Multicultural Canada
Lynn Copeland
Simon Fraser University Library
IFLA Multicultural Services PreconferenceVancouver, BC, August 8, 2008
Reasons
Material, history little known AccessAwarenessCommunity, educational and research
support
Partners
Content Partners
Funders
Contents
EncyclopediaNewspapersOral historiesCorrespondencePhotosPamphletsPapersBooks
Collections
Search several collections at once
content
Search several collections at once
Learning Modules
A variety of audiencesA variety of styles, scope
A few technicalities
Content Management: DrupalImage management: ContentDM (OCLC)
Beta test site with OCLC re ISO searching
Official launch
Partners Launch
Statistics
11,562 visits in 4 weeksExternal sites:
– Canadian Encyclopedia– Wikipedia– Google– Yahoo– Blogs– Libraries (many)– Facebook– Collections Canada
Wikipedia has numerous links
