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National Library of Canada
Activities and Projects: Semi-Annual Update

Fall 2002 Edition
November 5, 2002

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Table of contents

Introduction by the National Librarian

Part I:
Access to knowledge about Canada

A: Access Services

• Genealogy and Family History
• Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory
• Canadian Book Exchange Centre
• Digital Interlibrary Loans
• Literary Manuscripts
• Music Division
• Canadian National Union Catalogue

B: The Digital Library of Canada

C: AMICUS

• Serials Control, OPAC, Circulation and Acquisitions (SCOCA) modules in AMICUS
• Infrastructure
• AMICUS Web
• Records and Document Information Management System (RDIMS)

D: Bibliographic Services

• Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
• Revision to Dewey Decimal Classification Tables
• Additional Subject Headings for Federal Government Documents

E: Government On-line (GOL) at the National Library

• New Books Service for Canadians
• Metadata Activities
• Thesauri and Controlled Vocabulary
• NLC Depository Services Program  -  Collaborative Projects
• Wireless Technology Pilot Project
• Other Activities
• Future Projects

F: "Born-Digital", Long-Term Access to Current Canadian On-Line Newspapers

Part II:
National Library in the Community

A: Council on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians

B: Virtual Reference Canada (VRC)

• VRC Application and Service
• Meetings and Conferences
• Digital Reference Research Symposium

C: Other Libraries

• Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL)
• Core Library Statistics
• School Libraries
• Sm@rt Library Project

D: Council of Federal Libraries (CFL)

E: National Library Records Save the Library Community Money

F: Canadian Children's Literature

Part III:
Protect and Preserve the National Collection

A: Funding for Preservation

B: Preservation Collection

C: Mass Deacidification

D: Incidents at the National Library

E: Collection Facilities

F: Collaboration with the National Archives

Part IV:
Strengthen and Enrich the Collection

A: Acquisition of Electronic Publications

B: Sound Recording Initiative

C: Noteworthy Recent Acquisitions

• Macmillan Canada Imprints
• Church Missionary Society Archive
• Jacob M. Lowy Collection
• Music Division
• Rare Books
• Literary manuscripts

D: Aboriginal Initiatives

E: Multicultural Initiatives

F: Canadian Theses

G: Legal Deposit

H: Serials Collection

Part V:
Promote National Library Expertise, Collections and Services

A: Reaching Canadian Youth

• Read Up On It
• International Forum on Canadian Children's Literature
• Presentation and Papers

B: Exhibiting the Collections

• The Belgian Collection
• Sensational Stories
• "In Memorium" Displays
• Karsh: Masterworks  -  A Tribute
• National Aboriginal Day
• Extra! Extra! Read All About It

C: Playing Our Songs

• Virtual Gramophone
• Glenn Gould
• In Appreciation
• Live at the Library

D: Lending a hand: Proyecto Adrienne: a Canada-Chile Project

E: Various Other Public Activities

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Introduction by the National Librarian

Not a day goes by without mentioning how important knowledge and innovation are to our civilisation's progress. The Innovation Strategy put forth by the government of Canada aims precisely at developing the country's culture of excellence. I am convinced that Canada's libraries play a key role in the world of knowledge and innovation. This is precisely why, within the context of the government consultations on this strategy, the National Library of Canada submitted a brief to Industry Canada explaining this role.

At the dawn of the XXIst century, information in all of its forms is more than ever at the heart of the National Library of Canada's concerns and daily activities. Thanks to the Internet, more and more people, of every age and origin, throughout the country and the world, are using our institution's collections and services.

Making access to collections easier is the Library's top priority. Acting with and for communities is propelling us to continuously develop new services such as Virtual Reference Canada and the Digital Library of Canada. Protecting collections is an ever-present concern and a daunting challenge: we one day hope to have all of the equipment and buildings necessary to meet international standards. This is not to say that we aren't making excellent progress by using new resources to the fullest. Developing collections is at the heart of our mandate and, in this respect as well, we are proud of the progress we have made. We wish to share these collections and thereby promote the National Library of Canada's expertise through numerous public activities. We are developing new and different approaches in an effort to reach a more varied clientele one more representative of cultural diversity in Canada.

In addition to this, in the fall of 2002, Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Sheila Copps, announced the creation of a new institution that combines the Library and the National Archives of Canada, "a World-Class Knowledge and Preservation Institution". (www.patrimoine canadien.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=2N0227E)

The creation of this new institution is currently underway. Important changes will be made in the next few months to help make this institution, unlike any other in the world, a reality. New legislation will serve to define this new organization's mandate and powers. Transition teams are already in place. This new institution will allow us to merge our collections and the expertise of over 1,000 staff members. It will allow us to make optimal use of new technologies in order to develop unparalleled strength and knowledge. We will continue to support library and archival networks and to develop new partnerships. What interesting challenges to look forward to! And, rest assured, communities will be consulted and both the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada will pursue their activities and continue to respond to user requests efficiently and in a timely manner.

Roch Carrier
October 2002

Part I:
ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CANADA

A: ACCESS SERVICES

Genealogy and Family History

The Centre will make possible the creation of an "Inventory of Genealogical Resources on the Web". Such an Inventory would support distribution, moderated administration of genealogical resources, and public access to these resources. The project is at the stage of producing detailed systems requirements.

The National Library will coordinate work on the identification and description of library-related genealogical resources for inclusion in the directory.

National Library staff have collaborated fully with the Genealogy and Family History team in the planning and preparation for the Genealogy and Family History's national consultation being held November 1-3, 2002. Invited participants include libraries and archives with an interest in genealogical services, genealogical societies, commercial genealogy services, etc.

The National Library is assisting in the development of the Centre's website which will include information on the Library's collections and services. The URL for the site is: (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html).

Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory

A new enhanced version of the Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/isn/041011-1000-e.html) was released on August 1, 2002. The Directory, an online product of the Canadian ISBN Agency in Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services, contains information on approximately 27,000 Canadian publishers. New application features include an enhanced basic search, an advanced search option, and export and record editing capabilities for ISBN Agency staff.

Canadian Book Exchange Centre

In addition to official publications distribution lists the Centre (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/cbec-ccel/index-e.html) now offers 2 of its 5 distribution lists for monographs electronically; the remaining 3 lists for monographs will be available electronically by the end of the fiscal year.

