IGS Library Corner – Fall 2025A Year of Big Milestones, Fresh Spaces, and Expanding AccessIGS Library and Internet Archive Digitization Project aka LoCal Dig Project
The Institute of Governmental Studies Library (IGSL) at UC Berkeley has reached a remarkable achievement: more than 5,000 local government documents from across California have been digitized and made freely accessible to the public!
I initially encountered the IGS Student Library Assistant position during my study abroad program in Morocco. Through this program, I visited al-Qarawiyyin, the oldest standing library in the world, and had the opportunity to explore preserved books dating centuries before us. As...Read more about Student Assistant Habiba Hesham Geweifal
In an era where digital access to information is more crucial than ever, the IGS Library’s California Local Government Documents Collection (LoCALDig) project plays a vital role in making previously unavailable government information accessible. While the internet has enabled the...Read more about Nick Norman - Making the Inaccessible Accessible
IGS Library and Internet Archive Digitization Project aka LoCal Dig Project
The IGS Library (IGSL) kicked off its multi-year California Local Government Documents digitization project in earnest this Summer! With funding from the State of California, and...Read more about The Library Corner - Fall 2024 Edition
