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Digitizing Collections at the National Assembly Library

Digitizing Collections at the National Assembly Library. Presentation Overview . Context and Beginnings of Digitization Chauveau Collection Committee Briefs and Reports News Clipping Files Prioritization / Planning Parliamentary and Policy Documents Archival Documents

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Digitizing Collections at the National Assembly Library

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  1. Digitizing Collections at the National Assembly Library

  2. Presentation Overview • Context and Beginnings of Digitization • Chauveau Collection • Committee Briefs and Reports • News Clipping Files • Prioritization / Planning • Parliamentary and Policy Documents • Archival Documents • Special Collections Documents • Conservation and Circulation • Server • Catalogue • Thematic Guides • Full-Text Search Software • Virtual Exhibitions • Conclusion

  3. 1. Context and Beginnings In 2003, at the National Assembly… • Pierre-Joseph-Olivier-Chauveau Collection is designated as "historic property" by culture and communications department • Parliamentary committees want to make committee briefs and reports available to MNAs and public • Reference librarians would like to be able to search in Library's news clipping files

  4. 1.1 Chauveau Collection • ChauveauCollection designated as historic in 2003 • Non-standard formats and fragile documents • DIGIBOOK scanner purchased • Optimization

  5. 1.2 Committee Briefsand Reports • Accessibility and dissemination of briefs and reports • Purchase of automatic-feed scanner • Request from parliamentary committees

  6. 1.3 News Clipping Files • News clipping files on various subjects kept since 1970 • 1,527 boxes to store • More than two million press clippings to digitize • Contract outsourced: digitization, character recognition and integration into ZeDOC software

  7. 2. Prioritization / Planning • Parliamentary and policy documents • Archival documents • Special Collections documents Not counting requests from priority clients: MNAs, political and administrative staff, press gallery journalists, Officers of the Assembly (Ethics Commissioner, Lobbyists Registrar, Chief Electoral Officer, Auditor General, Public Protector)

  8. 2.1 Parliamentary and PolicyDocuments • Digitization completed Journal des débats (Hansard) Assembly journals (Votes and Proceedings) Parliamentary committee briefs and reports Budget estimates Bills introduced (1st reading) Annual statutes Speeches and press conferences by MNAs and Ministers Political party documents Reports from Québec public inquiry commissions • Future digitization projects: Documents tabled during the 37th, 38th and 39thLegislatures Annual statutes (English versions) Revised statutes Public accounts The Table (index) Journal of the Legislative Council Statutes of Québec (1791-1867)

  9. 2.2 ArchivalDocuments • Digitization of • Iconographic documents from archive groups • Electoral campaign materials (posters, pamphlets, etc.) • Institutional archives (negatives of pictures taken at protocol activities, large formats, mosaics...)

  10. Objective: • Provide remote access to archive groups and collections • Avoid handling and circulating documents • Protect and conserve documents Documents are accessible through virtual document management system

  11. 2.3 SpecialCollections Documents • 1stexhibition at the Library

  12. 1stdocument digitized Le Théâtre des cités du monde, 1574

  13. Prioritization for digitization of Special Collections: Documents to be rebound Documents for exhibitions at the Library or Assembly Documents on loan Rare and precious documents in the Library’s holdings

  14. 3. Conservation and Circulation 3.1 Server 3.2 Catalogue 3.3 Thematic Guides 3.4 Full-Text Search Software 3.5 Virtual Exhibitions

  15. 3.1 Server • Digitized documents are saved on the Library's digital repository server (Web server) • Same server is used to store electronic documents acquired by the Library

  16. 3.2 Catalogue

  17. 3.3 Thematic Guides 4 Thematic guides (LibGuides): Québec policy and parliamentary documents Parliaments: technologies and communications Québec inquiry commissions since 1867 History of education in Québec: major policy and legislative texts In preparation: White Papers, Green Papers in Québec Civil Code of Québec: legislative and policy texts Québec political programs and slogans

  18. 3.4 Full-TextSearchSoftware • NatQuest Pro Full-text search software - Journal des débats (Hansard) • ZeDoc Full-text search software - Press clippings

  19. 3.5 Virtual Exhibitions http://www.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca/expositionsvirtuelles Virtual exhibitions since 2011: Histoires de députés (MNAs’ Stories) Library Treasures Governing New France Travel Tales from the 16thto the 18thCentury Le Devoir Duplessis

  20. 4. Conclusion 3 reasons to digitize Conservation - Circulation - Research 3 types of documents Parliamentary and policy documents - Archivaldocuments - Special Collections 3 lessons learned Training - Organizing information - Initiative

  21. Questions? Thank you! • For more information about • Work procedures and scanners: Denis Perreault (dperreault@assnat.qc.ca) • Circulation tools: Marc Audet (maudet@assnat.qc.ca)

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