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Pinned Posts in PinterestLibrary and Archives Canada has delayed plans for a major digitization initiative with Canadiana.org. The plans leaked online earlier this week, attracting considerable criticism for the creation of a paywall.
Library and Archives Canada Delays Paywall Plans
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Criticism misplaced….
I wrote about this on my personal blog…
http://mcormond.blogspot.ca/2013/06/good-new-canadiana-lac-project-spun.html
Also..
Canadiana’s official public response [linked from Russell’s blog post]:
http://www.canadiana.ca/en/lac-project-faq