Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Discovering Canadian Architecture in Audiovisual Archives
Agreement Number:
2425-0104
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project aims at appraising and describing 2,000 AV materials and digitizing and making available 600 sound and audio-visual recordings documenting Canada’s architectural heritage. These materials, which are unique and of national historical significance, are currently inaccessible to the public in addition to being vulnerable to physical deterioration and technological obsolescence.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
It is expected that, thanks to this project, the CCA will, in the short-term create a complete inventory of the CCA’s audiovisual material.The CCA will also produce 2,000 descriptions and digitize 600 AV materials and gain intellectual control of its audiovisual assets. In the long-term, this project will enable the CCA to better respond to the researchers’ queries. It will also increase the number of consultations for these holdings and stimulate research based on the CCA Canadian holdings.
Location:
Montréal, Quebec, CA H3H 2S6
Reference Number:
129-2024-2025-Q1-00020
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118830009 RR 0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Centre for Architecture
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.