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:
$22,566.00
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
Expected Results:
Two main results are expected. The first is the digitization of around 62,500 pages of the papers La Parole and The Spokesman from 1926 to 1976, respecting the conservation standards established by BAnQ, namely 300 dpi .tiff. The second follows the first phase and corresponds to the online launch of a website of around 4,108 editions of the papers La Parole and The Spokesman and two search tools.
Location:
Drummondville, Quebec, CA J2B 6W3
Reference Number:
129-2021-2022-Q1-00036
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
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.