Ottawa, November 30, 2010 – Canada’s heritage institutions are collaborating to provide unprecedented access to their digital collections through the Canadiana Discovery Portal.
The Canadiana Discovery Portal is a free service that enables users to search across the valuable and diverse digital collections of Canada’s libraries, museums, and archives. The Portal is the best single source for Canada’s documentary heritage for researchers, students, and the general public. In October 2010, it surpassed the 60 million-page mark, providing access to a wealth of digital material such as books, journals, newspapers, government documents, photographs, maps, post cards, sheet music, audio and video files about our nation’s heritage.
The Canadiana Discovery Portal was developed and is managed by Canadiana.org, an organization founded by the Canadian research library community. “Access to this valuable Canadian content would not have been possible without the leadership demonstrated by Canada’s research libraries”, says Lynn Copeland, President of Canadiana.org. “It is thanks to their determination and the collective vision expressed through Canadiana.org that this project has come to fruition.”
Canadiana.org is continually adding new collections to the Portal. Current contributors include Canada’s largest libraries, archives, and museums. Whether looking for information about family genealogy or investigating a specific topic in the history of Canada, the Canadiana Discovery Portal is an essential tool for research in Canada.
For more information, contact:
Kathleen Shearer
Communication Consultant, Canadiana.org
Tel: 613-235-2628
Email: kathleen.shearer@canadiana.ca
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