The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) envisions a future in which digital access to Canada’s diverse documentary heritage is comprehensive, ubiquitous, and has a profound impact on Canadian culture, education, research, and innovation. The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) invites expressions of interest from the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, and museum) community to join the … Continue reading
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NHDS Secretariat Transferred to CRKN
The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) are pleased to announce that the NHDS Steering Committee has voted to officially transfer the NHDS Secretariat to CRKN. The vote was made at the September 23, 2020 meeting of the NHDS Steering Committee, and the transfer takes effect immediately. This decision … Continue reading
Funding Opportunity – Digitization of Indigenous Audiovisual Material
News Release: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) As we move forward on the path of reconciliation, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is supporting Indigenous communities as they seek to preserve and make accessible their existing audio and video heritage for future generations. Through its Listen, Hear Our Voices (LHOV) initiative, LAC is providing up to … Continue reading
The NHDS and CRKN Agree to Explore the Future of the NHDS Secretariat
The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Steering Committee and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Board of Directors have agreed to investigate the transfer of the NHDS secretariat to CRKN. Both the NHDS and CRKN agree that the transition could increase funding opportunities, revitalize NHDS governance, and maintain and develop relationships between the NHDS and … Continue reading
CRKN Survey on Digitization, Access and Digital Preservation
(posted on behalf of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network) Hello, On behalf of the Heritage Content Priorities Task Group of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), I am pleased to invite you to participate in a survey to better understand the digitization, access, and digital preservation activities of CRKN members, stakeholders and the GLAM community. … Continue reading
National Heritage Digitization Strategy collaborates on successful funding proposal to improve access to archival documents of Moravian missionaries
The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) has collaborated on a successful Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) grant proposal to provide greater access to archival documents of Moravian missionaries. The 24-month project, Uncommon Bonds: Labrador Inuit and Moravian Missionaries, was awarded $168,349 USD to digitize over 50,000 pages of manuscript records of the Moravian … Continue reading
Digital Preservation File Format Recommendations
The format used to digitize content, publish it on the Web or view it on a consumer device can be quite different from the one most suited to preserving the material for long-term access. The National Heritage Digitization Strategy – Digital Preservation File Format Recommendations resource proposes which file formats to use when preserving digitized … Continue reading
NHDS Metadata Summit survey
Take the survey now The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) is seeking guidance from the community on metadata best practices to help make digitized content more discoverable. In order to achieve this goal, the NHDS is currently planning a Metadata Summit, to be held in 2020, which will bring together the members of the GLAM … Continue reading
Spring update from the National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS)
WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHAIR The NHDS Steering Committee is happy to welcome its new Chair, Paul Takala, Chief Librarian and CEO of the Hamilton Public Library. Paul has extensive experience in collaborative initiatives, having previously served as the Chair of the Canadian Urban Library Council (CULC) and Co-Chair of the Canadian Federation of Library … Continue reading