Since 2013, the Indigitization: Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program (AADPP) has provided grants to B.C. Aboriginal organizations in supporting the conservation, preservation, and access of Indigenous community information resources. The six month program provides equipment, training and funding support to convert audio cassette tapes to digital formats.
Applications are currently open and are due in hand or by email by 5 p.m, Wednesday, April 8.
Brenda Frank participates in the program at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology, Fall 2014.
British Columbia Aboriginal, Métis, and Inuit community institutions and agencies that have the preservation of information resources as part of their mandate are eligible to apply for funding. Full details on the grant program including application guidelines, submission details, and an archive of completed projects can be found at the Indigitization website.
Indigitization is a collaborative project sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia, Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.
Questions about the application guidelines or process may be directed to:
Sarah Dupont, Aboriginal Engagement Librarian sarah.dupont@ubc.ca; 604.827.0342