Online Access to Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada
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Online Access to Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada
 
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Thank you Peter!
All, best to change the subject line when posting from the digest version! It makes searching the archive that much more lovely-er! On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Peter Duerr <[hidden email]> wrote: Online Access to Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada Hello everyone, This is Peter Duerr, the domestic gov docs librarian, from Scott Library at York University. I am not completely sure if this notice would be of interest to everyone on the list but I believe it may prove helpful to some. It concerns online digital versions of Debates from the House of Commons in both official languages. I just received the notice today. Hope it is useful. Best regards, Peter Duerr *Online Access to Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada * ** The Library of Parliament is pleased to announce the launch of a project to develop a free online resource of the digitized historical debates of the Parliament of Canada. As part of a five-year collaborative arrangement with Canadiana.org <http://www.canadiana.ca/en/about>,digital versions of historical debates of the Senate of Canada and the House of Commons of Canada will be made available free of charge to the public in both official languages through a custom Web portal. Available in the spring of 2013, the portal's initial content will include pre-1900 digitized debates already held by Canadiana (currently available only by subscription) and more recent historical content starting with the 1^st Session, 34^th Parliament (December 12, 1988 and onward).[1] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftn1> The project will be completed over the subsequent 18 to 24 months, as the content for the remaining 80+ years is made available through the portal, working back through time parliament by parliament. For each parliament, we will process and load debates for both chambers and in both official languages.[2] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftn2> We anticipate that the full collection of historical debates will be available by the end of 2014. Users will be able to browse by session and individual sitting day using a calendar similar to that produced for recent debates; full-text searching will be available as well, as will an advanced search interface. More details on access will be made available closer to the release. The Library of Parliament is pleased to announce this collaborative arrangement and looks forward to feedback from the Library and user communities to assist in improving access to this important historical resource. Questions, comments and feedback can be directed to: ** *Sonia Bebbington* *Director, Knowledge Management and Preservation* Information and Document Resource Service, Library of Parliament [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> [1]House of Commons content for the 1^st Session, 35^th Parliament <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?Key=1994&View=H&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=35&Ses=1>(January 17, 1994 -- February 2, 1996) is available online; Senate content for this session is not yet available in digital version and will therefore be included in the portal. Content for the 2^nd Session, 35^th Parliament (February 27, 1996 -- April 27, 1997) and onward is available on the Parliament of Canada website for both the Senate <http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlBusiness/Senate/Debates/Calendar.asp?Language=E&Parl=35&Ses=2>and the House of Commons <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?View=H&Parl=35&Ses=2&Language=E&Mode=1>. 2Note that for certain early years of Parliament (pre-1900), some volumes of the /Debates/ are in fact reconstituted from newspaper accounts of the day; this content is clearly identified. In addition, official records of the /Debates/ for some early sessions were produced in English only. *Acc?s en ligne aux d?bats historiques du Parlement du Canada * ** La Biblioth?que du Parlement est heureuse d'annoncer le lancement d'un projet de base de donn?es gratuite en ligne contenant les versions num?ris?es des d?bats historiques du Parlement du Canada. Dans le cadre d'une entente de collaboration quinquennale avec Canadiana.org <http://www.canadiana.ca/%C3%A0_propos>,les versions num?riques des anciens d?bats du S?nat du Canada et de la Chambre des communes du Canada seront disponibles dans les deux langues officielles ? partir d'un portail en ligne con?u sur mesure, et gratuit au public. ? partir du printemps 2013, le portail comprendra les d?bats num?ris?s du XIX^e si?cle que d?tient d?j? Canadiana (actuellement accessibles avec une inscription seulement) et des d?bats plus r?cents, de la 1^re session de la 34^e l?gislature (12 d?cembre 1988) ? aujourd'hui[3] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftn3>. Le projet se terminera au cours des 18 ? 