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National Library of Canada (1996-2003)

2003
2003-12-17 Holiday Shopping in Simpler Times
2003-11-26 France and Canada Launch Impressive Research Tool on the History of the French Presence in America
2003-11-26 Children, Teachers and Authors Connect Through Broadband Book Club
2003-11-18 Life-saving Search and Rescue System Wins Top Honours: Agatha Bystram Award Given to Canadian Forces Captain
2003-09-11 Postage Stamps for the National Library of Canada’s 50th Anniversary
2003-09-09 Preservation Quest
2003-06-12 Discover the Alphabet for the First Time… All over Again
2003-06-12 New Children’s Literature Bibliography Marks 25th Anniversary of Preserving Canadiana
2003-05-16 Library and Archives of Canada Helps Set Up New Library in Kahnawake
2003-05-13 Children’s Literature Translation Award
2003-05-09 Hockey Heroes Jacques Plante, Bill Barilko and Ab Hoffman - "Three Stars" on the Library and Archives of Canada’s New Hockey Web Site
2003-03-23 Fuddle Duddle and Alligator Pie: 50 Years of Collecting for Canadians
2003-03-26 The Library and Archives of Canada at the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais
2003-03-11 New Exhibition at the Library and Archives of Canada
2003-02-04 Launch of The Fun of Reading Writing Contest for Children
2003-01-22 Burst Water Main Endangers National Library of Canada Collection
2003-01-01 Today in History: The National Library of Canada Turns 50

2002
2002-11-27 Books More Popular than Donuts: 1999 Library Statistics
2002-11-18 Nancy Brodie Wins the 2002 Agatha Bystram Award for Leadership in Information Management
2002-11-08 Oscar Peterson Travelling Exhibition Opens at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
2002-11-07 Book Printed Circa 1475 Part of New Exhibit at the Library and Archives of Canada
2002-10-29 Book Launches, Films and the Arrogant Worms at the Library and Archives of Canada
2002-10-22 Nicole Brossard Fonds Now Available at the Library and Archives of Canada
2002-10-21 The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Awards
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2002-10-17 Women Artists Celebrated on National Library of Canada Web site
2002-10-11 Silk Worms Shut Down a Northern Railway Community: A New Web Site Explores Canada’s Stories
2002-10-03 National Library of Canada Appoints Aboriginal Resources and Services Coordinator
2002-09-26 National Library of Canada Launches 14th Edition of Read Up On It Kit
2002-09-20 The Virtual Gramophone Embraces La Bolduc
2002-09-18 Karsh Masterworks - A Tribute
2002-09-10 Back to School with the National Library of Canada
2002-07-26 Excessive Heat Threatens the National Library’s Newspaper Collection
2002-07-19 Visiting Fellow at the National Library of Canada
2002-07-11 Trashy Tabloids or Literary Treasures? Exciting new show at the National Library of Canada
2002-06-23 Once Again, More Water Damage at The National Library of Canada
2002-06-20 Canada’s Oldest Newspaper Finds Its New Home at the National Library of Canada
2002-05-29 National Library of Canada Launches a New Site: Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
2002-05-06 Canada’s Superheroes Spring to Life on the National Library of Canada’s Web site
2002-05-01 The Belgian Connection: Original Maps, Atlases and Engravings Featured in National Library of Canada Exhibit
2002-04-23 The National Library of Canada at the Salon international du livre de Québec
2002-03-20 Third Annual UNESCO World Poetry Day Celebration at the National Library of Canada
2002-03-06 Once Again a Major Flood Damages Canada’s Published Heritage at the National Library of Canada
2002-02-28 March Break: Books, Movies and Fun at the National Library of Canada
2002-02-25 Ratification of Library Book Rate
2002-01-28 Queen of World Beat, Lorraine Klaasen, Plays the National Library of Canada
2002-01-14 National Library of Canada Exhibits the Works of Poet Phyllis Webb
2001
2001-12-04 The National Library of Canada Celebrates an Acadian Heroine
2001-11-27 Two Industry Canada Employees Win the Agatha Bystram Award
2001-11-13 10th Anniversary of Governor General’s Literary Award Winners Reading
2001-10-31 The National Library of Canada at the 36e Salon du livre de Rimouski
2001-10-05 National Library of Canada Launches Online Guide to Electronic Publishing
2001-10-02 National Library of Canada Pays Tribute to Women in Science
2001-09-07 Learning to Read Page by Page
2001-08-15 Notice to Clients of the National Library of Canada
2001-08-14 National Library of Canada, Library of Congress, and British Library Agree on Format Convergence
2001-07-12 Saskatchewan Shares Books with the Rest of Canada through Partnership with the National Library of Canada
2001-06-25 Images Canada Puts Canadian Culture Online
2001-06-21 New Books Service to be launched at BookExpo Canada
2001-06-21 National Library of Canada Acquires Children’s Illustrations by Mohawk Artist
2001-06-14 AMICUS Web: Free Service from the National Library of Canada
2001-06-06 Good News about Old News!
2001-06-06 Proyecto Adrienne Created
2001-05-17 The Ottawa Valley Music Association Enriches the National Library of Canada’s Music Collection
2001-05-15 The National Library of Canada Showcases Canadian Music, Literature and History on the Web at www.collectionscanada.ca
2001-05-09 National Library of Canada Swings Live!
