"Online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The contents of the DLA are drawn from special collections of Appalachian College Association member libraries.

Types of materials include "reproductions of color or black and white photographs, reformatted typed pages, published books, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries and correspondence, journal and newspaper articles, musical recordings, oral history recordings and transcripts, and other related reproductions."

Subject categories include:

• Cultural Landscape
• Daily Life and Customs
• Education
• Literature
• Music
• Natural Environment
• Politics and Government
• Religion and Beliefs
• Visual Arts and Handcrafts
• Work and Occupations