Staff are continuing to process the huge donation of 5,400 boxes of material from the Saskatchewan Provincial Library in 2001. Approximately 4,000 boxes have been examined thus far and another 1,400 boxes still remain to be examined; this project should be completed by the end of the calendar year.

Digital Interlibrary Loans

In response to requests, the Interlibrary Loans Division has successfully scanned items from the National Library collection that could not be lent and sent the file to the requesting library via electronic mail. Items have also been scanned, then printed and sent by fax. Although the volume of requests for rare or fragile items from the National Library's collections does not warrant the construction of a website for the permanent preservation of these items at this time, the ILL Division continues to investigate the use of internet technology to make it possible for clients outside the National Capital Region to view documents that we cannot lend.

There continues to be sustained interest in access to the literary fonds of Canadian authors such as: Gabrielle Roy, Marie-Claire Blais, Marie LeFranc, Guy Sylvestre, Jacques Brault, Michel Tremblay, Réjean Ducharme, Jean Marcel, Claire Martin, Fernand Ouellette, Roger Lemelin.

In addition to significant acquisitions outlined in Part IV of this Report, work on organizing and describing the Nicole Brossard and Sandra Birdsell fonds have continued.

Music Division

The Music Division collection of Canadian concert programmes, the majority of which are un-indexed, has been systematically examined and re-organized to provide better access.

Archival treatment and preliminary descriptions have been given to the following archival fonds Harry Somers ; Harry Freedman ; Manteca ; Helmut Blume; Michel Longtin ; Otto Joachim and Angela Hewitt. Definitive treatment has been given to the following archival fonds : Istvan Anhalt and Michel Longtin.

Work has begun on the revision and update of the Catalogue of Archival Fonds and Collections of the Music Division. This should be ready for publication in 2003.

Canadian National Union Catalogue(www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/union-catalogue/index-e.html)

Significant library collections from all parts of the country are added to the union catalogue so that Canadians have greater access to information they need. The union catalogue, begun in 1950, includes over seventeen million records and some forty-five million holdings. Every year the union catalogue database grows by over one and a half million titles and the number of holdings listed increases by over more than 4 million. The collections of Canada's universities are sizeable and of great value, but the greatest number of the library collections contributed come from government libraries. In all, more than 1300 library collections are represented in the union catalogue. Canada's national union catalogue is inclusive of subject or discipline, language and format; it is the most important Canadian source of information on the holdings of periodicals, over eight hundred thousand titles, and alternate formats, over two hundred and fifty thousand titles for braille, large print and talking books.

B: THE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF CANADA

This current fiscal year is the second of a three-year program supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through its Cultural Content Online Program (CCOP). The Digital Library Task Force has been able to add many new digital collections, educational sites and exhibitions as well as provide enhancement to many of its existing sites. These projects are all available through the National Library website at (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca). From April 2002 to date, new projects include:

• The fourteenth edition of the popular Read Up On It series was released in September. This year's edition entitled The Magic of Books, explores magic and fantasy as a theme.
  (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/read-up-on-it/)
• The Indian Affairs Annual Reports database, which provides the full text of the departmental reports for the Indian Affairs portfolio from 1864 to 1990.
  (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/indianaffairs/index-e.html)
• Sheet Music from Canada's Past Phase III, a 'gallery' section was released in April. It highlights some of the more visually striking sheet music covers.
  (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/sheetmusic/)
• Virtual Gramophone Phase V, the depression era music of Quebec is figured in this enhancement to the already well-trafficked site. The Virtual Gramophone  -  The Music Division continues to participate in the development of this important resource. In April over 2000 new titles were added to the database including 858 digitally restored audio files. Of special interest is the digitization of the recordings of Mary Travers Bolduc, "La Bolduc," acquired by the Library in March 2002. There are over 100 titles by this, the most important Quebec star of the 1930s.

(www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/index-e.html)

• Beyond the Funnies: The History of Comics in English Canada and Quebec explores the history of the graphic-narrative medium in Canada, from the earliest comic strips to the cutting-edge work of contemporary comic artists.
  (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/comics/).
• The Fun of Reading: International Forum on Canadian Children's Literature website was released. The website will promote the conference and the cultural activities surrounding it.
  (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/forum/index-e.html).
• Picturing a Canadian Life: L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers, a partnered project with Virtual Museum of Canada.
  (http://lmm.confederationcentre.com).
• Women Artists in Canada is an addition to the popular Celebrating Women's Achievements site. It honours a range of historical and contemporary artists. (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/index-e.html)

The Digital Library Task Force also has a number of projects in progress

• Canada, By Train, Children's Literature Database, Satisfaction Guaranteed: Mail-Order Catalogues, Pre-1901 Canadian Directories, Early Hockey in Canada, Canadian Writers Series, Métis Broadsides, The Naskapi Dictionary, and Images From Rare Books
• The Task Force also maintains Images Canada, which is an images gateway. Images Canada is an on-going partnered project. Over the past six months we have added nine new partners and over 20,000 images. The total database size now approaches 100,000 images. (www.imagescanada.ca)
• Canadian Music Periodical Index  -  The Music Division continues to add to and improve this resource. The subject heading thesaurus and the list of subject classification terms have been revised and translated.

A new site Images from the Rare Book Collection should be inaugurated by the DLTF in October/November 2002. This site will include close to 600 images relating to Canada published before 1800 and scanned from the National Library's Rare Book Collection. The site will show not only first printings of images but the variants which occurred while these images were reprinted in numerous editions.

In addition, The Digital Library Task Force is enhancing navigation and redesigning portions of the National Library Web site to better serve the public.

C: AMICUS

Serials Control, OPAC, Circulation and Acquisitions (SCOCA) modules in AMICUS

As previously reported, the SCOCA project was implemented in May. With these four modules, key operations within the Library continue to be strengthened.

• Interlibrary Loans (ILL) staff have easier access to detailed information about the Library's holdings and which items are currently available. This allows staff to respond more quickly and accurately to interlibrary loan requests. The new Client Services module has allowed quicker response time and better searching for keywords in organization names and locations in online directories the Library maintains, including the ILL Directory on the Web, the Canadian Library Gateway and the Directory of Special Collections.

Infrastructure

Information Technology Services has upgraded the Library's telecommunications links to 100Mbps and is setting up a high-speed link to Ca*net3/4. These improvements are to support applications that require high-speed transmission of large amounts of data, e.g., broadcast video and audio services on the Internet.

