July 12, 2017 WRITER: Mandy Mastrovita, mastrovi@uga.edu, 706-583-0209 CONTACT: Sheila McAlister, mcalists@uga.edu, 706-542-5418 New website devoted to Georgia historic newspapers available from the Digital Library of Georgia. ATHENS, Ga. — The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new website featuring historic newspaper titles from around the state. Georgia […]
The Georgia Archives Month (GAM) “Spotlight on Archives” Grant is meant to help archives, museums, or heritage institutions in Georgia promote public awareness of their archives and manuscript collections. This grant will help selected organizations fund their events during Georgia Archives Month in October. The GAM Committee is pleased to announce that this year’s “Spotlight […]
We would like to congratulate the City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives (RLMA), who, partnering with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), has just received a grant for $13, 111 to reformat at-risk, rare audio recordings (34 open -reel tapes; estimated 43 hours; dating 1955-1978, undated) from the W. W. Law Collection. From the announcement […]
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has just made available a webinar series presenting techniques and best practices for increasing the visibility, usability, and sustainability of collections in the GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive, and Museum) communities. It is now available online. From their press release: The series, Strategies for Advancing Hidden Collections (SAHC), includes six […]
Our project partners at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections are the featured project on the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access’ blog. Learn more about how they utilized an NEH Preservation Assistance Grant to protect their digital materials! […]
DLG has debuted a number of new partner initiatives so far this Spring. First, we’ve has just launched a new listserv, DLG-NEWS. It is one of a number of new initiatives to better communicate with our partners and improve our services. Through the listserv, we’ll be communicating DLG news and updates from DPLA. We’ll also […]
The University of Georgia Charter, written by educator, lawyer, and statesman Abraham Baldwin, was adopted 232 years ago this week by the Georgia General Assembly on Jan. 27, 1785. The document established the University of Georgia as America’s first public university. You can read more about the charter and its impact on higher education in […]
The Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room was recently awarded the Common Heritage Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (press release available here –see pages 11 and 12 of the document for details). This grant will be used to digitize privately held historical sources relating to the African American experience in Athens-Clarke County at a series […]
The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers The North Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive now provides access to fifteen newspaper titles published in nine North Georgia cities (Canton, Cassville, Cedartown, Clayton, Cleveland, Dahlonega, Dalton, Gainesville, and Rome) from 1850 to 1928. Consisting of over […]
Home Movie Day 2016 is just around the corner! The day recognizes the cultural importance of amateur films, and highlights the role of local archives, museums, and historical societies in seeking home movies of regular people. Home Movie Day events make it possible for home movie owners to connect with their communities by sharing their […]