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Dear colleagues, The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Steering Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the Digitizing Canadian Collections funding call. This one-time opportunity will provide funds to organizations to digitize, make accessible and preserve documentary heritage material of national significance. Archives, museums, libraries, universities, colleges and other cultural heritage institutions can apply … Continue reading

Dear colleagues, First, we would like to update you on some of our recent progress on the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS): Upcoming funding program – Thanks to the generous support of an anonymous donor, we will be launching a funding program in the near future. The program will distribute $1 million to cultural heritage … Continue reading

Read the interim report on this pilot project in support of the National Heritage Digitization Strategy.  

Dear colleagues, It’s been almost a year since the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Steering Committee was formed and a lot has happened since then. The committee thought we would update you on some of our most recent work and let you know of different ways your organizations can get involved. We’ve made great progress … Continue reading

Dear Colleagues, In October 2016, Library and Archives Canada hosted the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Foundational Assembly – it was such an inspiring gathering with tremendous experience, expertise, and goodwill. Arising from this assembly, the NHDS Steering Committee has commenced work on further refining a draft action plan and planning for broader community engagement … Continue reading

During an update session at the OLA Super Conference the NHDS Steering Committee presented their draft action plan and invited comments from the community. The action plan outlines high-level activities to guide the work of the committee for the next three years. View the action plan View the presentation

The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Secretariat and Steering Committee are happy to share the summary report from the Foundational Assembly held on October 14th in Ottawa. The report provides an overview of the day’s presentations and summarizes the roundtable discussions. The report identifies six themes widely discussed during the event: Governance and Collaboration Resources … Continue reading

Over 130 people participated in the Foundational Assembly, held on October 14th, 2016 at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa, to support the Canadian National Heritage Digitization Strategy. The all-day event included presentations from community leaders, followed by an open discussion around the challenges, opportunities, potential audiences and key elements of digitization. Presentations included: … Continue reading

  During the NHDS Foundational Assembly, Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, shared the names of the members of the newly formed Steering Committee. Eighteen people had expressed interest in being part of the committee. They will sit on the committee for a period of two years. Sandra Singh, the Chief Librarian of the … Continue reading