Modernization @ LAC

Pathfinders

These documents represent initial reports for eight research projects in development in the various sectors of Library and Archives Canada. These Pathfinders seek, through practical projects, to validate the four guiding principles and key roles of the Documentary Heritage Management Framework developed by Library and Archives Canada during summer and fall 2009. These documents should be read in the context of the three following documents: Library and Archives Canada's Story Continues; the Documentary Heritage Management Framework; and the Acquisition Orientation Instrument.

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• Canada's Military Documentary Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities
  [PDF 52 KB]
• Long-Term Loans: A Client-Focused Collaborative Approach
  [PDF 57 KB]
• Rethinking the Stewardship of Newspapers in a Digital Age
  [PDF 51 KB]
• Exposing Union Catalogue Metadata Via Third Parties
  [PDF 28 KB]
• Acquisition Priorities: Private Archives Working Group
  [PDF 33 KB]
• LAC Digital Preservation Pathfinder Project: Preserving the digital memory of Canada through collaboration and stakeholder engagement
  [PDF 43 KB]
• Modernizing Description: Repurposing Publishers' Metadata
  [PDF 26 KB]
• LAC Aboriginal Documentary Heritage
  [PDF 46 KB]