About Text Collections
The Text Collections consist of literary, historical, and critical texts that may be read and searched online. Initially only a limited number of recently digitized texts are available through the Repository, but more will be added on a regular basis through new production and the consolidation of existing text collections from across the Library.
There are three variations of available texts:
- full-text transcriptions with page images
- full transcriptions without page images, and
- page images only with no transcriptions
Authentication: Many items in the Digital Collections are restricted to the UVa community - users must be on Grounds, or authenticated through UVa Anywhere.
Please Note: this first implementation of Digital Collections is in an experimental phase during which new services and tools will be developed and tested; consequently, services may occasionally be unavailable.
There are minimum software requirements for some functionality, including the installation of Java on your machine. Please see the Text Collection help for more information.
See our FAQ for more information about UVa Library's Digital Collections Repository
Ways to explore the Text Collections:
Use the form on the Text Collections home page for simple keyword searches of the text collections in the Repository. An advanced search of text collections is also available.
Help with Searching
For more guidance in searching the Text Collections, please read the Text Collection Help.
Collectus and ImageViewer
Our Collectus digital object collector tool supports research and instruction by allowing users to save personal collections of images and texts from the Repository, generate web pages and slide shows, and manipulate individual images in real time. Collectus and the ImageViewer are accessed from the "Tools & Actions" menus below each image. There are minimum software requirements for the use of the tools, including the installation of Java on your machine. For more information, see the Collectus and ImageViewer Help.