Historic Pittsburgh [...] is a digital collection that provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area on the Internet. It is a joint project of the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Research Library and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania at the Heinz History Center, and represents a model of cooperation between libraries and museums in providing online access to their respective materials. The site contains a full-text collection of currently 334 books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, the maps collection currently comprises 14 volumes (595 plat maps). In addition a chronology, census schedules, finding aids are provided.