The Library of UL in collaboration with Center of Culture Information Systems (KISC) provides the trial access to the New York Academy of Sciences collection on the digital platform of rare and unique historical artifacts - Wiley Digital Archives. Trial period of the platform is until February 18th, 2018.

Wiley Digital Archives (WDA) is ongoing and dynamic digital project in  partnership  with the world’s leading societies, libraries and archives to digitize the unique and rare primary sources. By transposing these artifacts into a discoverable online format, researchers can easily access critical source materials that enable closer understanding and more nuanced interpretation of published work.  Platform focuses on the subject strengths of such partners as New York Academy of Sciences and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College of Physicians and other academic institutions, societies, libraries and archives, so it continues to enrich primary source content available at the digital platform and offers wholewide and continuous access to the scientific and individual research information. Among primary sources there are rare books, maps, manuscripts, periodicals, datasets, correspondence, photographs, illustrations etc.   The New York Academy of Sciences is available in UL (Lanet) computer network until the February 18th, 2019. Video Guide (in English) FAQ on WDA (in English) Ppt presentation on WDA (in English) New York Academy of Sciences Collection Guide (in English) Please take a chance to try the digital platform and let us know your opinion! Your feedback would be useful to evaluate the necessity of this platform for your studies and research.  Please send your feedback  to info-bibl@lu.lv  or pass it here.

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