Library and Archives Canada - Partnerships and Collaborations

Partnerships and Collaborations

To meet the challenges of the digital world and fulfill its mandate, LAC is collaborating with libraries, archives and other memory institutions as well as key players in the public and private sectors. Since no single institution can do the work alone, LAC is building the networks necessary to acquire, preserve and make Canada's documentary heritage accessible to current and future generations.

For example:

• LAC is consulting with key stakeholders and other interested parties across Canada. Among its initiatives is a survey for archivists about how LAC can better work with the Canadian historical research community.
• LAC is working with schools of information management, information science and public administration to ensure that it fulfills its roles and responsibilities in Canadian society.
• One of LAC's success stories is the "Suggest a Comment" process where clients can make suggestions for about 30 genealogical databases. The benefits of this process are threefold: important databases are updated, the Canadian Genealogy Centre runs more efficiently and clients are pleased to be involved in the development of online resources.
• LAC is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.