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What’s New in Digitizing Newspapers?. Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Presented by Gail Hurley Connecticut State Library. Overview. Local Projects Newspapers of Connecticut pilot project Statewide Projects Newspapers of Connecticut expanded Connecticut Digital Archive
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What’s New in Digitizing Newspapers? Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Presented by Gail Hurley Connecticut State Library
Overview • Local Projects • Newspapers of Connecticut pilot project • Statewide Projects • Newspapers of Connecticut expanded • Connecticut Digital Archive • National Project • National Digital Newspaper Project / Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project
Newspapers of Connecticut • Civil War era newspapers • Will add NDNP content • Libraries in CT may add their digitized newspapers • All will go into the Connecticut Digital Archive being developed by UConn for long-term preservation of the newspapers and other digital objects.
National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) • Partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, and the states • Searchable database of U.S. historic newspapers • Began in 2005
Grant Process • New guidelines are out • January 15, 2015 deadline to apply • 2-year grant with subsequent grants possible • 100,000 pages • 1836-1922 • Foreign language newspapers included
Chronicling America / Library of CongressSearch newspapers digitized by the NDNP • Number of newspapers 1,474 • Number of pages 8,148,101 • Freely accessible and searchable • Newspaper essays • Lesson plans and topics
Contact Information Gail Hurley, Co-Director Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project, Connecticut State Library Gail.Hurley@ct.gov 860-704-2222 Stop by Booth 502 for more information