Building on last December's national digitization summit, the Library and Archives Canada has pulled together a Strategy Development Committee and a Strategy Review Panel (I sit on the review panel). Details on the effort here.
National Digitization Strategy Enters New Phase
March 19, 2007
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Episode 271: Taking Stock of a Wild Week in Canadian Digital Policy With the Online Streaming Reversal, AI Strategy Release, and Lawful Access Review
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As a publisher of an “on-line publication”, Mr. Geist, have you been providing 2 copies to the LAC?
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I was surprised when a relative, who publishes a family newsletter, told me that it was the law she provide 2 copies to the LAC. After looking it up, she was right, but then I was surprised again to see that the law has been extended on January 1, 2007 to include electronic media.