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About
this Site
General
FAQ
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If you do not find the answer to your
question here, please .
If you have a technical question, please
refer to the technical help section.
Where
are Anne Murray, the Olympics and Mr. Dressup?
The Internet is a relatively new medium, and care must be taken
to bring present audiovisual content without depriving the various
content creators of their rightful income. CBC is currently negotiating
Internet rights with many different organizations, including trade
unions, artists and writers, so that we may include on this site
excerpts from Canada's best radio dramas, television serials and
specials. For the moment, the CBC Archives Web site focuses primarily
on interviews, news and current affairs programs to which we hold
or have obtained copyright.
Can I use material
from your site?
You may use content of this site within the framework of educational,
non-commercial use. This content remains the property of CBC and
under no circumstances may you use this content in any form on another
Web site. Copyright restrictions dictate that clips cannot be downloaded.
You may however provide HTML links to pages of our site.
Can I buy items from
the Archives?
CBC Archival material can be obtained for professional or commercial
use. Of course, the Archives are considerably more vast that the
selected items presented on this site. If you wish to purchase archival
material, please visit our Contact Us page.
How do you select
Topics and Clips?
Topics and Clips are chosen by CBC staff to represent a range of
themes of historical importance to Canadians. In addition to focusing
on significant moments, events and figures, an effort is made to
represent a range of time periods (1920s to 2000) and regions of
Canada. New Topics are added all the time.
How often is the
site updated?
We update the content of the site at least once a week.
Who writes the content?
See The Web Site Staff.
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Why are the English
and French sites different?
CBC and Radio-Canada have separate archival facilities housing material
from their respective radio and television programs. (CBC's national
English Archives are mostly held in Toronto, while those of Radio-Canada
are mainly in Montreal. There are also several regional archives.)
Web site staff in Toronto and Montreal work
together to select Topics, then select Clips from their individual
archives and write copy to accompany them. As a result, most Topics
appear on both sites and cover roughly the same material, but Clips
and text will differ.
What if I can't find
a story I'm interested in?
If you can't find a particular story by browsing our Categories,
try our Search or Indexes in the left column of every page. We are
constantly adding new Clips and Topics, so news subjects will be
posted every week.
For more recent news stories (Jan 17, 2001 to
present) try visiting CBC
News Online.
In some situations you can consult CBC archivists
directly (sometimes for a fee.) Visit our Contact
section for information.
Who owns this stuff?
Most of the images, audio, video and text on this site is the property
of CBC and Radio-Canada, or have been acquired with permission for
use on this site. If you have a copyright question or request, please
contact us.
Can I link to your
site?
You may link to the Home Page or internal pages of the CBC Archives
Web site, but may not link directly to images or media clips, copy
any of the material, or give the appearance that any of our content
is a part of any other Web site.
What's available
for educators?
The CBC Archives Web site has extensive educational material geared
towards students in Grades 6 through 12. Click on the For
Teachers link on the left side of any page.
How does CBC/Radio-Canada
protect my privacy?
The CBC respects the privacy of its Internet users and will protect
that privacy as vigorously as possible. CBC's policies and practices
are available online at http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html
This privacy statement is applicable to all
CBC Web sites.
What is your "Accessible version"?
The CBC Digital Archives accessible website was designed to accommodate visitors with limited vision or those using screen readers. The Archives website and the accessible versions are regularly updated with the same text and clips.
With the accessible version you’ll be able to use the following features:
- customize font size and invert screen colours (black characters on a white background and vice versa.) to assist in legibility
- "Pop up" windows have been replaced by standard web pages.
- Radio and TV clips are presented in a separate Windows Media Player window rather than being embedded in another page.
- Keyboard-based shortcuts help to simplify navigation.
These changes are based on recommendations from the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
The accessible version of the CBC/Radio-Canada Archives Website was created with the assistance of ergonomic specialists and representatives from associations for people who are visually impaired or blind. We would like to thank Anne Jarry of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Jean-Marie D'Amour of le Regroupement des aveugles et amblyopes du Montréal Métropolitain and the usability consultants at Yu Centrik.
How do I contact
you?
See our Contact information section.
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