Library and Archives Canada serves the priceless role of collecting Canadian documents and records for historical and research purposes - maps, written music, rare books, military service records, and more. It preserves the written heritage of Canada.

Library and Archives Canada is now in danger as its collections are being dispersed and its staff downsized. Its budget for acquiring new materials was frozen in 2009, and purchasing has not resumed, even though the freeze was lifted in January 2010.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers has put together a public awareness campaign called Save Library and Archives Canada - to make the public aware of these changes, and to speak out against the slow dismantling of the written heritage of Canada.

If you'd like to find out more about the changes happening at LAC and what you can do about it, visit www.savelac.ca

Check here for more information about the campaign (PDF File).

Other Links:

• The response to the  CAUT, from Daniel Caron, deputy head of Library and Archives Canada (May 2011).
• The CAUT's response to Daniel Caron's letter (June 2011) - PDF File 

What Library and Archives Canada Means To Canada: