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“Why is this link dead? Aren’t government publications all online?” Preserving digital federal content with the Canadian Government Information Private LOCKSS Network (CGI-PLN)
Download2009-09-26
The vast majority of federal government information is digital and susceptible to both technological obsolescence and changes in information policy. In the past, content on government web sites has been lost to both factors. Concern about the lack of comprehensive web archiving or digital...
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Canada’s Crown Copyright: Outdated and unnecessary
2018-10-02
This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of Open Shelf magazine. Open Shelf is the official magazine of the Ontario Library Association, published for members and the larger community as a continuing education service to provide information about trends and issues affecting the...
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2016-02-24
Despite Government of Canada commitments to Open Government initiatives, Section 12 of the Copyright Act specifies that any work prepared or published by the Canadian government is subject to crown copyright. This means that substantial reproduction of government information beyond fair dealing...
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Could it be a case of the emperor’s new clothes? Crown copyright and Canada’s commitment to open government
Download2016-12-09
This conference presentation provided an introduction to Crown copyright in Canada and addressed the advantages and disadvantages of keeping government information out of the public domain. Suggestions for modifying section 12 of the Copyright Act were offered in preparation for the upcoming...
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2019-05-28
Presentation at the Canadian Association of Law Libraries conference in Edmonton, Alberta, 2019. Abstract: Section 12 of the Copyright Act is at odds with the aims of Open Government. This talk will review how Crown copyright creates unnecessary barriers to the re-use of government information...
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2014-10-16
The University of Alberta Libraries is working with the Internet Archive and other partners to digitize Government of Alberta publications weeded by Library and Archives Canada. Additionally, scholars are trying to identify what web content has been - and continues to be - weeded by Government of...
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2014-04-28
Access to government information in Canada is changing. This session provided a brief overview of new policies and initiatives that impact the way information professionals access government documents and publications in Canada. Topics included the Depository Services Program's move away from...