The Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC) has released an outline of digital information goals for 2017, the country's 150th anniversary year. Major goals in the 9 December 2010 news release, Library and Archives Canada Announces Suite of Digital Services for Canadians by 2017, include:
- "By 2011, Canadians will be able to access the entire contents of the National Union Catalogue, representing more than 30 million entries, using popular on-line search engines."
- "Over the next year, LAC will double the volume of its on-line content, mounting millions of genealogy images on its website in partnership with Ancestry.ca."
- "By 2014, LAC will only accept theses and dissertations from Canadian universities in electronic form, saving money in the operation of the program and offering more comprehensive access."
- "By 2017, LAC will acquire and preserve all borne digital federal archival records electronically, making them easier to find and use."
- "By 2017, LAC will preserve digital material through a trusted digital repository that meets international standards."
The news release goes on to state that "LAC will introduce these and other changes gradually and at no additional cost by working collaboratively with other memory institutions, government departments, universities, researchers and the publishing community."
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