Library of Virginia Chooses ProQuest to Ensure Access to and Digital
Preservation of Historic Newspapers
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Library of Virginia is
partnering with ProQuest Information and Learning on the digitization of
historically significant newspapers. The Library is one of six pilot sites
to receive funds from the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP --
http://www.neh.gov/projects/ndnp.html and http://www.loc.gov/ndnp ), a
long- term effort by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the
Library of Congress to develop an internet-based, searchable database of
U.S. newspapers. ProQuest is working with the Library of Virginia to
digitize key titles covering the time period 1900-1910, including The
Richmond Times-Dispatch. In addition, the Library of Congress has chosen
ProQuest as a partner to digitally convert 10 years of the New York Tribune
to NDNP specifications for inclusion in the NDNP repository.
"ProQuest is proud to assist these renowned libraries in realizing the
vision of the National Digital Newspaper Program," said David "Skip"
Prichard, president of ProQuest Information and Learning. "ProQuest
combines the best platform and services available with a nuanced
understanding of libraries and patrons, to deliver accurate, searchable,
smart content. We invite other NDNP grant recipients to consider ProQuest
as their partner of choice."
ProQuest developed its leading digitization capabilities through the
creation of the world's largest digital newspaper archive, ProQuest
Historical Newspapers(TM), encompassing the full runs of America's most
notable newspapers totaling more than 14 million pages of news, dating back
to 1764. ProQuest is working with the Library of Virginia to meet NDNP
standards and to make these newspapers cross-searchable on the robust and
well established ProQuest Historical Newspapers(TM) platform.
In addition, the Library of Congress will contribute to the NDNP
program by digitizing the New York Tribune. The Library of Congress has
chosen ProQuest to digitally convert 10 years of the Tribune to NDNP
specifications for inclusion in the NDNP repository. The newspaper will be
made available to the public as part of the Library of Congress digital
collections.
About ProQuest Information and Learning
ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting,
organizing, and publishing information for researchers, faculty, and
students in libraries and schools. It is widely known for its strength in
business and economics, general reference, genealogy, humanities, social
sciences, and STM content. The company develops premium databases
comprising periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, out-of-print books, and
other scholarly information from more than 9,000 publishers worldwide.
Users access the information through the ProQuest(R) Web-based online
information system, Chadwyck- Healey(TM) electronic and microform
resources, UMI(R) microform and print reference products, eLibrary(R) and
SIRS(R) educational resources, and Serials Solutions e-resource access and
management solutions. ProQuest(R) Smart Search was named "Best Specialist
Search Product" by the International Information Industry Awards in late
2005. For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit
http://www.il.proquest.com .
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