[Note: Ca*net3/4 is a service offered by CANARIE, a private, not-for-profit organization supported by Industry Canada, with 120 members and over 500 project partners. Its mission is to accelerate Canada's advanced Internet development and use by facilitating the development of Canada's communications infrastructure and stimulating next-generation products, applications and services.]

The Library offers remote systems access for its staff, for example for those who are teleworking. This access has been standardized, upgraded and its security improved. In addition, Information Technology Services has upgraded the speed of the network link to the Canadian Book Exchange Centre.

The upgrade of the enterprise servers for the National Archives/National Library has improved AMICUS response time.

AMICUS Web (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/amicus/index-e.html)

This is the year for a major redesign for AMICUS on the Web. The project initiated usability tests to identify how AMICUS was viewed by students, teachers and the public. The findings were then used to redesign the interface and to remodel the service message to emphasize AMICUS as the Canadian National Catalogue. As part of the redesign, the interface was made to comply with the Government of Canada Common Look and Feel (CLF) standard.

AMICUS Web has never had so much traffic. Monthly usage is now exceeding 400,000 transactions, more than doubling last year's statistics. This success is attributable in part to the Client Services Management reaching out to the public. Since April over 700 people have attended public presentations and sessions describing AMICUS and other services of the Library.

Records and Document Information Management System (RDIMS)

The project to implement a pilot Records and Document Information Management System continues in collaboration with the National Archives. There were delays while the vendor integrated and tested new software into the RDIMS suite. The data migration testing is done. The full data conversion still remains to be completed. The roll-out of RDIMS and the training of the 70 pilot participants in the National Library and National Archives will take place later this fiscal year.

D: Bibliographic Services

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules

The National Library of Canada bibliographic standards staff continues to participate actively in the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC) and the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing to ensure that changes to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules are responsive to user needs. The JSC has finalized changes to rules to accommodate the cataloguing of Web sites and other digital objects and to the cataloguing of serial and other integrating resources. In addition, the JSC has approved significant revisions to the rules for cartographic material to align with existing practice in the international cartographic cataloguing community. These changes were included in a new revision of the cataloguing rules published in September 2002.

Revisions to Dewey Decimal Classification Tables

The amalgamation of several Canadian cities has required a review of the geographic area tables for Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and, Newfoundland and Labrador. National Library staff undertook extensive research to identify the changes needed and presented the results to two editors of the Library of Congress' Dewey Office at a two-day meeting at the Library in July. The changes have now been finalized and, pending approval by the Dewey Editorial Committee in November 2002, will be included in the next edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification schedules to be published in June 2003.

Additional Subject Headings for Federal Government Documents

On June 3, 2002 the National Library began adding subject headings to additional categories of Canadian federal government monographic and serial publications. By the end of a two-year phase-in period, the Library expects to be providing subject access to all current Canadian federal government publications received, with the sole exception of ephemerae. These additional "core" records will result in increased subject access to up to 35% more federal publications and will facilitate resource sharing within the Canadian library community. For more information, see NL Bulletin, July / Aug 02, p. 24 http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/301/bulletin_nlc/2004/no1/p2-0104-00-e.html

E: Government On-Line (GOL) at the National Library

The aim of the federal government's Government On-Line (GOL) initiative is to have all

programs and services available electronically to Canadians by 2005. The National Library's Government On-Line Task Force was founded in 2000 to manage the Library's GOL projects and to bring the riches of the Library to all Canadians. Currently, the National Library's GOL Task Force is leading the following projects:

New Books Service for Canadians

The National Library's New Books Service for Canadians (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/newbooks/) was launched on Canada Book Day, April 23rd. Publishers use an interactive Web form to submit information about new and forthcoming books to the National Library via the Internet. In addition to submitting information such as title, author, ISBN number, publishers may now also submit cover art graphics, table of contents, sample text, book reviews, etc. The authenticated bibliographic data that NLC creates for each new book is also returned via the Internet to publishers for inclusion in their upcoming publications. The overall aim of the proposed New Books Service is to improve the National Library's services to publishers, booksellers, and Canadian libraries as well as to individual researchers and readers.

Future plans to improve the Service include the development of more sophisticated functionality within the online digital repository, developing links from new books records to the National Library's Public Programs calendar, investigating the development of connections with Canadian libraries and their client services, and building a New Books Alert Service for individual and corporate clients.

Metadata Activities

GOL Task Force staff have continued to participate heavily in the work of the inter-departmental GOL Metadata Working Group which is chaired by Treasury Board Secretariat. In August, under the auspices of the E-Learning sub-group of this committee, eight departments (including the National Library) signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the joint financing of a study entitled: "Statistical Analysis of the Implementation of E-learning Metadata Schemas". The RFP for this study will be issued in the near future.

During the spring and summer the Library's Metadata Coordinator led a Working Group whose mandate was to define the metadata element set to be used on the Library's Web site. Members of this Working Group were chosen from various branches within the Library. Work has progressed and a second draft of the recommended element set was being reviewed.

A cross-departmental and multi-disciplinary team of metadata practitioners pooled their expertise, under the leadership of the Council of Federal Libraries and the Library's GOL Task Force, to create guides to the implementation of the metadata elements required under the government's Common Look and Feel standard. The guides were published by the Council on its Web site and contribute to making government information findable.

Thesauri and Controlled Vocabulary

The Library's Web site on Canadian Thesauri and Controlled Vocabularies (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/government/controlled-vocabularies/index-e.html) has received a very positive response. This site is being developed further to add new information as it becomes available. A new page Implementing Controlled Vocabularies on Government of Canada Web Sites (Thesauri and Controlled Vocabularies) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) was launched in August. Because the Library has been named the Official Registrar for standardized vocabularies used in the Federal Government (TBITS 39.2: Controlled Vocabulary Standard), work has begun on the development of a registry system for GOC terminology tools. Information about the registration process has been recently made available on the Library's Web site and an on-line registration form is forthcoming.

NLC Depository Services Program  -  Collaborative Projects

Federal Government Publications Locator Service

This service was developed through a partnership between the Depository Services

Program, Communication Canada and the National Library. The goal of this service is to improve access to information on Canadian Federal Government Publications.

The Federal Publication Locator service provides access to:

• Bibliographic records of Canadian Federal Government Publications in the National Library of Canada Collection and Catalogue (AMICUS)
• Canadian Library locations information from the Union Catalogue
• Access to electronic Canadian Federal Government Publications

The Service was previewed to positive reviews at the Canadian Library Association Conference in June. Information about the Service was posted on the CFL listserv and on the DSP's INFODEP listserv to encourage members of the library community at large to participate in the beta testing which took place this summer. The service will be made available once the beta test phase is officially completed.

