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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)
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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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2016-05-27
Wakaruk, Amanda, Taylor, Don, Zerkee, Jennifer
Conference presentation at 2016 ABC Copyright Conference, May 27. Digitizing and sharing materials online makes our cultural heritage more accessible, supporting the dissemination of knowledge and the public good. Navigating related copyright issues, however, can weigh heavily on the feasibility...
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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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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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Digitalization Opportunities Road Mapping Tool (DORMT©): A framework to assess digitalization opportunities in construction organizations
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Gebretekle, Yisshak Tadesse, Kamau, Daniel Waweru, Raoufi, Mohammad, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
The construction industry is entering the digital age, which offers innovative digitalization opportunities (DOs) regarding cost efficiency, project management, and improved client experience. In their early efforts to implement DOs, construction organizations have had varying degrees of success,...
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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...
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Interrupting digitization and thinking about text or digitization and the form of digital text
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Enthusiasm for digitization hides the complexity of processes involved and the significance of the cultural changes achieved in our time. Itʹs worth examining again the ways in which we usually see the digital, often considered as an interruption of the continuous flow into discrete intervals....