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What Canadian Libraries Have Been Building — and Why It Matters

Canada Day is a good moment to take stock of what we’ve built together, and to celebrate a collection that reflects Canada’s extraordinary depth and diversity. This Canada Day, we’re celebrating twenty years of digitization partnerships, and the remarkable collection we’ve built together. More than one million items totaling 390 terabytes of text, music scores, … Continue reading What Canadian Libraries Have Been Building — and Why It Matters

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Explore 30 Years of the Canadian Web at Vancouver Public Library

2026 marks 30 years of archiving the web for the Internet Archive. Last October, the Wayback Machine reached a milestone of one TRILLION webpages preserved. This work represents the creative and technical work of millions of people, ensuring that our online history is saved for the future. But how do you visualize a trillion? One … Continue reading Explore 30 Years of the Canadian Web at Vancouver Public Library

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Preserving Voices: Internet Archive Canada at Hamilton Public Library

On June 17, the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) hosted an event emphasizing the critical role of digital preservation in safeguarding the cultures, languages, stories, and histories of marginalized communities worldwide. Representatives from the Internet Archive, Internet Archive Canada, Woodland Cultural Centre, the Liberian Learning Center and McMaster University gathered at HPL’s Central Library to discuss … Continue reading Preserving Voices: Internet Archive Canada at Hamilton Public Library

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Internet Archive Canada Celebrates the Launch of Democracy’s Library

“Access is the key to understanding. And understanding is the underpinning of democracy.” Leslie Weir, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, was a featured guest speaker at the Democracy’s Library launch – an initiative to create a free, open collection of government data. Her words were an inspiration, as she deftly outlined some of the … Continue reading Internet Archive Canada Celebrates the Launch of Democracy’s Library

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Internet Archive Canada Welcomes Loren Fantin as Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives Lead

Internet Archive Canada is pleased to share that Loren Fantin has joined our team starting September 6, 2022. Loren comes to Internet Archive Canada after many successful years leading OurDigitalWorld as Executive Director. We have admired her grassroots leadership and passion for making cultural heritage accessible – while working with her on initiatives such as … Continue reading Internet Archive Canada Welcomes Loren Fantin as Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives Lead