Mujeres Latinas Digital Collection

Mujeres Latinas Digital Collection

This particular which began in 2004 is collection that focuses on documenting the history of Mexican and Chicana women in Iowa. The librarians and staff have collected many stories and documents pertaining to Mexican and Chicana women who lived in Iowa. They have also taken the initiative to collect dozens of oral histories of various Mexican and Chicano people. The project was funded in 2004 through a Year of the Arts and Humanities grant from the President’s Office and grants from the Iowa Historical Resources Development Program and the State Historical Society, Inc.

The collection is a part of the Iowa Digital Library system which is a collection of 75,000 digital objects in print, audio and visual materials. The actual coordination of the Digital library is done through The University of Iowa's Digital Library Services. This organization handles the digital creation and management of all the Universities digital holdings.

There is no information regarding the assessment of materials nor the collection development practices. As for metadata content the website simply states Digital Library Services creates, "metadata based on standards and best practices". As such, their goals are not clearly defines. The formats used to digitize the collections are also not clearly defined. However, one only has to click on an item to view its cataloging information and digital format. Access to certain holdings are also restricted to use on campus. This includes certain audio files and visual materials.