The UI Libraries have launched a digital collection of campus maps, drawing from materials in University Archives, which includes maps from 100 years of course catalogs, a pacing survey of the Pentacrest from 1893, and an aerial view of an uncompleted 1930s campus plan among other unique items documenting University space and development.

The collection is a valuable research tool for scholars and community members alike, and complements other local digital collections in the Iowa Digital Library as well as the upcoming north lobby exhibit: “Building the University of Iowa Campus,” scheduled for March-June, 2008.

University News Service Press Release:
http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/february/022508digitalmaps.html

Distributed by:

Mark F. Anderson
Digital Initiatives Librarian
University of Iowa Libraries