National Digital Newspaper Program
A partnership between the Library & the National Endowment for the Humanities
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About the NDNP
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The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. Supported by NEH, this rich digital resource will be developed and permanently maintained at the Library of Congress. An NEH award program will fund the contribution of content from, eventually, all U.S. states and territories.
Learn more about the Library's role in the NDNP
See what states are participating in the program
Guidelines & Resources
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Information on technical specifications for NDNP, best practices, publications, technical premises and more.
Read the most recent technical guidelines for applicants (PDF, 339 KB)
Visit Guidelines & Resources for links to Content Selection Criteria, Writing Guidelines, and other useful resources.
meta|morphosis
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meta|morphosis, developed and hosted by the University of Kentucky Libraries (external link), provides self-paced video tutorials, quizzes and other resources about digitization of microfilm to National Digital Newspaper Program specifications to help prepare non-NDNP states for inclusion in, and digitization beyond, NDNP.
Program News
Check here for the latest news on NDNP and its website, Chronicling America.
- 08/30/2018: NEH Announces 2018 NDNP Awards and University of Alabama Joins the Program!
- 08/04/2017: 2017 NDNP Awards Announced - Arkansas and Georgia Join the Program
- 08/17/2016: 2016 NDNP Awards Announced - Alaska, Colorado, Maine and New Jersey Join the Program
National Digital Newspaper Program, 2005-2018
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Extra! Extra! NDNP Extras!
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The following sites provide examples of reusing historic newspapers and directory records in unique ways. Some utilize data mining techniques, harvesting, or individual items.
Last Updated: 09/06/2018