Conversations between the German National Library and Library and Archives Canada

Digital access and participation

The German National Library and Library and Archives Canada are pleased to present a four-part series of conversations between October 2020 and October 2021 exploring the effects of digitization on their national documentary heritage institutions and their current priorities.

Please join us for this second discussion, about initiatives on providing digital access to collections and increasing participation.

The conversation, moderated by Francesco Manganiello (Director, Stakeholder Relations and International Affairs, Library and Archives Canada), will explore user access to institution collections through recent digital tools and services (DNBLab, Metadata Dumps, Co-Lab and Improved Collection Search Viewer).

Guest speakers:

Kathrin Jockel, Head of Content and Digitisation section, Digital Services, German National Library
Anke Meyer-Hess, Head of Web, Portal and Data Services section, Digital Services, German National Library
Mathieu Sabourin, Senior Archivist, Public Services Branch, Library and Archives Canada
Alexandra Haggert, Senior Advisor, User Experience, Public Services Branch, Library and Archives Canada


Date:
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Time:
10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT (15:00 to 16:00 CEST in Germany)
Location:
Library and Archives Canada will broadcast the event on its YouTube channels in English and in French (with translation).

For more information about this event email bac.invitation.lac@canada.ca.