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An Honest Look at Implementing a Digital Preservation Program and the Role of Archive-It

Archive-It

Community Webs advances the capacity for community-focused memory organizations to build web and digital archives documenting local histories and underrepresented voices. Before I can talk about Community Webs, archiving websites, or implementing a digital preservation program, I first must give a little background on my organization.

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Library and Archives Canada’s journey of discovery: modernising our digital preservation infrastructure using Preservica

Preservica

On World Digital Preservation Day 2018, Sylvain Bélanger, Director General of Digital Operations and Preservation at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) discusses operating at scale, the challenges of preserving high volume born-digital content, and giving Canadians greater access to Canada’s continuing memory.

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Behind the Scenes: Providing Access to Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Unwritten Record

From 1955 to 2004, the court recorded its proceedings onto 1/4” open reel analog tape. The project to digitize and create digital preservation and access files of all analog recordings took approximately fifteen years to complete.

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The British Library?s International Library Leaders Programme

CILIP

Created in 2004, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) combines the collections, services and staff of both the former National Library of Canada (established in 1953) and the National Archives of Canada (established as the Dominion Archives in 1872). In November 2019, she had the opportunity to take part in British Library?s Background.