Friday, April 4, 2008

AlouetteCanada merges with Canadiana.org

Canadiana.org and AlouetteCanada merger announced

Ottawa – On March 6, 2008 the Boards of the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) concluded an historic agreement to merge the CIHM and the AlouetteCanada initiative to create a new body with the official name of Canadiana.org. All parties declared their commitment to a coordinated and sustained program to digitize Canada's information and knowledge resources and to provide easy online access to the extraordinary wealth of written and other resources by and about Canadians

See full press release: http://www.canadiana.org/pdf/en/press_200804.pdf

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