Grants and Contributions:
Title:
The Writings of Our Memory: Digitizing the Newspapers La Parole and The Spokesman (1926–70)
Agreement Number:
2021-0097
Agreement Value:
$49,616.00
Agreement Date:
May 22, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
Description:
The project to digitize La Parole and The Spokesman involves preserving these newspapers digitally and making them publicly accessible online. A bilingual project, it will feature French and English newspapers. The requirements for the project overall include setting up a digitization room, training employees, procuring optical character-recognition software and developing a user-friendly web interface.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Drummondville, Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00027
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Société d'histoire de Drummond (SHD)
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program