DLNP Events
Upcoming Events
The Future of Historical Headlines: Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project, Chronicling America, and free access to Historical Louisiana Newspapers
Project Manager Laura Charney will be presenting at the Louisiana Library Association's Annual Conference on March 7, 2013 at 11:00am at the Hilton Capitol Center in downtown Baton Rouge.
Since 2009 LSU Libraries has contributed over 210,000 historical Louisiana newspaper pages to the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America database. This effort has been made possible by two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). Over 75 Louisiana titles published between 1836 and 1922 featuring French, Spanish, and English content are or will soon be freely available online for searching and browsing. This presentation will discuss the process of opening access to these newspapers via digitization, the advantages and disadvantages of digitized newspapers, available complementary tools and resources from Library of Congress and LSU for teaching and research, and future plans for this project.
Registration is required to attend this conference. For more information please visit the Louisiana Library Association website.
Past Events
Resurrecting the Past: DLNP, Chronicling America, and Digitized Historical Newspapers in Genealogical Research
Delivered at South Regional Library by Laura Charney
October 18, 2012 in Lafayette
"Exploring Historic Local News through the Digitizing Louisana Newspapers Project"
Delivered at Loyola University New Orleans Monroe Library by Laura Charney
October 11, 2012 in New Orleans
"Effective Search Strategies for Chronicling America"
Delivered at Loyola University New Orleans Monroe Library by Laura Charney
October 11, 2012 in New Orleans
"Past, Present, and Future of Louisiana's Historical Newspapers"
Delivered at Hill Memorial Library’s Lecture Hall by Laura Charney
October 9, 2012 in Baton Rouge
"Searching for Past Lives"
Delivered at GENCOM, Genealogical Computer Society of North Louisiana by Laura Charney
September 23, 2012 in Shreveport
"An Introduction to the Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project"
Delivered at Jones Creek Regional Parish Libary by Laura Charney
August 22, 2012 in Baton Rouge
“Finding your Roots in Chronicling America: Employing Digitized Historical Newspapers in Genealogical Research”
Delivered at Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library by Laura Charney
May 31, 2012 in Baton Rouge
“Out of the Library on Your Laptop: The Digitizing Louisiana Newspaper Project Brings Historical Louisiana Newspapers to You”
Delivered at LSU Shreveport's Noel Memorial Library by Laura Charney
March 23, 2012 in Shreveport
“Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Historical Louisiana Newspapers go Digital on Chronicling America”
Delivered at the Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference 2012 by Laura Charney
March 22, 2012 in Shreveport
“From the Library to Your Laptop: The Digitizing Louisiana Newspaper Project Brings Historical Louisiana Newspapers to You”
Delivered at Natchitoches Parish Library by Laura Charney
March 21, 2012 in Natchitoches
“Yesterday's Louisiana News...Today!: Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project”
Delivered at Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiana Annual Meeting by Athena Jackson
September 18, 2011 in Baton Rouge
Instructors, researchers, and/or students:
If you are interesed and would like more information about hosting an event, please contact us.
Thank You — the DLNP Team
