Saskatchewan digital library collections ‐ enhancing access to the province’s information

Saskatchewan school, special, public and academic libraries have created digital collections to serve their user communities better. The digital projects cover a wide range of topics from sports history to First Nations art and artifacts. While some of the projects are short‐term, other projects spa...

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Published in:Library Hi Tech
Main Author: Fichter, Darlene
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Emerald 1999
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378839910275740
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Summary:Saskatchewan school, special, public and academic libraries have created digital collections to serve their user communities better. The digital projects cover a wide range of topics from sports history to First Nations art and artifacts. While some of the projects are short‐term, other projects span a number of years and have a number of phases. The various digital collections and some of the challenges faced by the early digital project initiatives are described in this article.