Libraries

This page provides links to services and tools for the library community.

For a comprehensive list of Library and Archives Canada links to services and tools for the Library community, please consult our Library service website.

Inter-Library Loan Policy (ILL)
Library and Archives Canada has developed an interlibrary loan protocol to facilitate the exchange of interlibrary loan messages between libraries that use different computers, systems, and communication services. The ILL protocol standardizes the number and type of ILL messages, the sequence of messages, data elements and their values and the transfer syntax of the messages, allowing the exchange of information in a consistent manner.

Networked Electronic Publications: Policy and Guidelines
This document examines the background and legal issues related to legal deposit of electronic publications.

Council of Federal Libraries Web Site
The Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) is an organization of federal government libraries established in 1976 by the National Librarian of Canada as a means of coordinating library services in departments, branches and agencies of the Government of Canada.

CFL Consortium
The Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) Consortium was established in July 1995 to facilitate the purchase of library and information products and services by federal government libraries.

CFL Listserv (CFL-CBGF-L)
CFL-CBGF-L is an electronic mailing list for the discussion of issues related to federal government libraries.