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By umyl026
October 10th 2008

University of Ottawa

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Uni of Ottawa

University of Ottawa Digitization in Canada by John Teskey This is a mass digitization project being carried out by different institutions including UofT and LAC. The aim is to digitize books and papers by Canadians and about Canada. The final service will be delivered through Canadiana.org. Currently have 200,000 metadata records loaded representing 1 million objects. National science library, emerging roles in the Canadian context: CISTI The model in Canada for the collection of STM materials is different from the Uk. [View Full Entry]

By Mumtraveller
October 10th 2008

4 days in Vancouver.

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park

Hello again - thought I better get you up to date with our Vancouver stay before I move on in Ontario again!! Thanks for all the comments - nice to hear from you all. And Bob well done for painting the house and making apple crumble - Michael would be proud of you. Anne and Rosslyn - I hear you are in touch now and will be able to meet up in NZ - great stuff this internet for travelling and making new friends. WORLD NEWS - I am trying to avoid the news at the moment but couldn't help find [View Full Entry]

By Janey Matt
October 10th 2008

O Canada!

North America » Canada » British Columbia

Fall in BC

Starting the trip in Canada proved to be tougher than expected. Matt's dizziness took a turn for the worst in New York and after being bedridden for 4 days, we planned to cancel the flight and stay in New York. This was a tough situation as money was low and accommodation was full in New York, so staying appeared to not be an option. Waiting for us at the other end was the wonderfully hospitable Hindley's who we knew would kindly look after us...if we could just get on the flight. Without any dizziness medication, Matt relied on strong sedatives and [View Full Entry]

By hayley and mick
October 10th 2008

New Brunswick - Fredericton and Bay of Fundy

North America » Canada » New Brunswick » Fundy National Park

Fredericton

After a relatively early morning (9.00am Ha Ha) we set off for Fredericton, the Capital of New Brunswick. New Brunswick has a number of tourist routes including the River Valley drive. It was full of the yellow, red and green leaves that made up the fall colours. Along the way we stopped in at the town of Grand Falls in which the centrepiece of downtown are the falls themselves. In our travels the falls are usually a little way out of town, so this was a touch unusual. WE eventually arrived out our host’s place for the night. Dom and a [View Full Entry]

By loopylinda
October 9th 2008

Picture I forgot

North America » Canada

Mountain - one in a million

Picture I forgot [View Full Entry]

By loopylinda
October 9th 2008

Another picture I also forgot

North America » Canada

Superlative photo
A Lake - almost as good as the mountain before.

A possibly better picture than the one before! [View Full Entry]

By umyl026
October 9th 2008

Library and Archives Canada preservation centre

North America » Canada » Ontario » Ottawa

LAC

Library and Archives Canada preservation centre visit We spent the morning at the LAC preservation centre in Gatineau. We did not really know what to expect from this visit but it turned out to be fascinating. We met a number of the technical staff carrying out preservation work and digitization projects. We were also taken into the storage containers and had the safety and the control features explained. Amazing building that should be used in a sci-fi film. LAC website [View Full Entry]

By umyl026
October 9th 2008

Library of Parliament

North America » Canada » Ontario » Ottawa

Tour of Parliament

Library of Parliament visit Our visit to the Parliament began with a tour of the buildings by one of the public guides. We got to see both the House of Commons and the senate. We were also taken up the memorial tower that has all the names of the war dead in a beautiful book. The pages are turned each day so that all those that lost their lives we remembered during the year. After the public tour we were taken on a special tour of the Parliament library that most visitors are not able to do. The Parliament library was [View Full Entry]

By Hiker Jules
October 9th 2008

The journey has begun!

North America » Canada » Ontario » Burlington

Well, I am heading off in the morning to parts unknonwn. I am planning to do a little camping in New York and New England while the weather is still bearable (i.e. it isn't snowing). I am excited to be checking out the autumn leaves as they are reported to be at peak now. The weather forcast for Vermont is suppose to be great this weekend. I will give you an update after all my touring of the leaves are complete. Cheers, Jules [View Full Entry]

By grant amanda
October 9th 2008

Arrive in Vancouver

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Well after a long plan flight we finally landed in Vancouver. After months of planning the plane flight seemed to take for ever, even though it was not a bad flight at all. We arrived to a 12 degree day with light drizzle, this pretty much sumed up most of the week weather wise. We walked around the city a lot the first afternoon trying to fight off jet lag and taking in a few sights before we went back to the hostel. We stayed in a nice little hostel on Burnaby street in downtown Vancouver. It was a nice little [View Full Entry]

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