Persistent Locator Service for government publications

The National Library and the Depository Services Program have conducted a study of the issue of permanence for federal government information on the Internet. In March a detailed report of available solutions and recommendations was completed. A review of the recommendations and follow-up are now underway, including the preparation of a summary report. The development of best practices, guidelines and a communications plan are also planned as future steps.

Wireless Technology Pilot Project

The GOL Task Force has initiated a pilot project related to the use of wireless devices within the Library. It is exploring the issues and costs associated with providing wireless services and selected staff are currently testing the use of this technology. The Task Force has been working closely with various NLC branches to determine the overall usefulness of wireless devices at the NLC.

Other activities

A GOL Task Force member is currently leading the NLC Intranet Re-design Project. The objective of this Project is to make the Intranet easier for staff to use. Staff from several areas within the Library and the National Archives are participating in this task and recommendations for changes will be available shortly.

Future projects

During the Summer / Fall of 2002, the GOL Task Force is investigating several new possibilities for projects which will improve service for NLC's clients. Under consideration are the development of additional subsets (virtual collections) in AMICUS (e.g. e-collection, theses, maps, etc.), a resources sharing initiative and phase 2 of the New Books Service.

Activities related to the on-going work of the Virtual Reference Canada Project are reported under Part II : National Library in the Community.

F: "Born Digital", Long-Term Access to Current Canadian On-Line Newspapers

On October 7-8, 2002, the National Library of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries, the Canadian Newspaper Association and the Association for Canadian Studies, hosted a two-day national consultation on on-line Canadian newspapers. The sessions explored cooperative strategies to strengthen, on a national basis, on-line access to contemporary and historical newspaper content for Canadians.

Issues of access, selection, technical and access models, funding and public expectations were discussed. A background document prepared by the Library's Newspaper specialist presented current information on the status of Canadian newspaper digitization projects. Approximately 80 persons contributed to this consultation.

Part II:
National Library in the Community

A: Council on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians

The Council on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians was established to address the implementation of the recommendations from the report of the Task Force on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians. The mandate, membership and work plan of the Council as well as the report of the Task Force can be found at (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/accessinfo/index-e.html). Any questions or submissions on the work of the Council should be sent to the Secretariat at email address: accessinfo@bac-lac.gc.ca

A fifth meeting of the Council is planned for early December when a vision and implementation plan for a clearinghouse for electronic publishers' files to be made available to alternate format producers. Negotiations are underway for a pilot project to test a national site license for Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D).

The Library has accepted the archival masters of the British Columbia Audio Books program for the purpose of their long-term preservation. These items will be available for production of service copies for the print-disabled communities.

B. Virtual Reference Canada (VRC)

VRC Application and Service

Progress was made on several fronts during the April-October period. Alpha testing of the VRC application was completed and the necessary fixes and adjustments were made (Release 1, September 9, 2002), after which invitations were sent to Canadian institutions asking for their participation in beta testing. To date, 22 agencies (including NLC) have agreed to participate including several bilingual institutions. During this phase, participants will fill out collection/resource profiles, submit questions to the service, and provide answers to questions submitted by other beta testers. Beta testing will take place over a two-month period, with Release 2 of VRC slated for mid-November 2002. Programming tasks for Releases 3 and 4 (January and March 2003 respectively) have been identified and prioritized.

The VRC Web site (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/vrc-rvc/) was launched in August as part of the VRC service. The site provides information on news and events concerning VRC, background and resources about virtual reference services in general, and information on how institutions may join the network.

In August, following a recommendation of the May 2002 Canadian Virtual Reference Forum, NLC launched REFCAN-L (the list no longer exists), an online discussion group for information exchange amongst practitioners and information providers involved and interested in various aspects of reference services in Canada. To date, REFCAN-L has garnered over 750 subscribers representing roughly 20 countries (most subscribers are from Canada, as expected).

Under the general umbrella of VRC, Reference and Information Services Division is piloting a chat service. Reference librarians have been testing this method of user interaction. Technical difficulties remain, especially in the area of collaborative browsing. Staff is working with the vendor to resolve the problems. NLC will roll reference chat functionality into the e-reference service component for the Canadian Heritage portal which is planned to debut in the fall. The adult and youth interfaces for email reference service functionality for the portal were completed early in 2002.

The activities of VRC continued to be supported by the Dept. of Canadian Heritage, by the Depository Services Program of Communications Canada, and by the National Library's Government On-Line Task Force.

Meetings and Conferences

R. David Lankes, Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (Syracuse University) and Visiting Fellow to the National Library, will participate with NLC staff in a meeting organized by the Bibliocentre (Toronto) to discuss implementation of virtual reference services in Ontario colleges.

Library staff attended the American Library Association in Atlanta and presented a summary of the development of virtual reference services in the National Library to the RUSA pre-conference on digital reference. A meeting was held with Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) representatives to discuss continued networking collaboration between Virtual Reference Canada and OCLC's QuestionPoint. Staff also attended the meeting of the QuestionPoint Advisory Board, of which the Library is a member.

Library staff also attended the first OCLC Canadian Users Group meeting at Canadian Library Association (CLA) in Halifax, and presented a summary of the virtual reference initiatives of the NLC to the Council of Administrators of Large Urban Public Libraries (CALUPL) members during their June meeting at CLA.

The Virtual Reference Canada (VRC) service was introduced during a session entitled "Globalisation in Reference Services" at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Questions from the audience focussed on end-user participation, copyright, and the possibility of accessing commercial legal databases for free via VRC. A number of questions came from interested librarians representing Oman, Finland, Sweden, France, and New York University (who were interested in law libraries' involvement in VRC).

Digital Reference Research Symposium

The National Library, the Information Institute of Syracuse (Syracuse Univ.), ACRL, QuestionPoint (OCLC), and Harvard's Graduate School of Education co-sponsored a Digital Reference Research Symposium held August 1-3 at Harvard University. (See (http://quartz.syr.edu/symposium/Default.htm) The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Congress also participated. The goal of the two-day symposium which was attended by Canadian and U.S. researchers and educators who work in the fields of digital reference, information science, and digital libraries, was to create a research agenda in digital reference that bridges the areas of digital reference, library practice, and digital libraries.

