Preserving a Historical Collection Through Digitization: La Biblioteca Gallardo (The Gallardo Library), Santa Tecla, El Salvador

$34.6K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	El Salvador
Start Date	Aug 28, 2001
End Date	Mar 06, 2005
Duration	1,286 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77331-48`

Grant Description

Grant funds are being used for a three-part project in which the Manuel Gallardo Library will develop an on-line catalog of its vast collection of cultural and historical materials.

Simultaneously, the library is digitizing its collection and using the digital records to create e-books and establishing an Internet database.