University of San Diego

Archive-It Partner Since: Jul, 2018

Organization Type: Colleges & Universities

Organization URL: http://www.sandiego.edu/   

Description:

The University of San Diego, founded in 1949, is a Roman Catholic institution located in San Diego, California. The Mission of USD is a commitment to advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community, and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service. USD’s Copley Library is a nationally preeminent Catholic university library dedicated to advancing knowledge creation in a global environment. As part of Copley Library, the Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives Department serves the University of San Diego by preserving institutional history, supporting university scholarship through digital publishing, digitizing unique content, creating accessible and sustainable digital collections, and by developing and providing access to its special collections of rare print material. The web archiving program for the University of San Diego contributes to these endeavors by preserving valuable web content associated with the university.