Representatives of McGill University, Dalhousie University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and University of British Columbia accepted NLC's invitation to attend the Symposium. The perspectives brought to the discussion by the Canadian participants (which touched on issues such as language, copyright, privacy, service to remote/rural areas, and cultural relevance) both broadened and strengthened the developing research agenda.

The final digital reference research agenda will be presented at the Virtual Reference Desk conference (Chicago, November 10-12). Revisions of the white papers presented at the Symposium will be published in an ACRL monograph in 2003.

C: OTHER LIBRARIES

Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL)

The National Library provides the Secretariat for the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL) ([www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/initiatives/index-e.html]) whose membership has reached 60 libraries and related institutions.

CIDL spearheaded and coordinated the development of a proposal to the Department of Canadian Heritage under its Partnership Program and for the first two years was successful in getting over $1.5 million in funding for a project to digitize local histories from across the country. The University of Calgary with Université Laval is leading the project. Year two is now underway with three additional nodes to perform leadership roles in their respective regions and 17 partners to develop bibliographic support and copyright clearance. The third year of the project will concentrate on developing learning models that teachers can use in their classrooms to have their students interact with the site.

An open meeting is planned for November 1^st to develop a vision and plan for CIDL's activities in the future.

Core Library Statistics

The National Core Library Statistics Program (http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/cidl-ef/index.html) has for 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999 data for all types of libraries except those situated in elementary and secondary schools. Data has been collected from the National Library of Canada's library association partners who collect statistical information, from provincial and territorial agencies responsible for public libraries, and a direct survey conducted in special and college libraries.

The data for 1999 was compiled into a database and a contract for an analysis of the data for all years was let to Dr. Alvin Schrader. The final draft is being edited and the publication will be available by November 2002. The Library is also investigating possible scenarios for integrating school libraries into the Program.

School Libraries

In early 2001, the National Library commissioned some data mining on school libraries from existing Statistics Canada surveys. While the results are disappointing, the Library has shared these results with the library community through the website and is anxious to make the case for research that identifies the performance and impact of libraries on various sectors of Canadian society. Partnerships and strategic questions to address gaps will be necessary. The Library has also provided funding for a Canadian School Library Information Portal (CANSLIP) to be housed on the Canadian Library Association website. The Library has made available copies of the IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto to the Ontario Library Association for distribution to all schools in Ontario and also plans to distribute copies to all schools in other provinces and territories. The Library is negotiating a contract to investigate a small census survey of school libraries with Statistics Canada.

Sm@rtLibrary Project

The National Library is providing leadership for the Sm@rtLibrary Project, a sub-project of Smart Capital, the Ontario Smart Community demonstration project. Portal software has been installed which will be the basis for the gateway to the catalogues and services of libraries in the National Capital Region. The portal will be launched in February 2003 and initially will provide one-stop access to the catalogues of Ottawa Public Library, the University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) and the National Library.

Council of Federal Libraries

The Council of Federal Libraries (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/flcs-scbgf/index-e.html) continued to work on its three strategic projects, each led by a team of community members.

A cross-departmental and multi-disciplinary team of metadata practitioners pooled their expertise, under the leadership of the Council and NLC's GOL Task Force, to create guides to the implementation of the metadata elements required under Common Look and Feel. The guides were published by the Council on its Web site and contribute to making government information findable.

The team working on making electronic information tools available at the desktop of public servants explored the major issues and possibilities and drew up next steps, including a pilot project in a sector or cluster.

The team working on career development for the library community developed a four-year workplan in the areas of: assessment; visioning, competencies and role models; career planning and mentoring; continuous learning; succession planning; and communications and co-ordination. The work on these activities will be coordinated with the direction for development of the information management community as a whole across government. The Council is also involved with the information management community in a government-wide exercise to develop a shared set of job competencies.

The Council facilitated the presentation to the whole federal library community of the soon-to-be finalized Management of Government Information policy. The Development Officer is also is a member of the steering committee of the National Archives' Information Management Maturity Model exercise.

The review of the Council itself continued with a review of and revision to its bylaws to broaden the membership base and to extend membership to librarians working outside the bounds of a traditional library. A re-identification of members followed, resulting in the inclusion of a number of new members and member organizations.

D: National Library of Canada Records Save the Library Community Money

An analysis of the research undertaken by the McGill Graduate School of Library and Information Studies on behalf of the National Library indicates that Canadian libraries achieve considerable savings by using the National Library's bibliographic records available on AMICUS and on the Canadiana CD-ROM product. Using NLC records as the basis for copy cataloguing, rather than producing original catalogue entries, results in an estimated average annual savings of $16,400 per library (for university and college libraries) and $7,800 (for large urban public libraries). As a result of copy cataloguing, Canadian research and large public libraries can save an estimated total of $1,725,000 per year. It is expected that phase 2 of the study will cover other types of libraries.

National Library Bulletin July / August 2002. Vol. 34, no. 4

(http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/202/301/bulletin_nlc/2004/no1/p2-0104-00-e.html)

E: Canadian Children's Literature

The Canadian Children's Literature has been active in a number of communities. It contributed to the recent Multicultural Artists for Schools and Communities (MASC) fundraising campaign promoting art among children in schools. Staff participated in the selection panels for the Cleaver and Andersen awards. There was also a partnership with Opera Lyra and the National Arts Centre for exhibitions on shows for young publics.

Part III
PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATIONAL COLLECTION

A: Funding for Preservation

As previously reported, additional funding of $1 million has been added to the Library's base budget for preservation purposes. Staff have been hired to carry out a range of boxing and minor repairs as well as to strengthen basic collection management functions which have not kept pace with the growth of the Library's collections. A project to examine the proper housing of linocuts from the Elizabeth Cleaver fonds was undertaken. In addition special funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage permitted the Library to hire an Audio Conservator to undertake conservation and preservation work.

B: Preservation Collection

A major project is underway to identify and remove one copy of Canadiana materials from the Library's service collections. The Canadian History and Canadian Literature materials have been separated. Work has continued on Fine Arts, Juvenile, Military and Naval History. When these materials are separated they are repaired when necessary, boxed and stored appropriately. Renovations to the Recorded Sound Collection space in the Library's Headquarters Building were completed in April 2002. The collection, for the first time, is now stored in shelving designed for recorded sound materials.

C: Mass Deacidification

A Request for Proposals for a commercial service for mass deacidification is being issued. Specialized equipment for the hand spraying of rare materials has been put in place.

