BC History Digitization Program

The British Columbia History Digitization Program promotes increased access to British Columbia’s historical resources by providing matching funds to undertake digitization projects that will result in free online access to our unique provincial historical material.

The British Columbia History Digitization Program demonstrates the Learning Centre’s dedication to sharing knowledge and supporting education by making local information resources available to people throughout the province and beyond.

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has closed the application process for 2012.

Successful projects:

2007 |  2008 |  2009 |  2010 | 2011 | 2012

Financial Support

For the 2011/2012 fiscal year the BC History Digitization Program is providing approximately $180,000 in amounts up to $15,000.
The applicant’s contribution to the project must equal at least 50% of the total project costs. Although most projects are expected to be completed within one year, applications for larger, multi-phase projects lasting up to three years will be considered.

Eligibility

Private or public institutions and agencies that have the preservation of historical British Columbia materials as part of their mandate are eligible for funding. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, libraries, archives, museums and post-secondary institutions.

If you answer “YES” to the following questions, you are eligible to apply:

YES	NO
		Does your project propose digitization of unique BC cultural/historical content?
		Will your organization/institution be able to provide free online access to the digitized material for the foreseeable future?
		Does your organization/institution own or cleared copyright for the material to be digitized?
		Are the materials to be digitized already been appraised, selected and includes basic metadata?
		Is this a new project or a new portion of an existing project?*

For more information, please contact Mike Conroy, Community Digital Projects Analyst.

Application information

The call for applications has closed for 2011. Information about the next call for applications will be forthcoming . Please click here to download the Application Material for 2011.

Report submission guidelines

Please check your BC History Digitization Program Agreement for report deadlines. 2011 recipients should contact Mike Conroy, Community Digital Projects Analyst, with questions regarding reports.

Interim Report

Final Report