Library and Archives Canada is consulting with the library community. To view the survey and participate, consult the website that the Ontario Library Association (OLA) has created for the consultation. The consultation document does not appear to require membership in the OLA specifically. It is good to see the organization consult as it charts new directions. Daniel J. Caron, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, has also written a letter describing the challenges the organization faces and some of its plans for the future.
I would like to see LAC (or some other organization in Canada) consider copying some of the great ideas implemented in the United States and UK. Let’s look at a few quick examples:
- The British Library created an excellent sound archive.
- The Library of Congress has a number of good projects underway including Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers and an interactive, game-like service called myLOC that the collections and the buildings of the Library.
Canada need not copy those projects specifically, but they are a good starting point if one is looking for inspiration.
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