BC History Digitization Program: 2022/2023 Call for Applications
The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting applications for project funding. The program, initiated by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support digitization projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $2 million of matching funds for more than 250 projects.
In 2021, the program awarded more than $160,000 for 18 projects. The wealth and diversity of unique British Columbia content to be digitized is impressive. The BCHDP will be accepting applications for the 2022/2023 funding year. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their projects. Multi-year projects are accepted with each successive year going through the adjudication process.
Applications are due by Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 5:00 pm PST. Information about the application process as well as the guidelines and application form are available on the BCHDP website (https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/bchdp-applicant-information/). It is highly recommended that applicants consult the Guidelines and Instructions as well as accessing the Application Form because both are updated annually based on feedback from applicants and the program adjudicators.
For more information about the program and to view past projects, please visit the BC History Digitization Program website (https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/).
Digitization of “Coming about”: The films of Karl Spreitz Complete
The University of Victoria Libraries has digitized a total of 84 analogue films and 130 accompanying photographs, textual documents, artwork and related ephemera to promote access to British Columbia artist Karl Spreitz’s extensive film and photography archive.
Karl Spreitz was a documentary and experimental filmmaker, graphic artist, photographer and photo journalist. Through is film and photography, Spreitz captured many important moments in B.C. history almost exclusively on the history, geography, and cultural life of B.C. and its artists.
The digitization of “Coming about”: The films of Karl Spreitz was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
Karl Spreitz holding video camera on a rocky shore [photograph]. University of Victoria Libraries. Victoria, British Columbia. https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/b8f27a08-fea7-4505-80ee-5060baa9210f
Digitization of Valley Voice Digitization Project Complete
The Arrow Lakes Historical Society (ALHS) has completed its digitization of the Valley Voice Digitization Project. The project digitized the first 12.5 years of the newspaper. The Valley Voice is a biweekly regional community newspaper that covers current affairs and promotes local events and businesses in the Slocan, Arrow Lakes and North Kootenay Lake Valleys.
The Valley Voice Digitization Project was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program and is hosted on the ALHS section on the British Columbia Regional Digitized History site and in Arca‘s newspaper collections.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
The Valley Voice, January 6, 1995
Digitization of Okanagan Newspaper Digitization Complete
The University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Library has completed its digitization of 5,386 issues of the Kelowna Courier and 954 issues of the Penticton Herald. The newspapers cover a breadth of topics including social, political and economic matters.
The digitization of Okanagan Newspaper Digitization: Kelowna Courier (1950-1972) & Penticton Herald (1954-1959) was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
The Kelowna Courier, January 22, 1951. https://bcrdh.ca/islandora/object/news%3A138068#page/1/mode/2up
BC History Digitization Program Early Notice Announcement
The BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at the University of British Columbia Library will offer vital support to prospective BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP) grant applicants seeking to bring their unique collections online.
The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is seeking early notice from prospective 2022/2023 grant applicants. This will enable follow-up with applicants eligible for and interested in additional support during the grant application process. Participating organizations will have access to support that has been designed to meet needs identified in the early stages of digitization planning including grant writing assistance, copyright advisory, connections to digitization partners, project management, securing support staff, and rights management.
Early notice will be accepted until September 15, but the earlier notice you provide the more support we can provide. Early notice is not mandatory, but is expected to improve chances of a successful grant application.
For more information, please visit the BCHDP Applicant Information page here.
To read the press release, please click here.
Digitization of Vancouver Trades and Businesses Digitization Project Complete
The Museum of Vancouver has completed its digitization of the Vancouver Trades and Businesses Digitization Project. The project digitized 1440 artefacts related to Vancouver trades and businesses spanning in date from the late 1800s to the 1980s. The Vancouver trades and business collection documents the socio-economic history of the city of Vancouver and the city’s role in the development of the province.
The Vancouver Trades and Business Digitization Project was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program and is hosted on openMOV.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
BC History Digitization Project 2020/2021. Museum of Vancouver digitizers.
Allan Cho
Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian
Background
Allan Cho (he/him) has a Master’s degrees in Library and Information Studies, History, and Education from UBC. His previous professional experience include Research Commons Librarian and Digital Humanities liaison librarian. Allan’s research interests are in Asian Canadian history, literature, and culture and outside of work volunteers his time for several community organizations with anti-racism and solidarity building.
Current Role and Responsibilities
Allan’s work includes supporting ongoing community initiatives and leading new ones, focusing on community engagement with historically underrepresented groups. He manages the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence program, the Writer-in-Residence program, and as the subject liaison librarian to the School of Information.
Contact
- Email: allan.cho@ubc.ca
- Phone: 604-827-4366
Digitization of the Vancouver Performance Art Objects Collection Complete
Western Front Society and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has completed its digitization of the Vancouver Performance Art Objects collection.
The joint project between the Western Front Society and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has photographed and digitized 175 items relating to performances by Vancouver Artists in the 1970s. The collection of costumes and ephemera relates to performances and exhibitions at Western Front, UBC Fine Arts Gallery, and elsewhere, showcases the work of some of the most avant-garde Vancouver artists in the 1970s and the unique culture of performance and experimentation that existed in these two crucial hubs of art production at the time.
Click the below links to view the collections:
- The Hank Bull collection
- The Kate Craig fonds
- Morris and Hellen Belkin Art Gallery Online Collection
For more information about the 2019/2020 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
Kate Craig, Shark Fin Swim Cap (c. 1972). HB.11.19 Hank Bull collection. Courtesy of Western Front. Photo:
Rachel Topham Photography. Costume Support: Ken Labun.