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SDSU offers to digitize National City collections, seeks city partner for regional grant
Summary
Representatives from San Diego State University told the National City Library Board they can host and publish local historic collections online and want the city to partner on a regional grant requiring at least three institutions.
San Diego State University representatives outlined a potential partnership with the National City Public Library on digitizing the library’s historical collections and modernizing its History Room, and said they would like the city to be a partner on a regional grant application expected this fall.
The proposal centers on making at-risk local materials accessible online through SDSU’s digital collections platform and on coordinating a multi-institution grant application under the Modern Endangered Archives program. Jessica, an SDSU representative, and Matt Merrill, digitization specialist at SDSU Library’s digital collections unit, presented the plan during the board’s meeting, describing prior community projects and technical support SDSU would provide.
SDSU representatives said the university would host digitized files on its platform (digitalcollections.sdsu.edu), create searchable metadata (including bilingual metadata if…
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