Collaborative Collecting for the 2022 British Columbia Local General Elections - Archive-It

Collaborative Collecting for the 2022 British Columbia Local General Elections 💚 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Island University, University of British Columbia, and @uvic.ca
partnered to archive local election data: archive-it.org/blog/collabo...
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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

🍁 Happy Canada Day! 🍁
Celebrate by exploring our rich history through amazing digital collections from libraries and archives across the country 🇨🇦
📚 Discover newspapers, books, city directories & more:
🔗 archive.org/details/toronto
#CanadaDay #DigitalArchives #CanadianHistory #DemocracysLibrary

“If you’re curious about what microfiche is, tune in and you’ll see the process of scanning—and learn a little bit about history.” Behind-the-scenes with Louis Brizuela & his six-person team @archive.org - digitizing #DemocracysLibrary - a free digital archive of government research #CivicSeason

Not a morning person but want to help building #DemocracysLibrary? Join us on the evening shift as we expand the microfiche digitization project. Get in touch! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... @archive.org 💼📤📝

lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to YouTube video by Internet Archive

🕢 Tune in at 7:30am PT to watch our microfiche scanning livestream come to life, turning analog government documents into digital public knowledge—one frame at a time!

🔗 www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...

#PreservationInProgress #DemocracysLibrary #DigitalPreservation

What about off hours? 🧵

Screenshot of the microfiche digitization livestream, showing a digitized page on the left of the screen, and a split screen on the right showing a wide shot of a microfiche digitization station and a closeup on top.

Learn more about the livestream & the creators behind it in our latest post: blog.archive.org/2025/05/21/n...

#digitization #preservation #DemocracysLibrary #govdocs

Entry to the Permanent Archive hosting the Internet Archive Canada Gov Info Days

Internet Archive Canada @internetarchiveca.bsky.social is buzzing with librarians & digital preservation professionals on the last of Gov Info Days 2025
#GovInfo #DemocracysLibrary

GovInfo Day(s) Spring GovInfo Day(s) Spring is held annually in late April or early May Hosted on the Open Science Framework

Join us in Vancouver, BC on April 25th for GovInfo Day Spring 2025! This event is co-organized by Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia Libraries, University of Alberta, and Internet Archive Canada.

Registration is free. Programme details: osf.io/mghjk/
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GovInfo Day(s) Spring GovInfo Day(s) Spring is held annually in late April or early May Hosted on the Open Science Framework

Join us for GovInfo Day Spring 2025! April 24 (online) and April 25 (in-person) at Internet Archive Canada in Vancouver, BC. (registration is free)

Programme and registration details: osf.io/mghjk/

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We're finalizing the programme for GovInfo Spring 2025 (April 24 is online, April 25 is in-person at Internet Archive Canada Vancouver building). Registration (free) will open next week.
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