Canadian history, made in the U.S.A.

The catalogue of Canadian historical documents is now held, accessed, and controlled in the U.S. Two consequences emerged almost immediately.

Portion of the National Union Catalog (NUC) at the Folger Shakespeare Library. The catalogue of Canadian historical documents is now held, accessed, and controlled in the U.S. Two consequences emerged almost immediately. In April 2019, the Library and Archives Canada, with little warning, discontinued AMICUS, writes George Zimmerman. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia/Erin Blake

Opinion

BY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN

November 18, 2019

OTTAWA—For completeness, historians depend on the broadest of cataloguing and ease of access to research materials. Before the digital age, Canadian research was handicapped by a lack of a complete national consolidated catalogue. As the technology advanced, it became possible to create an electro...

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