D: Incidents at the National Library

There continue to be incidents affecting the collections of the NLC. Since 1988 over 30,000 items have been damaged.

E: Collection Facilities

Public Works and Government Services Canada have recently upgraded one of the Library's collection facilities by introducing air conditioning. A major project to replace defective compact shelving is underway in the Headquarters Building.

F: Collaboration with the National Archives

During the summer Library and Archives staff examined a number of opportunities for collaboration. These include joint training, internships, exchanges of staff and joint planning to make optimal use of each institution's resources.

Part IV:
Strengthen and enrich the collection

A: Acquisition of Electronic Publications

The National Library's collection of Canadian electronic publications (http://collection.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e-coll-e/inet-loc-e.htm) has grown to more than 7,000 titles. Since April 1, 2002, 1,290 new titles have been added to the collection of electronic publications. The vast majority of these are government publications, i.e., 72% are federal government publications and 5% are provincial.

The National Library initiated a shared subscription with the National Archives of Canada to the electronic resources "Torstar: pages of the past" for this year.

Changes to the National Library Act and the National Library Book Deposit Regulations, 1995 are being proposed to address the legal deposit of electronic on-line publications. As with any legislative changes, there are a number of steps including gathering proposals, consulting policy and legal advisors, reviewing the legislative packages of other countries, and preparing a package for consultation with stakeholders.

The National Library has developed a consultation paper that will be used to initiate public discussion on a number of issues surrounding the networked publishing environment. The consultation process is scheduled to begin in late Fall 2002.

B: Sound Recording Initiative

Since April 1, 2002, the National Library acquired (mostly from trade publishers) nearly one thousand new sound recordings titles. In addition, with the support of special funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage's Musical Memories Program, staff attended several music-related conferences to promote the benefits of depositing with the National Library. These conferences included: the NXNE (North by Northeast) Conference in Toronto in June, Canadian Country Music Week in Calgary (the week of September 6) and Prairie Music Week held September 26-29 in Winnipeg.

C: Noteworthy Recent Acquisitions

Macmillan Canada Imprints

The National Library acquired a substantial collection of Macmillan Canada imprints as a donation from the now defunct CDG Books, after the sale of the Macmillan Canada list to John Wiley & Sons Canada. (See: (www.newswire.ca/en/releases/today.cgi) and (http://www.canoe.ca/JamBooks/mar5_cdg-cp.html)

From this collection, the National Library gained 86 first copies for its Preservation Collection of Canadiana and 436 added copies for service.

Church Missionary Society Archive

The National Library acquired a microfilm set of the Church Missionary Archive, consisting of parts 2 to 4 of the Church Missionary Society's Missions to the Americas, published by Adam Matthew Publications in the U.K. starting in 1999. This collection greatly enhances the National Library's collection in an area of emphasis - the historical approach to the development of Canadian society.

Jacob M. Lowy Collection (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lowy-collection/index-e.html)

A recent article by Rabbi David Aaron Freundlich in Moriah: a monthly journal for Torah, Halacha and contemporary Jewish issues (v. 24, nos. 7-9, 2002) discusses the extensive marginal annotations found in the Lowy copy of Rabbi Ezekiel Landau's Noda' bi-Yehudah (1776). Ezekiel Landau was the Chief Rabbi of Prague and is regarded as one of the great 18th century authorities on Jewish law. The newly uncovered annotations are those of his disciple Rabbi Isaac Grishaber of Paks, Hungary, and are of especially great interest for the information this noted disciple might shed on the master. Rabbi Freundlich is an editor for the scholarly publishing house Jerusalem Institute of Talmudic Research, and is working on the critical edition of Noda' bi-Yehudah which will include the annotations in the Lowy copy.

Music Division (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/music-performing-arts/index-e.html)

A collection of 382 music master tapes was received from BMG Music Canada, one of Canada's largest and oldest record companies. The tapes feature Canadian Artists and were recorded mainly in the 1960s and 1970s at the BMG studio in Toronto.

The Recorded Sound and Video Collection transferred two historic cylinders from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's Collection using the Library's state-of-the-art Archeophone cylinder player and the studio facilities. This work was commented on in an extensive article that was published in the Ottawa Citizen and Southam papers across the country on Saturday August 31, 2002.

Eight of the tracks on the recent reissue by BMG of Oscar Peterson's first commercial recordings, This is Oscar Peterson, were taken from the National Library's collection.

Rare Books (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rare-books/index-e.html)

The Rare Book Division acquired three rare broadsides printed on board ship in the Arctic during the search for Sir John Franklin. Both the Soirées fantastiques, Melville island...and the Prologue to the opening of he Theatre Royal, Melville Island ...were printed on board the ship Resolute in 1852 during Sir Edward Belcher's Expedition while the Appeal to the seamen, & marines of the expedition: sung by Lieut. R.D. Aldrich...was also printed on board the Resolute but in 1851 during an earlier expedition under the command of Horatio Austin.

The National Library's Rare Book Division has increased its already significant Jesuit Relation collection with the purchase of François Le Mercier's Relation de ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable aux Missions des Pères de la Compagnie de Jésus en la Nouvelle- France, les années 1669 & 1670 published in Paris in 1671. With this acquisition, the National Library owns 36 of the 41 individual original Relations published during the 17^th century.

Serge-Patrice-Thibodeau fonds. Serge Patrice Thibodeau was born in Rivière-Verte (New-Brunswick) in 1959 and has lived in Montreal since 1986. The acquisition of his archives allows us to strengthen the Library's collection of francophone authors outside of Quebec. His work transpires spirituality, references to religions, from mystical poets of Islam to the Christian heritage. He has been an activist with Amnesty International for several years and has published an essay on torture. He is a praised lecturer on the international arena on human rights or francophone minority cultures in America. Several of his texts were translated into English, Arabic, Castilian, Catalan, Romanian, Slovak and Czech. His works have received many prizes, including the Governor General's Book Award (1996).

D: Aboriginal Initiatives

The National Library has completed the staffing of the position of Aboriginal Resources and Services Coordinator. The Coordinator is responsible for the development, promotion and facilitation of access to Aboriginal resources within Canada, both through the National Library collections and services and in partnership with Aboriginal communities, associations, culture and friendship centres, native studies centres and libraries.

