Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Arthur Erickson, Melvin Charney, Roger D’Astous and Luc Laporte: Canadian Architectural Fonds Reprocessing Initiative
Agreement Number:
2021-0092
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 19, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Canadian Centre for Architecture will complete an archival migration that involves reprocessing and migrating data for four major Canadian archives: the fonds of Arthur Erickson, Melvin Charney, Roger D’Astous and Luc Laporte. The organization will migrate these fonds from The Museum System to a new Archive Management System. This will enable the organization to:
• improve its ability to use structured data to create finding aids,
• facilitate the use of data for the website,
• define new data types to facilitate searches (e.g. keywords),
• perform reporting,
• adopt a system that permits better use of data, and
• adhere to international standards for all of these activities.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00004
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program