Montana State University

Libraries and archives have built digital repositories and have amassed sizable digital collections over the past two decades. While these digital collections have high potential value for both researchers and the general public, they are not easily discoverable through major Web search engines. This isolation has created access barriers to a very rich set of resources. Working with the Online Computer Library Center, Inc., the Digital Library Federation, and the Mountain West Digital Library, the University of Utah Libraries will test and evaluate a strategy for making library digital collections significantly more visible in common Web search engines. The partners will use the findings of this work to publish a toolkit that will help libraries and archives make their digital library content more accessible and useful for common Web users.