2001-05-01 CFL Consortium Purchases 462 Electronic Books through NetLibrary
2001-04-23 National Library of Canada Celebrates Canada Book Day
2001-04-09 National Library of Canada’s Database Enhanced by 450 000 Records from the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec
2001-03-26 A World to Read
2001-02-22 "Fulfilling the Promise"
2001-02-19 National Library of Canada Celebrates Heritage Day 2001
2001-02-01 The National Library’s Exhibition Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Sensation Draws Praise from Visitors
2001-01-15 Canadiana Turns 50
2000
2000-11-15 Governor General’s Literary Award Winners’ Reading at the National Library of Canada to Be Aired Live on the Web
2000-11-10 The National Library’s Digital Library Program Announces New Additions to Its Digital Collections
2000-11-06 Sixth Annual Agatha Bystram Award Presented to Industry Canada’s Nora Hockin for Canada’s Digital Collections
2000-10-31 Accepting the Challenge
2000-10-26 Canadian Subject Headings Now on the Web
2000-10-16 Canadian Children’s Literature Service Appointment
2000-10-13 Library Week: Get Real!
2000-09-19 The National Library of Canada’s Canadian Theses Service
2000-07-20 Roch Carrier, National Librarian of Canada, Receives Generous Gift from Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
2000-07-20 The National Library of Canada Now Subscribes to the Declassified Documents Reference System
2000-07-05 History's What You Make It! Historica Exhibition Comes to the National Archives and the National Library
2000-06-29 National Library's Oscar Peterson Exhibition to Open July 1, 2000
2000-06-19 Task Force on Access to Information for Print Disabled Canadians Formed
2000-06-09 National Librarian of Canada Announces Government On-Line (GOL) Task Force
2000-05-19 Do Great Minds Think Alike?
2000-05-19 National Library of Canada Now Offers Toll-Free Telephone Number
2000-05-11 Canversations at the National Library of Canada
2000-05-09 Digital Library of Canada: New Initiative at the National Library of Canada
2000-04-14 A Scholarly Treasure Within a Treasure - A Manuscript Written on the Margins of a Book will be available to the world
2000-02-20 National Library of Canada Acquires Seventeenth-Century Ballad
2000-01-04 The Third Annual National Core Library Statistics Program Statistical Report Now Available
1999
1999-12-23 MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: Including Guidelines for Content Designation is now available
1999-11-16 Governor General's Literary Award Winners Read at National Library of Canada
1999-11-01 Fifth Annual Agatha Bystram Award Presented to Natural Resources Canada's Fire M3 Team
1999-10-19 Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory is now available
1999-09-29 The National Library of Canada and Wei T'o Associates receive the 1999 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award
1999-09-26 National Library of Canada launches the 1999 edition of Read Up On It for Young Canadians
1999-08-16 Access AMICUS Now Available on the Web
1999-07-30 National Librarian Marianne Scott Retires After 15 Years
1999-04-23 The National Library of Canada Celebrates Canada Book Day with Opening of New Exhibition
1999-03-11 Friend Donates Lucy Maud Montgomery Collection to National Library of Canada
1998
1998-11-17 Governor General's Literary Awards Winners Read at National Library of Canada
1998-09-27 National Library of Canada launches 1998 edition of Read Up On It
1998-09-25 Additions to National Library of Canada's Glenn Gould Archive
1998-06-18 National Library of Canada and IHS Publishing Solutions Launch Canadiana on CD-ROM
1998-04-15 Carol Shields to Lecture at National Library of Canada
1998-02-16 Gardens of Delight at National Library: Exhibition Opens
1998-02-09 National Library of Canada Sets Sites on Internet
1998-01-22 National Library of Canada Purchases Files from A-G Canada Ltd.
1997
1997-11-18 National Library of Canada Launches Sports Edition of Read Up On It
1997-09-10 National Library of Canada Launches "Publishers' Window" on Web
1997-09-08 Two Firsts for National Library of Canada's Latest Publication
1997-08-28 Collection of Beckwith Music Papers Launched at National Library of Canada
1997-05-26 Rediscovered Works by Canadian Composer Presented to National Library of Canada
1997-04-24 Canadian Library Collective to Promote Digital Resources
1997-04-22 National Library of Canada Celebrates Canadian Children's Book Illustrators
1997-03-26 British Library, Library of Congress, and National Library of Canada Achieve Major Milestone in Format Harmonization
1997-02-06 Statistics Report Contributes to Work of Canadian Libraries
1996
1996-11-01 Winner of 1996 Agatha Bystram Award Announced
1996-10-31 "Government on the Net '96" Focusses on Quality in Electronic Communications
1996-10-19 National Library of Canada Launches "Yesterday's Stories", 1996 Read Up On It
1996-10-02 National Library of Canada Celebrates Women's Achievement on Its Web Site
1996-09-25 National Library of Canada Working with SchoolNet Digital Collections Program
1996-06-17 National Library Exhibition Explores 1960s Small Press Movement in English Canada
1996-04-17 New Edition of Symbols and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada Now Available
1996-03-28 National Library of Canada Revises Levels of Cataloguing Treatment
1996-03-18 Major Exhibition of Victorian Books Opens at National Library of Canada
1996-02-12 Cameron Report on Canadian Studies Officially Launched at National Library