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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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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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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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What do you mean you don’t have a copy? An attempt to document Government of Canada web content removed from open access.
Download2015-04-24
Presentation created for Government Information Day 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted by Simon Fraser University Libraries. Provides an overview of the database sub-project of the the Government of Canada web content research project.