Irish Roots
Roman Catholic parish registers constitute by far the most important set of records for 19th-century Irish local and family history. And, in the furore over access, one vital point is constantly...
View ArticleHospital archive gets UN status . . . alongside Domesday Book (The University...
(Source: The University of Stirling) PHOTOGRAPHS and papers from the early days of the Royal Scottish National Hospital in Larbert have been recognised as of outstanding historical importance by the...
View ArticleMemory of the World Annual Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean:...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Memory of the World Annual Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: UNESCO calls for nominations The UNESCO...
View ArticleThe preservation of historical Canadian data is at risk, finds Expert Panel
OTTAWA, Feb. 4, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Released today by the Council of Canadian Academies, a new expert panel report, Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada's Memory Institutions,...
View ArticleCanada’s librarians question Tories’ policy of closing government-run libraries
Librarians stereotypically value silence, but they're getting ready to speak up on the Conservative government's dismantling of several federal libraries in the name of cost-cutting and efficiency. The...
View ArticleHow the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons
The Digital Public Library of America is a beautiful idea. Take the physical-to-digital ambition of Google Books and wed it to the civic spirit of the US public library system, providing a centralized...
View ArticleAn Asia-Pacific Memory of the World capacity building initiative organized in...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) An Asia-Pacific Memory of the World capacity building initiative organized in China A four-day Asia Pacific Memory of...
View ArticleOpening ceremony of the 19th Seapavaa Conference 2015 (MCI - Ministry of...
(Source: MCI - Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Singapore) 22/04/2015 SPEECH BY DR YAACOB IBRAHIM, MINISTER FOR COMMUNCIATIONS AND INFORMATION, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF...
View ArticleTabling of the 2014 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada (Embassy of...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Ottawa, 30 October 2014-The 2014 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada, Michael Ferguson, will be tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 November...
View ArticleCanada's only corporate archives fully available to public recognized by...
TORONTO, May 30, 2013 /CNW/ - The Archives Association of Ontario has recognized Scotiabank's Archives, Corporate Records and Fine Art Department with the 2013 Corporate Award for excellence in...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada Acquires Cartoonist Lynn Johnston's Material...
(Source: Government of Canada) March, 13, 2014 - Gatineau, QC - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant amount of new...
View ArticleNavy Turns the Page on Initial Archives Remediation Phase (The United States...
(Source: The United States Navy) WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) officials announced, May 20, that substantial progress in the multistage processing and remediation of the...
View ArticleEnhancing the preservation of documentary heritage in Middle East and North...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Enhancing the preservation of documentary heritage in Middle East and North Africa The Middle East and North Africa...
View ArticlePreserving the Archival Heritage of Ontario's Jewish Community (Department of...
(Source: Department of Canadian Heritage of Canada) Government of Canada supports the Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation September 11, 2014 - Toronto - Department of Canadian Heritage The Government of...
View ArticlePreserving the Archival Heritage of Ontario's Jewish Community (Government of...
(Source: Government of Canada) Government of Canada supports the Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation September 11, 2014 - Toronto - Department of Canadian Heritage The Government of Canada is providing...
View ArticleInvesting in Nova Scotia’s Heritage Infrastructure (Department of Canadian...
(Source: Department of Canadian Heritage of Canada) Investing in Nova Scotia's Heritage Infrastructure Government of Canada provides financial support for the Admiral Digby Library and Historical...
View ArticleIntergovernmental meeting approves a new normative instrument by UNESCO to...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Intergovernmental meeting approves a new normative instrument by UNESCO to preserve world's documentary heritage More...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada and the National Film Board of Canada Sign an...
(Source: NFB - National Film Board of Canada) Library and Archives Canada and the National Film Board of Canada Sign an Agreement to Showcase Canada's Heritage Press release 2014/02/05 February 5, 2014...
View ArticleInvesting in Nova Scotia's Heritage Infrastructure
Government of Canada provides financial support for the Admiral Digby Library and Historical Society DIGBY, NS, Feb. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Canada...
View ArticleUNESCO releases Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO releases Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation The introduction and implementation of...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada and the TD Summer Reading Club Announce 2014...
(Source: Government of Canada) June 5, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) along with the Toronto Public Library and TD Bank Group are pleased to...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada Acquires Important Artwork and Maps related to...
(Source: Government of Canada) May 22, 2014 - Gatineau, Que. - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of artwork and maps...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada acquires Emily Carr's journal of Queen Victoria's...
(Source: Government of Canada) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a booklet created by renowned Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr. The booklet was acquired...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada Acquires Cartoonist Lynn Johnston's Material...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) March, 13, 2014 - Gatineau, QC - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant amount of...
View ArticleGovernment of Canada Announces Appointment to Library and Archives Canada...