24 mois subs?quents, ? mesure que les d?bats de plus de 80 ann?es restantes seront vers?s dans le portail, de la l?gislature la plus r?cente ? la plus ancienne. Pour chaque l?gislature, nous traiterons et verserons les d?bats des deux Chambres dans les deux langues officielles[4] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftn4>. Nous estimons que l'enti?ret? des d?bats du Parlement sera vers?e ? la base de donn?es avant la fin de l'ann?e 2014. Les utilisateurs pourront effectuer des recherches selon la session et le jour de s?ance ? l'aide d'un calendrier semblable ? celui utilis? pour les d?bats actuels. La recherche plein texte sera ?galement possible et une interface de recherche avanc?e sera disponible. Plus de d?tails sur les m?thodes de consultation seront d?voil?s lorsque nous nous rapprocherons de la date de lancement. La Biblioth?que du Parlement est heureuse d'annoncer ce projet collaboratif et accueillera avec plaisir les commentaires de la communaut? des biblioth?ques et des utilisateurs afin d'am?liorer l'acc?s ? cette ressource importante. Pri?re d'adresser vos questions et vos commentaires ? : *Sonia Bebbington* *Directrice, Gestion du savoir et pr?servation* Service de ressources d'information et de documentation, Biblioth?que du Parlement [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> 3Les d?bats de la Chambre des communes pour la 1^re session de la 35^e l?gislature <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?Key=1994&View=H&Mode=1&Parl=35&Ses=1&Language=F>(du 17 janvier 1994 au 2 f?vrier 1996) sont disponibles en ligne. Les d?bats du S?nat pour cette session ne sont toutefois pas encore disponibles en format num?rique et se trouveront donc dans le portail. Les d?bats du S?nat <http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlBusiness/Senate/Debates/Calendar.asp?Parl=35&Ses=2&Language=F>et de la Chambre des communes <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?View=H&Parl=35&Ses=2&Mode=1&Language=F>de la 2^e session de la 35^e l?gislature (du 27 f?vrier 1996 au 27 avril 1997) ? aujourd'hui sont disponibles sur le site Web du Parlement. 4Il faut noter que, pour certaines des premi?res ann?es du Parlement (avant 1900), les volumes des d?bats sont en fait reconstitu?s ? partir des comptes rendus journalistiques quotidiens. Ces types de document sont clairement marqu?s. En outre, les documents officiels des /D?bats/ de quelques premi?res sessions ?taient r?dig?s en anglais uniquement. *Sonia Bebbington* Director, Knowledge Management and Preservation / Directrice, Gestion du savoir et pr?servation Information and Document Resource Service / Service de ressources d'information et de documentation Library of Parliament / Biblioth?que du Parlement 50 O'Connor St, Room 1254 Tel: 613.996.3156 [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> Returns to the home page of the library ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ [1] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftnref1>House of Commons content for the 1^st Session, 35^th Parliament <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?Key=1994&View=H&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=35&Ses=1>(January 17, 1994 -- February 2, 1996) is available online; Senate content for this session is not yet available in digital version and will therefore be included in the portal. Content for the 2^nd Session, 35^th Parliament (February 27, 1996 -- April 27, 1997) and onward is available on the Parliament of Canada website for both the Senate <http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlBusiness/Senate/Debates/Calendar.asp?Language=E&Parl=35&Ses=2>and the House of Commons <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?View=H&Parl=35&Ses=2&Language=E&Mode=1>. [2] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftnref2>Note that for certain early years of Parliament (pre-1900), some volumes of the /Debates/ are in fact reconstituted from newspaper accounts of the day; this content is clearly identified. In addition, official records of the /Debates/ for some early sessions were produced in English only. [3] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftnref3>Les d?bats de la Chambre des communes pour la 1^re session de la 35^e l?gislature <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?Key=1994&View=H&Mode=1&Parl=35&Ses=1&Language=F>(du 17 janvier 1994 au 2 f?vrier 1996) sont disponibles en ligne. Les d?bats du S?nat pour cette session ne sont toutefois pas encore disponibles en format num?rique et se trouveront donc dans le portail. Les d?bats du S?nat <http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlBusiness/Senate/Debates/Calendar.asp?Parl=35&Ses=2&Language=F>et de la Chambre des communes <http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?View=H&Parl=35&Ses=2&Mode=1&Language=F>de la 2^e session de la 35^e l?gislature (du 27 f?vrier 1996 au 27 avril 1997) ? aujourd'hui sont disponibles sur le site Web du Parlement. [4] <imap://pduerr@...:993/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E58415#_ftnref4>Il faut noter que, pour certaines des premi?res ann?es du Parlement (avant 1900), les volumes des d?bats sont en fait reconstitu?s ? partir des comptes rendus journalistiques quotidiens. Ces types de document sont clairement marqu?s. En outre, les documents officiels des /D?bats/ de quelques premi?res sessions ?taient r?dig?s en anglais uniquement. |
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Peter's post, FYI, prompted me to get in touch with Sonia and report about this. I'm a little shocked and pleasantly surprised that news about this initiative is one of my most clicked-upon blog posts!
On 2013-01-22, at 2:15 PM, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote: Thank you Peter! |
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