British Columbia Government Publications Digitization Project: Proof of Concept
Date
2016-08-22
Authors
Carr-Harris, Marilyn
Curry, Gail
Graebner, Carla
Paterson, Susan
Rollins, Caron
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Abstract
The British Columbia Research Libraries Group (BCRLG) struck a task group, in conjunction with the Legislative Library of British Columbia (LLBC), in spring 2010, to identify and investigate means of digitizing historical British Columbia government publications of research value. Identified publications would include both executive publications of the Legislature and original government publications. The goal of the project would be to increase access to these publications by making them widely and freely available online.
Description
The Task Group proceed with an initial proof of concept project to digitize the following publications: the BC Newspaper Card Index; the Government Gazette, British Columbia, 1863-1871; and the first ten years of the BC Sessional Papers.
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British Columbia, government publications, government documents, digitization, sessional papers, official gazettes, official publications