{"id":550,"date":"2014-04-13T16:10:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T20:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/?p=550"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T18:10:23","slug":"resource-peace-corps-digital-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/resource-peace-corps-digital-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource: Peace Corps Digital Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"http:\/\/collection.peacecorps.gov\/cdm\/\">Peace Corps Digital Library<\/a> collects and displays images and stories from Peace Corps staff and volunteers.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s a great place to begin if you are interested in learning about or conducting research on the organization\u2019s history and work around the world.<\/p>\n<p>From the main page, it is easy to browse the collection for photos and stories from the agency, staff and volunteers. \u00a0Also included in the digital collection, are technical and training materials, brochures, graphics, and volunteer and agency documents.\u00a0 Peace Corps Digital Library offers similar materials to those in the Peace Corps Community Archive, but also differs in several ways.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Differences between PCCA and the Peace Corps Digital Library<\/span><\/p>\n<p>PCCA accepts only materials from returned volunteers. \u00a0At this time, PCCA does not collect materials from former Peace Corps staff.\u00a0 The collection includes original materials\u2014diaries, notebooks, training materials, slides, video, images, and sound recordings\u2014created during volunteers\u2019 training and service abroad.\u00a0 Although it isn\u2019t possible to search at the item level, it is possible to search collections using the online <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/category\/catalog\/\">catalog<\/a>.\u00a0 The search feature allows researchers to identify collections containing specific types of items using key terms and categories.<\/p>\n<p>The Peace Corps Digital Library only accepts materials in digital format and is completely online.\u00a0 Having the content online enables users to search key terms, dates, types of materials, creator, and subject, which makes it easier to locate specific images or documents.\u00a0 PCCA&#8217;s collection level approach facilitates establishing context and drawing conclusions about the Peace Corps experience.<\/p>\n<p>Peace Corps Digital Library also differs from the PCCA because it includes a \u201cstory\u201d component where volunteers and staff contribute stories about their Peace Corps experiences.\u00a0 Volunteers and staff may write and submit one story in 1,500 words or less to be published in the digital library.\u00a0 The PCCA collects volunteers\u2019 stories, conveyed through archival documents, as well as unpublished memoirs but not individual stories.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on contributing, or to browse items in the Peace Corps Digital Library visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/collection.peacecorps.gov\/cdm\/\">site<\/a>.\u00a0 If you have more than a single story or image to share with the public, consider donating to the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/donate\/\">Peace Corps Community Archive<\/a>.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peace Corps Digital Library collects and displays images and stories from Peace Corps staff and volunteers.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s a great place to begin if you are interested in learning about or conducting research on the organization\u2019s history and work around the world. 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