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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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2017-12-12
Presentation made at University of Alberta Libraries' Open Ideas Symposium 2017.
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Here today, where tomorrow? Monitoring and making sense of Government of Canada web content changes in a post-depository environment.
Download2015-06-04
Wakaruk, Amanda, McGoveran, Catherine, Lake, Michelle
The Government of Canada’s web presence is constantly changing. From early Common Look and Feel Protocols to the recent Web Renewal Action Plan, content has been removed and/or replaced, sometimes captured by the Depository Services Program (DSP) or Library and Archives Canada and sometimes...
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Review of "Government Information Management in the 21st Century: International Perspectives"
Download2012-12-16
Review of "Government Information Management in the 21st Century: International Perspectives." Peggy Garvin (Ed.). Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Pub., 2011. 232 pp. $99.95, ISBN: 9781409402060