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The article does not do justice to the former National Archives of Canada which has a much longer history than the National Library of Canada.-- BrentS 22:43, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Brent, you're right. More work does need to be done. I never noticed that there is no mention of Arthur Doughty, the first national archivist or any mention of how the archives was developed in the late 19th C. I might be able to do some editing on this on the weekend. CWood 22:46, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The referenced section specifies maximum fines, but nowhere does it say that failing to perform a legal deposit is a criminal offence. - Montréalais 16:31, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Skeezix1000's edit is clearly explained:
The subject of the article is Canada's national library; and the conservation and perservation functions of the library's collections are not the central focus. Yes, clearly Skeezix1000's point is well taken. As I see it, the only question is whether these questioned links to other national libraries will fail to assist the reader in better understanding and appreciating the on-going work of the Gatineau Preservation Centre. Do these links actually distract, or is it that the rationale for their inclusion has been poorly presented?
If these links do, in fact, diminish the value and effectiveness of the article, then they must be removed; but I wonder if there is some alternative which can be worked out? -- Tenmei ( talk) 14:26, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
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This has already been noted, but this site has a lot of very troubling promotional language. The article uses this language to justify actions, rather than stating facts: "Given the profound changes in the information world due to the evolution of technology and social behaviour, LAC needs to adapt its ways of working to remain relevant in Canadian society." What kind of strange sentence is this for a Wikipedia article? This sounds like they are trying to justify their recent cuts to their staff and the Canadian Council of Archives. This is very odd and has no place here. I need to study the content before offering any changes. There are so many problems it's difficult to know how to start without rewriting the whole thing. Archivisticus ( talk) 04:59, 12 June 2012 (UTC) Archivisticus
A well-placed employee of LAC is writing this "promotional" material and deleting any material critical of LAC. The article is now worthless, and has to be expunged and written by persons who do not work for LAC. Trace the history of this article and its changes and you will see the "hidden hand" of some official. (I cited some opposition to the appointment of Caron a few years ago and someone deleted all this material, even though I had solid citations). LAC has become a highly controversial institution, probably the most controversial cultural institution in Canada. This article does not reflect the intense opposition to changes made by Ian Wilson and Daniel Caron. BrentS ( talk) 03:36, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
I have started cleaning up this article and in due course will be making sure the text matches the sources, and is written in language suitable for WP (direct quotes identified as such etc.). If other editors want to save content they have added, please make sure it is properly sourced. Helen ( talk) 08:07, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
The reference to Minister Moore in June 2013 conflates two issues: 1) the potential re-institution of the NADP and local efforts through the Canadian Council of Archives with 2) the actual ongoing digitization of LAC's own holdings through the new Heritage Canadiana.org portal agreement with university libraries and other partners in the Canadian Knowledge Research Network. These are two different programs and operations with different sources of funds. They will be subject to review at some point according to Moore's own statements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.114.56.170 ( talk) 17:17, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
For a while, LAC was releasing photos on Flickr under a CC-by license, they then started using a CC-nc license. Every other government wants to open up their access, ours limits it... UK is using the Open Government License, Canada is hobbled by the Crown Copyright, masquerading as a CC-nc license. I'd put a brief mention of it here, it was discussed on Flickr earlier, not so sure it's worthy though... Oaktree b ( talk) 19:41, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
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I am a new editor to Wikipedia and just added a section to this page about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It would be great if anyone could help edit and add to that section. Thanks. Spartycat ( talk) 06:30, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
This page is extremely outdated. As an employee, I am not comfortable editing it myself, but I could provide some guidance as to the areas that need to be updated and third-party sources for any changes. Thoughts?
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LAC/OPL joint facility
In the 2018 Canadian federal budget, funding was announced for a new joint facility with LAC and Ottawa Public Library (OPL), to be built at 555 Albert Street in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city.
The new facility, being designed by Diamond Schmitt and KWC architects, is expected to open in 2024.
The facility will allow LAC to modernize its public services and to reach an expanded clientele through a new purpose-built space.
The design and use of the building will be informed by public consultations, as well as discussions with Indigenous groups, LAC and OPL staff, and stakeholders.
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A new section should be inserted below the modernization and budget cuts heading to discuss the priorities since 2013. Below are the priorities as written in the Library and Archives Canada annual report which is tabled in Parliament.
Update 2014-2019
In 2015, four priorities were established for LAC:
An expanded version of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program was launched in June 2015, providing funding to libraries, archives and other memory institutions throughout Canada. As of June 2019, it had provided $6 million to 130 documentary heritage organizations to support 170 projects.
On June 3, 2016, LAC announced the National Heritage Digitization Strategy, in co-operation with 50 leading institutions in the Canadian documentary heritage community. Its goal is to compile Canada’s largest digital collections and make them available through a single platform.
LAC signed a contract for a new library management system in March, 2017, with the OCLC co-operative, the world’s largest online published document retrieval system. The system, which is now up and running, allows users to access the resources of hundreds of the country’s libraries.
https://www.oclc.org/en/news/releases/2017/201709dublin.html
On November 7, 2017, the Marshall McLuhan collection at LAC was added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, in partnership with the University of Toronto Library.
Two digital initiatives were established by LAC between 2017 and 2018. DigiLab (March, 2017) provides a free digitization lab for public use, while Co-Lab (April, 2018) allows the public to transcribe key historical documents.
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/publications/signatures/Pages/Signatures-2017-fall-winter.aspx#tab3
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2018/type-tag-share-co-lab.aspx
In August, 2018, LAC had completed the digitization of over 622,290 service file records from soldiers who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. These complete records are now searchable online.
https://thediscoverblog.com/tag/cef-digitization/
LAC introduced a major new initiative on April 5, 2019, to preserve, revitalize and enhance Canada’s Indigenous languages and cultures, working with an advisory circle of Elders and Indigenous leaders.
https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/news/2019/04/library-and-archives-canada-launches-funding-and-services-to-help-preserve-indigenous-culture-and-language-recordings.html
On August 12, 2019, LAC began construction on its second preservation facility in Gatineau, which will be the first net-zero carbon building dedicated to archival preservation in the Americas. The facility should be in operation by summer 2022.
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2019/construction-begins-new-preservation-facility.aspx
If editors have any other sources to provide for updating the article, it would be great to add them to this list. I hope that this page can be taken out of the dark ages and into the light.