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
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NHDS Steering Committee releases action plan for comment
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
NHDS foundational assembly summary report released
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
Foundational Assembly Held to Support NHDS
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
First Steering Committee of the NHDS announced
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
Librarian and Archivist of Canada announces National Heritage Digitization Strategy collaboration
Dr. Guy Berthiaume, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, today announced the launch of the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) at the Canadian Library Association Forum in Ottawa.