Awards

• Short-listed for Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing 2020 (Canada)
• Winner of Margaret T. Lane / Virginia F. Saunders Memorial Research Award (to Amanda Wakaruk and Sam-chin Li, co-editors) 2021 (United States)

Overview

Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy. Because this information can be precarious, it needs stewardship. Government Information in Canada provides analysis about the state of Canadian government information publishing. Experts from across the country draw on decades of experience to offer a broad, well-founded survey of history, procedures, and emerging issues—particularly the challenges faced by practitioners during the transition of government information from print to digital access. This is an indispensable book for librarians, archivists, researchers, journalists, and everyone who uses government information and wants to know more about its publication, circulation, and retention. Contributors: Graeme Campbell, Talia Chung, Sandra Craig, Peter Ellinger, Darlene Fichter, Michelle Lake, Sam-chin Li, Steve Marks, Maureen Martyn, Catherine McGoveran, Martha Murphy, Dani J. Pahulje, Susan Paterson , Carol Perry, Caron Rollins, Gregory Salmers, Tom J. Smyth, Brian Tobin, Amanda Wakaruk, Nicholas Worby

Full Product Details

Author:   Amanda Wakaruk ,  Sam-chin Li ,  Graeme John Campbell ,  Talia Chung
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
Imprint:   University of Alberta Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.554kg
ISBN:  

9781772124064

ISBN 10:   1772124060
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   10 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Evolution of Government Information Services and Stewardship in Canada Amanda Wakaruk and Sam-chin Li I Historical Overviews 1 Government Publication Deposit Programs: The Canadian Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Landscapes Graeme Campbell, Michelle Lake, and Catherine McGoveran 2 Official Publications and Select Digital Library Collections at Library and Archives Canada, 1923 to the Present Tom J. Smyth 3 Parliamentary Information in Canada: Form and Function Talia Chung and Maureen Martyn 4 Commissions and Tribunals Caron Rollins II Provincial Landscape 5 Alberta Government Publishing Dani J. Pahulje 6 Saskatchewan Government Publications Deposit in the Legislative Library Gregory Salmers 7 Inside Track: Challenges of Collecting, Accessing, and Preserving Ontario Government Publications Sandra Craig and Martha Murphy 8 Digitization of Government Publications: A Review of the Ontario Digitization Initiative Carol Perry, Brian Tobin, and Sam-chin Li III Looking Forward: Collaborative Stewardship 9 GALLOP Portal: Making Government Publications in Legislative Libraries Findable Peter Ellinger 10 The Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network: A Collective Response to a National Crisis Amanda Wakaruk and Steve Marks 11 Web Harvesting and Reporting Fugitive Government Materials: Collaborative Stewardship of At-Risk Documents Susan Paterson, Nicholas Worby, and Darlene Fichter Contributors Index

Reviews

In a democracy, publicly accessible information is not a want, it is a necessity.... Because of the real-life experiences and observations in this book, it is a must read for anyone interested in government information in Canada, particularly its dissemination, access, and preservation.... [The book] presents some real problems, as well as possible solutions, that exist in our current situation.... Simply put, government information is in crisis. -- David McDonald, Legislative Librarian * Canadian Parliamentary Review, July 2020 *

Author Information

Amanda Wakaruk is Copyright Librarian at the University of Alberta. Sam-chin Li is Reference/Government Publications librarian at the University of Toronto.

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