manuscripts collection are also quite extensive and include the Harley Golden Gospels, Beowulf, the Silos Apocalypse, Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebook, the Petit Livre d’Amour and the Golf Book. Finally its Social Welfare collection is something that would be of interest to researchers, policy makers, or anyone working in a civil society.

https://www.bl.uk/subjects/digital-scholarship

This resource focuses mainly on access to software and resources rather than items like books or articles. Using this website users will be able to request demo’s of certain software to be able to see if it will assist them in their research or professional life. Digital Science works with independent researchers, academic institutions, and the government so there is no one that shouldn’t be able to utilize their services.

https://www.digital-science.com/

NASA boasts tens of thousands of datasets all available to the public. Users can request to use their application-programming interfaces, their CODE program which uses AI software to generate tags for new items added to their collection, and as well as full access to their Science Archives. NASA’s programs is an open data program which means that not only are the items available to the public but also the metadata behind the item is also available to the public.

https://open.nasa.gov/open-data/

Tech Explore is a phenomenal website where many people create articles and posts about the most recent developments in certain fields. Some of these fields include Automotive, Energy and Green Tech, Machine Learning and AI, Telecom, business, and Engineering. Whether the user is an entry level user looking for information regarding a specific field, or a more knowledgeable user looking to have a discussion about a recent development, this is a great resource for all.

https://techxplore.com/

The State Archives of North Carolina has court records, government documents, local history documents, as well as more modern information about engineering, digital technology, and other modern creations.

https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/custom/stem

Boasting a collection of over 900,000 digitized items, the New York Public Libraries Digital Collection is an appropriate size for the largest public library system in the United States. The collections and topics within are so vast that it would be easier to list the things that cannot be found in the collection.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/