A handful of First Nations projects and the first out-of-province initiative are among the successful recipients of the 2010/11 BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP) awards. Launched in 2006, the digitization program is an initiative of UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. It provides matching funds that help libraries, archives, museums and other organizations digitize unique historical items, including images, print and sound materials.
This year marked the first out-of-province grant, made to the United Church of Canada, which is headquartered in Toronto. It is one of three approved projects involving records relating to First Nations groups in BC. The project will result in the digitization of visual and documentary records relating to Methodist and United Church missions in B.C.
In addition, grant funding has been awarded to eleven photographic digitization projects around the province as well as five applications that featured the digitization of local newspapers.
The Learning Centre will provide nearly $200,000 for 25 projects in 2010/11. BCHDP funding has totalled more than $650,000 for 76 projects throughout B.C.
For a complete list of grant recipients and project descriptions, visit www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ps/BCDigitInfo.html.
