Library And Archives Canada: Canada S History

Departmental Libraries Dept: Citing the need to cut costs, the government is slowly and stealthily wrecking Library and Archives Canada . If this were not bad enough, it is also closing many of its own departmental libraries and cutting service delivery in the remaining ones, according to The Star. Already dozens of documents, photos and artifacts so essential to the preservation of Canada s history are not being acquired. If present plans go into effect, a 10-month moratorium on purchased archival holdings will be extended for another couple of years and these are dark days for authors, genealogists, journalists, historians, academics and researchers seeking access to federal government libraries and archives in Ottawa. The flagship of Canada s heritage keepers is Library and Archives Canada, where a large number of staff positions are being axed. This in turn is leading to a reduction in programs, one involving the acquisition of new archival holdings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.