Canada’s “memory institutions” need to collaborate on digital standards and strategies

By Natalie Samson. A new report reveals that there is no uniformity in how Canada’s libraries, archives, galleries and museums are adopting digital technologies and practices. On Feb. 4, the Council of Canadian Academies released Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions, a report commissioned by Library and Archives Canada to look into the current state of digital practices and processes at “memory institutions” and how these institutions – libraries, archives, art galleries and museums – can remain relevant in an era of digital communications and emerging technologies. More...