Incorporating business models into the management of academic and cultural libraries clearly leads to disaster, as evident at the Library and Archives of Canada (LAC). Librarians at the University of Toronto and other institutions have been distressed for some time over these developments.
— University of Toronto Academic Librarians

The Issues Facing Library & Archives Canada

Modernization

The changes at LAC will have far-reaching implications for the way in which Canada's history & cultural heritage are preserved & understood.

Mandate

The modernization process is limiting LAC’s mandate to maintain and make publicly available a comprehensive collection.

Acquisitions

LAC is no longer acquiring a comprehensive collection of historical and cultural materials.

Services

The quality & quantity of on-site services and public access is eroding.

Decentralization

Contracting out national materials means we are losing a unified collection.

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