Digitize Penny-wise

An overview of the Newfoundland and Labrador Legislative Library’s frugal

digitization project

APLIC Conference 2014

A Brief History

Digitization Project began in 2011• Faced difficulties with the

initial company responsible for material scanning

• Scanning was done inconsistently, so PDFs needed to be separated, checked for errors, and many needed to be re-scanned

Queen’s Printer is now scanning additional materials at no cost

Digitization Projects

Hansards Journals

Hansards

Currently online back to 1980

1970s will be available by the end of 2014

1960s must be re-transcribed, as they were not originally published• Hansard staff currently

working on this project 1949-1959 will be available

as soon as 1960s are complete

Journals

Informal partnership with Memorial University’s Centre for Newfoundland Studies to complete the digitization of historic Journals• MUN “responsible” for 1868-

1899 We have digitized 1900-

1930• Not yet available to the

public Still to complete:• 1833-1868• 1931-1933• 1949-2008

Tips for the Penny-wise

Utilize in-house resources• Queen’s Printer• Staff and summer students

Partner with other organizations

Allow ample timeframes for every step of the process

Future Frugal Projects

Continuation of Hansard and Journal digitization

Possible digitization of:• Hansard Indexes• Progress of Bills• Order Papers

Website re-design to highlight historical resources

Questions?