E: Multicultural Initiatives

Multicultural Resources and Services surveyed 21 major libraries in Canada providing multicultural/multilingual services and compiled a directory of collections and service specialists across the country. This information will be inserted into a searchable database on the NLC's website and be a valuable resource to librarians and the public seeking multilingual library collections.

In May 2002, Multicultural Resources and Services (MRS) held an informal advisory committee meeting with fifteen multilingual services librarians and community specialists from across the country. The committee provided input into the future direction of the MRS. Resulting from this meeting, priorities for the next two years were established for Multicultural Resources and Services of the National Library. These initiatives include the development of a multicultural/multilingual resources website and methods to facilitate better communication among the multicultural/multilingual library community and between the community and the NLC.

In cooperation with the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table of American Library Association (ALA), two sessions for the joint Canadian Library Association (CLA) / American Library Association (ALA) 2003 conference are being developed. The topics of the sessions are multiculturalism in Canada and the United States and library services to refugees.

F: Canadian Theses

Negotiations for a new contract for microform and electronic publication services and copy distribution were completed in August 2002. The contract was once again awarded to UMI Dissertations Publishing. It will be in effect from September 1, 2002 until March 31, 2005.

The Non-Exclusive License to Reproduce Theses, which is signed by graduate students at participating universities, has been revised slightly. The revisions clarify the license regarding royalties, publication in electronic format, moral rights and the National Library's right to sub-contract to a third party the reproduction, distribution and/or sales of theses. The revised license will be distributed to Canadian graduate schools in the fall of 2002. An accompanying handout will provide students with additional information about the license.

The Theses Canada website (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html) is in the process of being updated to include the information contained in the printed handout for students on the non-exclusive license as well as information about the Electronic Theses Advisory Committee and much more.

A meeting of the Electronic Theses Advisory Committee has been held at the National Library in October 2002. At the meeting the proposal 'A Searchable Collection of Canadian Theses on AMICUS' has been discussed in detail as the National Library moves towards developing an electronic portal for Canadian Theses.

Two listservs are being established, one for use by the Advisory Committee, E-Theses_Advisory_Committee-L, and one for use by stakeholders of the Theses Canada such as staff and faculty of Canadian graduate schools and university libraries, CTS-Discussion-L. It is anticipated that they will be available for use in the Fall 2002.

G: Legal Deposit

Legal deposit (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/legal-deposit/index-e.html) continues to contribute significantly to the growth of the National Library's collections. Since April 1, 2002 the Library has received 13,483 new titles on legal deposit, including both trade (non-government) and federal government publications. In addition, the Library has received nearly 700 publications from provincial and municipal governments. The collection continues to be enriched by these books, periodicals, sound recordings, microfiche, CD-ROMs, and videos from all parts of the country.

An extension of legal deposit to theatre programs is planned for January 1, 2003. This decision was taken after an examination of current collecting of this important part of Canadian cultural life and expression.

H: Serials Collection

The Library's serials collection is made up of about 34,700 active titles and 105,130 inactive titles. Each month about 300 new titles are added to the collection and 16,415 new issues are recorded. The Library claims more than 3,400 missing serial issues each month.

Part V:
PROMOTE NATIONAL LIBRARY EXPERTISE, COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES

A: Reaching Canadian Youth

Young Canadians are increasingly accessing the rich and varied collections of the National Library of Canada to support their learning and to satisfy their curiosity. The Library engages Canadian youth using a variety of approaches from on-site services to traveling exhibitions, to a bright, easy-to-use specially designed Kids Page on the Library's Web site. In addition to resources aimed directly at kids, the Library offers support and services to parents, teachers, librarians, literacy groups and others who work young people.

Read Up On It

The 2002 version of Read Up On It focuses on The Magic of Books. This annual thematic guide to English and French books for children is a collaborative initiative of the National Literacy Secretariat, the Canadian Library Association, ASTED, and others. Following the successful launch of The Magic of Books at the Edmonton Public Library on September 26^th, more than 30,000 Read Up On It kits with posters and bookmarks are being distributed free of charge to schools, libraries, literacy centers and homes across the county. Read Up On It 2002 on the Web site has an added feature specifically the lists of award-winning Canadian children's books. (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/read-up-on-it/index-e.html)

International Forum on Canadian Children's Literature

The largest gathering ever organized on the subject of Canadian children's literature will take place in Ottawa, June 26-29, 2003. The Forum's conference will be complemented by a variety of activity across the country, from a nation-wide summer reading programme for kids, to a series of story-telling events on First Nations' reserves. The excitement is beginning to build as the programme takes shape and the partnerships form to celebrate the vitality and the importance of Canadian children's literature. (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/forum/index-e.html

Presentation and Papers

The Canadian Children's Literature staff plays an active role in promoting literature for young people and the collections and services at the National Library of Canada. Some examples of the activity between April and September follow.

• Article by Josiane Polidori on the Forum in the IBBY-Canada bulletin (spring 2002).
• Conference given by Josiane Polidori to the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators in Merrickville and titled Trends in Canadian Children's Books (May 11, 2002).
• "Summertime Reading/Lecture d'Été" compiled by Alfonsina Clemente for the NLC Bulletin (July-August 2002).
• Visit organized by Alfonsina Clemente for members of the International Forum on Canadian children literature (July 2002).
• Foreword by Josiane Polidori on the Canadian children's book exhibition during the Internationale Jugendbibliothek München.
• Article by Josiane Polidori on La Magie des Mots. Read about it in the NLC Bulletin (September 2002).
• Article by Alfonsina Clemente on Read Up On It quizzes at the Salon du livre de Montréal and the Salon du livre de l'Outaouais in the NLC Bulletin (September 2002).
• Contribution to PIKA, a database on Canadian literature for youth, in partnership with the Canadian Children's Book Center and " Communication-Jeunesse ".

B: Exhibiting the Collections

From April through September, the National Library of Canada created many exhibits - on site, on the Web and at other venues in the region and the country - in order that Canadians could experience firsthand the depth and breadth of its collections.

The Belgian Connection / La filière belge

The Rare Book Collection of the National Library and the Cartographic Collection of the National Archives were the source and the inspiration for the exhibition The Belgian Connection/ La filière belge held at the National Library during the months of May and June. The exhibition was curated by Claire Carbonez, wife of Belgian Ambassador Luc Carbonez, who worked closely with the Library's rare book curator during the preparation of the exhibition and later during its promotion.

