From the announcement: On Sept. 23, the Library of Congress added 38,810 newspaper pages to the Chronicling America Web site, expanding coverage into the 1880’s and including content published...
Free Our Libraries! Why We Need A New Approach to Putting Library Collections Online (PDF; 128 KB)Long ago, mankind figured out that special kinds of public institutions are needed to preserve...
From the SEL article by Chris Sherman: Google, in partnership with a number of North American newspapers, ProQuest and Heritage, has begun digitizing printed newspapers, making them both searchable...
From the news release: A 2008 National Leadership Demonstration Grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will enable Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to digitally preserve...
From the news release: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects” report to their offering. The study...
From the post: The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment has created a digital repository of the publications of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. This collection includes...
From the story: The U.S. Government Printing Office has launched an enhanced version of the Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects. All listings from the previous iteration...
From the news release: Lyon Municipal Library is Google’s 29th library partner for the project and its first in France. Source: M2
From the EUobserver: The European Commission has urged member states to step up efforts to make Europe’s cultural heritage available to citizens at a mouse click. Plans for a European digital...