Digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio

As Ohio’s service hub for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Ohio Digital Network (ODN) is working to make digital collections from all Ohio Digital Network Cultural Heritage Institutions freely accessible to the world.

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207,227 Items from Ohio in DPLA

The collections shared by Ohio Digital Network represent stories that are both unique to Ohioans and part of our shared national story.

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Denison University

100 W College St

The College of Wooster Special Collections

Dayton Metro Library

Mansfield/Richland County Public Library

43 W 3rd St

Rodman Public Library

215 E Broadway St

Upper Arlington Public Library

2800 Tremont Rd

Pontifical College Josephinum

7625 N High St

Toledo Lucas County Public Library

325 N Michigan St

Akron-Summit County Public Library

60 S High St

Columbus Metropolitan Library

96 S Grant Ave

MidPointe Library System

9363 Centre Pointe Dr

Worthington Libraries

820 North High Street

Kenyon College

103 College Park Street

Bowling Green State University Libraries

1001 E Wooster St

Ohio History Connection

800 E 17th Ave

State Library of Ohio

274 E 1st Ave

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

800 Vine St

Cleveland Public Library

525 Superior Avenue

Kent State University

1395 Meloy Rd

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For aggregation and inclusion in the DPLA, metadata for the Ohio DPLA Project must be contributed with a Creative Commons CC0 license.

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Holy Harvest, Batman!

 12/06/19

Thanks to the work of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, MidPointe Public Library, Kent State University, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and Dayton Metro Library, we’ve doubled our number of items in the Digital Public Library of America in just one harvest! If you didn’t already know, digital items from libraries […]

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ODN Item of the Week: Serpent Mound

 11/29/19

Ohio’s Serpent Mound is the largest prehistoric effigy in the world, and a National Historic Landmark. First recorded and surveyed in the mid-19th century by settlers of European descent, it has not always been clear how old the Mound is and who created it. With several mounds from the Adena Culture nearby, it was a […]

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