The Jay I. Kislak Collection at The Library of Congress.

The Jay I. Kislak Collection at The Library of Congress.

The Kislak collection samples fifty materials including books, maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts from the more than 4,000 items. The items were donated by collector Jay I. Kislak. The items donated include materials dating from pre-Columbian times to the point of Europeans and indigenous contact and continue into the time period of piracy and Trans Atlantic trade. Two noteworthy presentations from this collection allow for an interactive experience where users can explore these items further. The seventeenth-century book, The Buccaneers of America uses a technology that allows for a page by page turning experience. This program also reads the contents of the book in English. The seventh-century Tortuguero box, is a Mayan wooden artifact in which viewers can do a three dimensional examination of the box where one can translates the inscriptions.

There is no information regarding the object characteristics nor meta data information. However, upon viewing it the resolutions do not seem to exceed 600 dpi nor are they bigger than 700 pixels in length or width. The descriptors for the holdings gives information about the Titles, publishing location or place of origin, the part of the collection that it belongs to, and the division that houses the Kislak collection.

The collection is made for a general audience. Those who might be interested in Precolumbian and Colonial American history would find this collection to be entertaining. The audio translation of the the Buccaneers book also allows one who does not speak Portugese to be able to understand the contents of this book. This online exhibition however is not intended for scholars or researchers as it is very limited in scope.