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Over 71 000 hours of short and full-length films, documentaries, silent films and "talkies", in black and white and in colour. The oldest film in our collection was made in 1897; |
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Over 2.5 million architectural drawings, plans and maps, some of which date back to the beginning of the 16th century; |
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About 3.18 million megabytes of information in electronic formats, including more than 9500 Canadian periodicals and books available online; |
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Millions of books in various languages for all tastes and ages, from rare first editions and livres d'artiste to children's classics and popular fiction; |
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Over 21.3 million photographic images, captured since the 1850s; |
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Textual records and publications for federal, provincial, territorial and foreign governments; |
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Over 270 000 hours of video and sound recordings; |
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Over 343 000 works of art, including watercolours, sketches, miniatures, oil paintings and caricatures; |
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The largest collection of Canadian sheet music in the world, documentation related to music in Canada and about 200 000 recordings on disks and records of all formats, piano rolls, reels and spools, and eight-track tapes; |
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The Canadian Postal Archives; |
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An impressive collection of medals, seals, posters and coats of arms; |
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Textual archives for various individuals and groups who have contributed to Canada's cultural, social, economic and political development; |
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National, provincial and territorial newspapers from across Canada, from dailies to student newspapers, and from Aboriginal magazines to ethnic community newsletters; |
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Periodicals, microfilms, manuscripts and theses; and |
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Portraits of over one million Canadians since 1689. |
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To access online resources from Library and Archives Canada's collection, click on "Browse Selected Topics" in the left-hand menu. |
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AMICUS and ArchiviaNet |
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In addition to our Digital Collections and Virtual Exhibitions, search AMICUS and ArchiviaNet for access to further materials. |
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AMICUS |
Provides bibliographic information about books, periodicals, music, video and other published materials in Library and Archives Canada's collection. AMICUS also shows holdings for other Canadian libraries. |
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Descriptions of selected special collections are also available. |
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ArchiviaNet |
Provides access to our archival holdings from governmental and private sources, including textual documents, maps, works of art, photographs, videos and films, sound recordings, architectural drawings, stamps and medals. |
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For an overview of the collections in ArchiviaNet, read Who We Are and What We Do. |
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Acquisitions |
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Acquisition of Private Sector Records |
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Regional Archival Records of the Government of Canada |
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Acquisition of Federal Government Records |
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Recent Private Sector Acquisitions |
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Recent Public Sector Acquisitions |
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Collection Management |
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Preservation Collection of Canadiana |
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Collection Management Policy of the National Library of Canada: A Summary (1993) |
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National Library of Canada Collections Management Policy: Official Publications of Foreign Governments (2002) |
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Networked Electronic Publications Policy and Guidelines (1998) |
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Special Collections |
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Election 2006 - Harvested Web sites |
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Literary Archives Holdings |
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Canadian Children's Literature Service |
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Electronic Collection: A Virtual Collection of Monographs and Periodicals |
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Microform Collections |
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Printed Collection, Music Division |
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Music Archives |
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Recorded Sound and Video |
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Newspapers |
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The Rare Book Collection |
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Jacob M. Lowy Collection |
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Canadian Directories |