Blogs

Digitized materials are not always easily indexed by Google and other search engines, meaning that in the past, users had to visit each individual website to find content related to their research- a very time consuming process.

The Municipal World (CIHM 8_06700) has the distinction of being the oldest continuously published monthly municipal magazine in the world. It is also one of only a handful of Canadian magazines that has been publishing throughout three centuries. Indeed 120 years after its inception, it is still going strong, and a perusal of some of the fascinating articles found in the 108 issues currently available on Early Canadiana Online (ECO), quickly explains its exceptional longevity.

La publication américaine Family Tree Magazine a inclu Canadiana sur sa liste des 101 meilleurs sites web pour la recherche généalogique. La revue offre aux généalogistes amateurs des articles et des conseils sur les façons de « découvrir, préserver et célébrer leurs origines ».

The Canadiana Discovery Portal has been in operation for about a year now. Over the course of that year, we have changed the Solr index schema numerous times, experimenting to find what works best.

Dans un récent article publié par le Stratford Institute, j’affirme que, si nous voulons que le Canada demeure compétitif dans « l’économie du savoir », il  nous faut investir davantage dans la création et la préservation de nos ressources numériques patrimoniales. 

There are currently more than 50 periodicals relating to agriculture available for subscribers on Early Canadiana Online (ECO). Dozens more are slated for digitization over the next few years. This reflects the huge role that agriculture played in the economic, social, and political spheres of 19th century Canada.

A recent report published by the Library of Congress makes a very strong case for government investments in digital preservation infrastructure. Although it is a US report, the arguments are equally valid in the Canadian context.