California Revealed is a California State Library initiative that helps public libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other heritage groups digitize, preserve, and provide online access to materials documenting the state's history, art, and cultures. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections, including technical advice and guidance, for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs.
Since first launching in 2010 as a digitization initiative focused on audiovisual recordings, California Revealed has brought special focus to educating and empowering regional organizations to make the most of their collections. To date, California Revealed includes more than 110,000 objects from over 370 partner organizations representing a diverse array of constituencies and collections. The objects themselves are similarly eclectic: motion picture film, video tapes, audio recordings, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, microfilm, manuscripts, and more.
By providing online access to digitized materials, California Revealed is working to aggregate California's digital collections into a single resource available at californiarevealed.org. California Revealed records are also accessible through the Internet Archive, the Digital Public Library of America, Calipshere, and the Home Movie Registry, affording multiple potential access points to the public, including teachers, librarians, genealogists, artists, scholars, journalists, and others. The kaleidoscopic view of California culture and history represented by the California Revealed collection offers countless opportunities for educators and students looking to integrate sources into their course of study.
Our team of digital librarians are based at the California State Library in Sacramento. Whether you are looking to partner with us or make use of our collections, please feel free to contact us. We're here to help!
More information about partner services and opportunities is available here.