Treasures Move From Library Shelves to the iPhone

Scholars and students of Duke University who once had to travel to museums or libraries to view collections of historic images can now do so by clicking on their mobile device instead.

According to Duke Today 'With the launch of DukeMobile 1.1, the Duke University Libraries now offers the most comprehensive university digital image collection specifically formatted for an iPhone or iTouch device. It includes thousands of photos and other artifacts that range from early beer advertisements to materials on San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury scene in the 1960s. Although a growing number of scholarly institutions offer images and other material online, Duke is the first to offer collections that take advantage of the iPhone’s design, navigation and other features.'

A brief video describing the new gateway to the collections is available at YouTube