a Canadian Independent Digital Library, since 2006
At the end of a parliamentary session in Canada, it’s not just a time of political transition—it’s also a critical moment for digital preservation. With the next election around the corner, there’s heightened interest in ensuring that the vast array of digital content produced by government entities, political parties, and candidates is not lost. This … Continue reading The End of Parliament Session Crawls in Canada
As part of the Democracy’s Library initiative, Internet Archive Canada is collaborating with the Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI-DPN) to ensure comprehensive web preservation of Canada’s government publications. “We are delighted to be able to leverage our efforts on the Democracy’s Library initiative, a joint project with Internet Archive to create free, open, and sustainable … Continue reading Internet Archive Canada and the CGI Network partner to preserve government information
The Internet Archive’s Community Webs program is now accepting applications from Canadian public libraries, community archives and other community-focused memory organizations. Community Webs empowers its members to build web and digital archives documenting local histories, with an emphasis on communities that have typically been underrepresented in the historic record. Members of the program receive free … Continue reading Community Webs Accepting Applications from Canadian Organizations
We will be hosting a Web and Digital Archiving Meetup at our new Canadian headquarters in Vancouver on June 14th. Coinciding with the Association of Canadian Archivists Conference, the event will feature presentations, lightning talks and time for discussion and networking. We also plan to have a tour of our new space, as well as … Continue reading Join us at the Canadian Web and Digital Archiving Meetup
