Documenting the American South (DocSouth)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Documenting the American South (DocSouth) provides online access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture, via sixteen thematic collections sourced primarily from UNC-Chapel Hill's Southern holdings.
Target Customer
Educators (teachers), students, and researchers at every educational level
Key Differentiator
A web-based digital publishing initiative with curated primary-source collections focused on the American South, drawn from premier UNC Southern holdings, governed by an editorial board, and designed for long-term availability (Library-sponsored project with DocSouth Data and educational resources).
Implementation Timeline
Not specified
Pain Points
- 1Limited access to digitized primary-source materials on southern history and culture
- 2Need for a centralized, curated repository of diverse media (texts, images, audio)
- 3Desire for reliable, long-term availability of digital collections for teaching and research
Key Features
- 1Sixteen thematic collections of primary sources (books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral histories, songs)
- 2Texts, images, and audio files accessible online
- 3Navigation and discovery options (Collections, Authors, Titles, Subjects, Geographic, K-12)
- 4Content primarily from UNC's Southern collections (e.g., Southern Historical Collection, North Carolina Collection, Rare Book Collection, Davis Library)
- 5Editorial board guides development; ongoing curation and updates
- 6DocSouth Data and informational resources (FAQ, contact, data access)
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Not specified in content
Client Results
- 1Improved access to digitized primary-source materials for teaching and research
- 2A centralized, curated set of Southern-history resources with long-term availability
Competitive Advantages
- 1Free online access to a broad collection of primary sources
- 2Media variety (texts, images, audio) within a single platform
- 3Curated from premier Southern library collections (UNC) by an editorial board
- 4Commitment to long-term availability and ongoing development
- 5Structured navigation across multiple axes (authors, titles, subjects, geography, K-12 use)
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to digitized primary materials about southern history, literature, and culture, including sixteen thematic collections sourced mainly from UNC-Chapel Hill's Southern holdings.
Target Market
Educators, students, and researchers seeking primary-source materials on the American South for reference, study, teaching, and research
Unique Value Proposition
Free, web-based access to a curated, multi-media set of primary-source documents focusing on the American South, sustained by UNC Library with editorial governance and long-term digital availability
Technical Requirements
Not explicitly specified; content is web-based and accessible via Internet
Pricing Model
Not specified
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