Sensational Stories

Sensational Stories Pulp Literature at the National Library of Canada / Histoires à sensation: Romans à bon marché à la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, a major exhibition curated by Melissa Rombout, also drew heavily on the Rare Book Collection. The exhibition features the pulp magazine fonds purchased by the Library in 1996 while the francophone items on display are more recent acquisitions. This exhibit showcases sensational popular literature of the 1940s and 1950s. It features colourful detective, romance and western magazine stories and covers, and the production elements that created them.

"In Memoriam" Displays

The National Library mounts modest displays of material from the collections to mark the passing of notable Canadians. In the last six months, the Library has paid homage in this way to musicians Glenn Gould, Godfrey Hewitt and Srul Irving Glick, writers Bernice Thurman Hunter and Joan Bodger, and illustrator Phoebe Gilman.

Karsh: Masterworks - A Tribute

This exhibition, jointly produced by the Portrait Gallery of Canada, the National Archives and the National Library offers a selection of the late Yousuf Karsh's best-known photographs. The National Library has produced a selective bibliography of published works by and about Canada's best-known photographer to accompany the exhibition. (http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/whats_new-ef/2007-10-29/
w1999-2003/whats-new/007/index-e.html)

National Aboriginal Day

The National Library presented an exhibition on Aboriginal authors and illustrators to celebrate National Aboriginal Day on June 21, 2002.

Extra! Extra! Read All about It

The National Library of Canada has acquired the first issue and only existing copy of the Halifax Gazette March 23, 1752, from the Massachusetts Historical Society. The issue was acquired with a number of other rare issues held by the Society. In honour of the 250^th anniversary of the Halifax Gazette, the National Library presented an exhibition that paid tribute to Canadian newspapers. The exhibit, Extra! Extra! was mounted in the gallery of the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management in Halifax from June through the end of August.

National Librarian Roch Carrier made the announcement of this acquisition at a special news conference in conjunction with the Canadian Library Association's annual conference in Halifax. The exhibit had been opened two days previously as part of the Bibliographical Society of Canada's (BSC) annual meeting at the Archives. The theme of the BSC's 2002 meeting was the Halifax Gazette and early newspapers and Sandra Burrows presented a paper on Paper or Perish? The print collection crisis in Canada and the role of the National Library of Canada.

C: Playing our songs

The Music collection of the National Library of Canada is notable for the range of its music manuscripts fonds, the depth of its sound recordings, and the comprehensiveness of the printed material. The music collections were the basis of some of the earliest digitization projects, such as the Glenn Gould site, the Canadian Music Periodical Index, and Discolog. More recently, the sites on Canadian sheet music and on early recordings have drawn thousands and thousands of visitors.

Work has begun for a 2003 exhibit on Canadian composers of film music.

Virtual Gramophone (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/index-e.html)

• Gilles St-Laurent gave a presentation in April about the Virtual Gramophone at the Le Musée des ondes Émile Berliner in Montreal.
• Richard Green spoke in April about the Virtual Gramophone at the Canadian Collectors' Congress and the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society in Toronto.
• Richard Green spoke in May about the Virtual Gramophone at the Association for Recorded Sound Collections annual conference in Santa Barbara, California.
• Christian Lewis of the Phonothèque Québécois interviewed Richard Green about the Virtual Gramophone and the Recorded Sound and Video Collection.

Glenn Gould

The Glenn Gould Web site (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/glenngould/index-e.html) is being revised and enlarged and will be relaunched in the fall 2002. While interest in Gould never abates, the recent 70^th anniversaries of his birth and death drew unprecedented numbers of interested individuals from Canada and abroad to the Web site. Music Division staffer, Cheryl Gillard, who has worked with the Gould collection, was interviewed on CBC radio about Gould, his influence and the material in his collection. Interest in Gould is by no means limited to Canada. For example, a Japanese magazine crew came on-site in late summer for a photo shoot of the collection.

In Appreciation

Marlene Wehrle, Head, Printed Collection, Music Division, spoke about early Canadian hymnbooks at the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the National Library on June 11, in appreciation for their donation of an 1845 edition of the Sacred Harmony (Toronto: A. Green; J.H. Lawrence, printer).

Live at the Library

The Ottawa International Jazz Festival was back in July with its Connoisseur series of late afternoon jazz concerts. Randall Ware, Public Programmes, once again interviewed the musicians on stage before their performances. These pre-performances conversations have become a welcome feature of the Connoisseur series.

Jazz is not the only genre available to Library-goers. The Ottawa Folk Festival and the Blues Festival also offered live concerts throughout the spring and fall. Another regular Library programming partner is Opera Lyra Ottawa which organized evenings of recorded versions of well-known operas, accompanied by informative talks to opera fanatics and neophytes alike.

D: Lending a hand: Proyecto Adrienne : a Canada-Chile Project

Proyecto Adrienne (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/proyecto-adrienne/index-e.html), an agreement between the National Library of Canada and the National Library of Chile, was created to save and transfer to Chile the intellectual works of Chilean authors and artists resident in Canada, who were exiled from their native country after the September 11, 1973 coup by General Augusto Pinochet.

As of September 11, 2002, the National Library of Canada has received 253 works from 52 authors, artists and donors, as well as confirmation from 37 others of their intention to participate. Authors and donors have until October 31, 2002 to send their works.

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/proyecto-adrienne/index-e.html

E: Various Other Public Activities

The National Library of Canada has been also active in various other public activities, such as:

• The « Salon du Livre de l'Outaouais ».
• The « Salon du Livre d'Edmundston ».
• Preparation of the permanent exhibit in Gabrielle Roy's childhood home in Saint-Boniface (Manitoba).
• Conceptualizing, selection and caption writing for in-house exhibit on Carol Shields
• Exhibition on Canadian Modernist writers for symposium The Canadian Modernists Meet that will be held at the University of Ottawa in May 2003 (in collaboration with the National Archives of Canada and the University of Ottawa)
• Preparation of the exhibition for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Library of Canada.
• Research on three authors for commemorative stamps to be issued for the 50th Anniversary of the National Library of Canada.
• Préparation of an exhibition on Saint-Denys Garneau's manuscripts, in collaboration with the « Festival international de poésie de Trois-Rivières », the « Musée d'art de Joliette » and the « Musée québécois de culture populaire ».
• Presentation of Literary Manuscripts: A Guide to the Literary Fonds at the National Library of Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/literaryarchives/index-e.html) to a group of teachers and students of the « Université de Moncton ».