>
> >
> >Hello - I would like to share the message below mine from the
> >President of the Bibliographical Society of Canada. She is lobbying
> >all members of government - and all researchers - to pay attention to
> >the profoundly serious cuts imposed by the Conservative government to
> >the archives and archiving at Library and Archives Canada. She has
> >noted in particular that there is no longer an archivist responsible
> >for aboriginal treaties and affairs. (Quote here is from the Tyee -
> >full article linked below:).
> >
> >The professionals previously responsible for loans and exhibitions,
> >microfilm preservation and imaging, digital preservation, preservation
> >registry, textual and visual conservation, multicultural publications,
> >and rare/out-of-print publications will be fired; the archivist
> >positions responsible for cartography, moving images and sound,
> >aboriginal treaties and affairs, art and photo archives, and the
> >multicultural portfolio are already vacant.
> >
> >Please feel free to pass the message from the President of the BSC/SBC
> >to anyone who would be impacted by these dramatic changes to Archives
> >Canada.
> >Thank you very much -
> >Naomi
> >____________________________________
> >NAOMI ADELSON € Associate Dean, Research
> >Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
> >Associate Professor, Anthropology
> >
> >
> >
> >Dear Naomi,
> >
> >As promised, a little more about the crisis at Library and Archives
> >Canada.
> >
> >At the following link, you'll find a detailed account of the myriad
> >cuts and the current vacancies at LAC. See item #2 for the reference
> >to the lack of dedicated archivist for Aboriginal treaties and affairs.
> >
> >
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/06/07/LibraryCuts/> >
> >
> >
> >If you'd like to share a copy of the BSC's letter, we now have it
> >posted in both official languages:
> >
> >English:
http://www.bsc-sbc.ca/en/letter.pdf> >
> >French:
http://www.bsc-sbc.ca/fr/lettre.pdf
> >
> >Responses to the BSC's letter are being tracked on the Society's
> >Facebook page (you don't have to be a member of Facebook to view):
> >
> >
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bibliographical-Society-of-CanadaLa-Soci
> >%C3%A9t%C3%A9-bibliographique-du-Canada/207539352655326
> >
> >
> >And here's the posting on Craig Scott's website:
> >
> >
http://craigscott.ndp.ca/post/alarming-cuts-to-library-and-archives-canada
> >
> >
> >
> >If anybody would like more information from the BSC, just ask them to
> >email me at this address:
[hidden email].
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >Janet
> >
> >
> >----- End forwarded message -----
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