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The Caprons of Paris: A Digitization Project in a Small Library System Misty De Meo (County of Brant Public Library) Abstract The County of Brant Public Library set out with the goal of documenting the history of the founder of the town of Paris by digitizing a collection of his original papers. By building contacts within the community, the Library was able to successfully complete its initiative and open new avenues for future projects. The equipment and digitization methods used are described, with a special emphasis on the methods in which the Library was able to circumvent its small budget. The Library's complementary local history wiki, and the project's methods of promotion, are also described. Keywords: Digital collection, Digitization, Historical society, Local history, Marketing, Web 2.0, Wiki Introduction One of the key goals of the County of Brant Public Library is to act as a gateway providing the most accessible routes to information. The County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections was envisioned as a means by which local historical information which was currently unknown or inaccessible to most members of the community could be made easily and publicly available. The goal of this project was not merely to provide information, but to provide the means by which the community could interact with history and share information. 195