Digital Alliance funding enables partnering public libraries to digitize collections of provincial significance or scope, bringing together materials in a single location that would not otherwise be available. Centres of digital expertise that will provide services to neighbouring public libraries and new and innovative digital services that can serve as pilots to other Ontario public libraries may also receive funding. Digital alliances can be forged among public libraries or agencies and other cultural, education or private sector partners. Public libraries are strongly encouraged to work with non-public library partners and private sector organizations in their applications. Eligible costs include salary and benefit costs, training and equipment costs and non-library automation database and scanning software costs.
Outcomes reflect funding targets covered above.
The LSDF s Digital Alliances component replaces the previous Digital Content Creation component. Digital Alliances refocuses funding to broader public library partnerships and projects with a provincial impact. Projects that were funded by the previous Digital Content Creation component . Note Digital Alliance funding is provided only to public library and First Nation library lead applicants. Program guidelines and application forms were distributed to public libraries in July, 2000.