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Participating librarians and scholars provide information here about collections, archives and data sets of interest to area and international studies (AIS) research, propose preservation of those collections and the creation of new digital resources from data sets, and vote on the merits of those proposals. Community input provided here informs and guides the building of new AIS resources.
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le Matin (Casablanca, Morocco)
Microfilming of a daily French-language Saudi-owned Moroccan newspaper. It was founded on 1 November 1971, as a replacement of pro-colonial daily le Petit Marocain, whose publisher Mas Presse was seized and given to the cousin of Hassan II and his minister of communication Moulay Hafid Alaoui.
Memory and Cultural Identities: The Newspapers and Historical Documents of Southern Patagonia, Part II
In Southern Patagonia local media, especially newspapers, played a fundamental role in the formation of regional identity. In the early twentieth century the growth of cattle ranching in the south of the country fostered the conditions needed for the growth of an extensive publishing industry particularly in newspapers and periodicals. Local elites founded numerous newspaper outlets whose primary purpose was to defend local interests but also with the intent to define regional identity. Many publications were devoted to the struggle between liberal and conservative ideologies, but ultimately the success of these enterprises depended on how well they were able to represent the interests and needs of the local elite. Local newspapers became a central mechanism in the region for imposing...
Mercurio (Santiago, Chile)
The proposed project aims to fill in the missing microfilm holdings of Mercurio at CRL.
The project would microfilm newspaper holdings from the University of California, Berkeley:
Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 1991 Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 1997N
Nanyang shang bao
Microfilming of Chinese language newspaper from Malaysia.
Nation (Blantyre, Malawi)
A major daily newspaper based in Blantyre, Malawi, the capital of the country's southern region, as well as Blantyre district. It is owned by Nation Publications Limited (NPL) which was established by the veteran politician the late Dr. Aleke Banda back in 1993. The Nation began distribution in July 1993, became a daily in 1994 and an important voice against multi-party rule and the MCP party during the transition to multi-party rule. Over the years its circulation has increased from the initial 5,000 copies to many thousands of copies.
Naw Bahar
I am suggesting to digitize the Iranian newspaper “Naw Bahar,” a title held across different institutions and in different formats.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
This project would digitize the Center for Research Libraries’ holdings of a German language newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, which was published in Zurich, Switzerland.
The holdings to be included in this digitization project are from 1882-1925, with some gaps. This material would then be openly accessible through CRL’s online platform.
New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung
This project would digitize the Center for Research Libraries’ holdings of a German language newspaper New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung, which was a series of related titles published in New York, NY from the 1830s until at least 1991.
The holdings to be included in this digitization project are from 1891-1921, with some gaps. This material would then be openly accessible through CRL’s online platform.
NewePel
This semimonthly ceased newspaper was published in the Zaza dialect and focuses on the Zazas Iranian people living in Turkey.
Novyi Mir
This project would digitize CRL’s holdings of Novyĭ mir ezhenedi︠e︡lʹnai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ gazeta for the years:
In print – Sept 1913-1914; Sept 1917-June 1918
In microfilm – Jan-Nov 1917; Jan-Jun 1918; Jan-Jul 1919
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Official gazettes from Guatemala
Foreign official gazettes published in Guatemala 1871 - 1972. Includes the title El Guatemalteco. Diario oficial de la Republica de Guatemala. CRL holdings include:
Microfilm: Mar. 4, 1841-June 25, 1871 Print: Vol. 80-81 no. 100 May 4-Dec. 23, 1914; Vol. 83-88 May 21, 1915-Sept 6, 1917; Vol. 90-128 Mar. 9, 1918-1930 Microfilm: June 8, 1950-Apr. 4, 1957 Microfilm 1957-1970 Microfilm: 1971-Aug., 1972Continued by Diario de Centro America. Imprint: Guatemala (pub. Aug., 1972-) CRL holdings include:
Microfilm: Aug., 1972-1984 Microfilm: 1971-1976 Microfilm;: 1985-Oct. 29, 1993 (lack 1990: Apr. 12-15, July 14-15, Sept. 1-2; 1992:...R
Reeling in the French Antilles: digitizing newspapers from Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1852 to 1929
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF) requests [see Cost Summary] to support reel preparation activities and vended digitization costs related to digitizing 31,200 pages of UF microfilm holdings of French-language newspapers published in Martinique and Guadeloupe between 1852 and 1929. Titles selected for digitization include Le Propagateur (Saint Pierre, Martinique) and Journal officiel de la Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe). Duplicates of archival master microfilm from UF will be used to complete the digitization. Additionally, these duplicates will be added to the UF Latin American & Caribbean Collection Reading Room as access/use copies as an additional access point. The digitized content will be freely available to the public through the...
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Digital Preservation of Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika
The project aims to digitize the Nepali-language periodical titled "Satya Samācāra Sāptāhika" (Weekly). A list of volumes and issues along with brief descriptions of the proposed title is appended. The digital copy will be prepared from the original periodicals. Each digital copy will be sent to SAMP and kept at Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP). (This is a continuation of a project to digitize Nepali newspapers and periodicals collected and filmed by the MPP under the supervision of LC consultants.)
Shi jie ri bao = World news
Microfilming of Chinese language newspaper from Manila. (LCCN 2007203347) https://www.worldnews.net.ph/
South Pacific Mail
Title: The South Pacific mail. Publication: Valparaíso [Chile : s.n.] Place: Chile; Santiago.; Chile; Valparaíso. Year: 1909-1965? Description: Began Nov. 6, 1909.; v. : ill. ; 31-45 cm. Language: English Standard No: National Library: 1054570-0; 01586300X; LCCN: sn 89-33273 Preceding Title: Chilean times Accession No: OCLC: 2267930
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A Tarde (Salvador, Brazil)
The primary newspaper in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. The central library of Bahia has digital access to the archive from the paper’s beginning in 1912 through the early 2000’s.
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Ujedinjeno srpstvo = United Serbians
This project would digitize CRL’s holdings for Ujedinjeno srpstvo = United Serbians for the years 1917 – 1922 and make them openly accessible on CRL's platform. It was a Serbian language periodical that was published in Chicago, Illinois from 1906-1948, but only the holdings from 1917-1922 are available at this time for digitization.
Global Press Archive CRL Alliance Phase 2 - Ukrainian Local and Independent Newspapers
GPA CRL Alliance Phase 2 Collection: Ukrainian Local and Independent Newspapers
This collection is endorsed by the GPA CRL Alliance Advisory Committee for Phase 2. It is funded and supported by CRL and member institutions. The size of the collection is roughly 800,000 to 1,100,000 pages published between (1989-2002).
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Yeni yaşam / Özgürlükçü demokrasi / Özgür gündem
Three daily related newspapers from Turkey. Özgür gündem started in 1992 and ceased in 2016, then Özgürlükçü demokrasi started in 2016 and ceased in 2018, then lately, the new continuation Yeni yaşam, started from 2018 forward.
Yindunixiya shang bao = Indonesia shang bao
The Library of Congress no longer acquires Southeast Asia Chinese newspapers. This would ensure a Chinese language paper from Indonesia is preserved. Important documentation for Chinese influence and population in Indonesia. Wikipedia: Indonesia Shang Bao (Chinese: 印度尼西亞 商报), is a Mandarin-language newspaper published in Indonesia.
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