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Supported by the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) and Califa through Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant funding administered by the California State Library (CSL), this multi-year (2000-present) statewide program explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history digital resources via centralized online access points. Annually, through the LSTA program, multiple institutions receive funding to make metadata and associated digital facsimiles of their collections accessible over the Internet. The process of creating these resources requires a significant amount of effort, education, experience, and funds. Many LSTA projects have served local needs, but it is important that the resources created through these efforts are publicly available for the long-term to the citizens of California.
The California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) is a collaborative endeavor involving multiple supporting agencies that provide a long-term framework for the program.
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