UVic digitally preserves 30 years of feminist chronicles

Posted at the request of Lynne Bowker, who says "FYI some good press for archives and their value in teaching and research in today’s issue of the Times-Colonist, in a piece about the 'Victoria Women’s Movement Archives' held at UVic Archives."

Supporters of the Victoria Women's Movement Archives at the University of Victoria are raising money to digitize the collection:

The feminist archives are now celebrating 15 years as one of the only such collections in Canada. The downside: Its logo of a filing cabinet suits the current 30-box collection of paper documents. Which means that researchers or interested parties have to show up in person to use the information or contact an archivist and arrange for copies of what's inside.

Supporters are seeking donations from the public to help put the collection into digital form.

Read the whole story at the Times Colonist website.

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