(Source: Government of Canada) Guy Berthiaume appointed as Librarian and Archivist of Canada April 14, 2014 - Gatineau - Canadian Heritage Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly...
View ArticleBAnQ and McGill sign a partnership agreement (McGill University)
(Source: McGill University) Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and McGill University signed a partnership agreement today that creates a formal framework for future collaborative...
View ArticleA UNESCO Expert Meeting on Digital Preservation Challenges held in Paris this...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) A UNESCO Expert Meeting on Digital Preservation Challenges held in Paris this week UNESCO's Knowledge Societies...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada and the TD Summer Reading Club Announce 2014...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) June 5, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) along with the Toronto Public Library and TD Bank Group are pleased...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada Renews TD Summer Reading Club Partnership...
(Source: Government of Canada) September 16, 2014 - Gatineau, Que. - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the renewal of the TD Summer Reading Club...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada acquires Robert Hood watercolours (Government of...
(Source: Government of Canada) April 16, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that it has purchased four watercolours by Robert...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada acquires Emily Carr's journal of Queen Victoria's...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a booklet created by renowned Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr. The booklet was...
View ArticleCanadiana.org Creates Online Treasure Trove of Historical Documents -...
OTTAWA, May 11, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadians now have at their disposal the most important online research tool ever created about the history of their country. Canadiana.org, a digital initiative of...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada and Early Exploration Photographs in Canada at...
(Source: National Gallery of Canada) Visit| See| Learn| Shop| Bookstore Hours Daily: 10 am - 5:30 pm Thursday: 10 am - 8:30 pm (exceptions) Location National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa,...
View ArticleHockey and the First World War centennial exhibition opens at the Hockey Hall...
(Source: National Seniors Council) November, 10, 2014-Toronto, ON-Library and Archives Canada in association with the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) in partnership with Library and...
View ArticleUNESCO session at the International Council on Archives Congress focused on...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO session at the International Council on Archives Congress focused on digital documentary heritage Girona City...
View ArticleHockey and the First World War centennial exhibition opens at the Hockey Hall...
(Source: Government of Canada) November, 10, 2014-Toronto, ON-Library and Archives Canada in association with the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) in partnership with Library and...
View ArticleExhibition of rare Sir John A. Macdonald artefacts opens at Bellevue House...
(Source: Government of Canada) Former Prime Minister's Kingston home hosts special Library and Archives Canada exhibition June 5, 2015 -Kingston, ON-Library and Archives Canada Bellevue House National...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada launches national Aboriginal photo identification...
(Source: Government of Canada) May 28, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Every picture tells a story! Spurred by the success of the first phase of the photo identification project...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada Renews TD Summer Reading Club Partnership...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) September 16, 2014 - Gatineau, Que. - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the renewal of the TD Summer...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada acquires Robert Hood watercolours (Embassy of...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) April 16, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce that it has purchased four watercolours by...
View ArticleMalak: Major photographic acquisition by Library and Archives Canada...
(Source: Government of Canada) March 1, 2015 Gatineau, QC - Library and Archives Canada On the 100th anniversary of the birth of acclaimed Canadian photographer Malak (OC, MPA), Library and Archives...
View ArticleMalak: Major photographic acquisition by Library and Archives Canada (Embassy...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) March 1, 2015 Gatineau, QC - Library and Archives Canada On the 100th anniversary of the birth of acclaimed Canadian photographer Malak (OC, MPA), Library and...
View ArticleLibrary and Archives Canada announces new $7.5 million funding program for...
(Source: Government of Canada) June 12, 2015 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Library and Archives Canada Dr. Guy Berthiaume, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, today announced a new program that will...
View ArticleA Season in the Life of LAC (Embassy of Canada in France)
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) December 2, 2014 - Montréal, Quebec I am very happy to join you for the 6th Conference of the Library and Information Community of Quebec. It is always an honour...
View ArticleWinkworth: Major documentary art acquisition by Library and Archives Canada...
(Source: Government of Canada) Winkworth: Major documentary art acquisition by Library and Archives Canada April 2, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada...
View ArticleBewitched, digital and bewildered: the surprising 21st century world of...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Speaking notes Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada Speech delivered at the Canadian Library Association National Conference and Tradeshow Ottawa,...
View ArticleWinkworth: Major documentary art acquisition by Library and Archives Canada...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) April 2, 2015 - Gatineau, Quebec - Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the acquisition of ten items from the...
View ArticleLeviathan North: Long-term Access to Government Information in the Digital...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Speaking notes Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada Speech for the representatives of government agencies, research libraries (academic, public...
View ArticleAccess at the helm: Sailing the choppy waters between rights and...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Speaking notes Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada Speech delivered to the 2015 Annual Conference of the Archives Association of Ontario London...
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