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| Search Screen
Keyword search
The search screen allows researchers to search the database using one of three fields:
Artist
A search by Artist allows researchers to find individuals artistically involved, directly or indirectly, in the design of postage stamps.
Printer
A search by Printer allows researchers to find printing firms that produced postage stamps.
Keyword
A search by keyword allows users to search all fields within the database.
For example:
Type "Signals Design Group", the name of a Vancouver design firm, for hits to this name, which means all artists associated with this firm. Or type Toronto to find all artists who have lived or worked in Toronto.
French quotation marks («») are not recognized in this database.
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| Search Tips
Enter the terms that best describe the document in the appropriate field. It can be a work's title, a general description, the creator's name, the printer's name, a place name, etc.
Unless you are looking for a specific work, conduct your search using limited terms. Truncate if necessary: ? replaces a character, and $ replaces a chain of characters, to allow for possible misspelling. If the search brings up too many references, you can reduce the number of hits by using the appropriate logical operators.
For example: If you type Sm?th, you will obtain Smith and Smyth.
If you type design$, you will obtain designer, designing, designed, designs, etc.
Logical operators AND, OR, NOT allow more precision (follow The Search Syntax link to learn more).
AND allows you to retrieve the two terms specified in the search.
OR allows you to retrieve either of the terms specified in the search.
NOT allows you to exclude a term from the search.
Put specific expressions between quotation marks to limit the number of results, for example : "University of Toronto".
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| How to Interpret the Results
The search results will be posted as a results summary list (or hit list) from which you will be able to obtain more detailed descriptions.
Results Summary List
The results summary list, sorted by columns, contains information that will allow users to assess whether or not the documents that were found are relevant. Each page of the list provides 20 references (this default value can be changed). Users can download the results to their own personal computer.
The first column is linked to the detailed description (see below). Clicking on the icon will bring you to the detailed description.
The Name column provides the name of the artist(s) for whom there is a biographical sketch in the database. Dates of birth and death are provided when known.
The Occupation column provides the occupation of the artist(s). An artist can work in different fields. Here is a list of the occupations found in the database :
- Artist
- Caricaturist
- Cartoonist
- Computer graphics designer
- Designer
- Engraver
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Painter
- Photographer
- Sculptor
- Typographer
Detailed Description
From the results summary list, you may consult one detailed description at a time. Some of the descriptions will contain a thumb-size image that can be expanded to see a more detailed image of the artist or the headquarters of a security printer. Information is provided under each image (title, year, author and source).
The detailed description includes all or some of the sections described below. At the top of the description, the name of the artist or of the printer is given together with his dates of birth and death (individuals only).
Occupation:
Occupation(s) of the artist.
Biographical Sketch:
Information on the artist or printer.
Bibliographical Reference:
Principal source of information found in the biographical sketch.
ISN Biophil:
Reference number of the detailed description in the database.
Related Stamps:
Click on this icon for a list of stamps related to this artist or printer.
Related Artworks:
Click on this icon for a list of artworks created by this artist.
Related Fonds/Collections:
Click on this icon to view the fonds or collections related to this artist or printer and held by Library and Archives Canada.
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| How to Consult a Record or Order a Copy
Only copies of photographs of stamp creators owned by Library and Archives Canada can be ordered.
Some conditions govern the utilization of digital images.
It may not be possible to consult original documents for conservation reasons. Where possible, consultation is done at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa by appointment.
For more information about the reproduction and consultation services offered by Library and Archives Canada, please follow the Obtain copies and Consult records links.
Reproduction of archival material is subject to the Copyright Act and its regulations. This is a highly complex area for both archives and researchers and has a profound effect on the way that Library and Archives Canada delivers its services to researchers for protected material.
Copyright can be owned or held by an individual or a group of individuals, a corporation, the Crown, or the public. The terms of protection can vary subject to the author, the nature and the disposition of the material in question, and other considerations. Library and Archives Canada holds a variety of material for which the ownership of copyright may be uncertain due to the mixture of public and private material, or published and unpublished works. One of the major difficulties for both archives and researchers is in identifying and locating the copyright owners.
It is recommended that researchers consult the Copyright Act and seek legal advice where questions regarding the interpretation of copyright arise.
It is not the role of Library and Archives Canada to interpret the Copyright Act for researchers, and researchers must accept responsibility for determining any copyright obligations. Researchers should allow adequate lead-time for researching ownership and obtaining permission, as required. |
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