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Provides information on the declassified file at the Department of National Defense, Ottawa and at the National Archives of Canada involving the transport of Chinese laborers across Canada in 1917 to 1918. How the supply of laborers from China was brought about by the contract negotiations between Britain, France and the Chinese Government in Peking; Components of the transport of workers.

The article presents information about the creation of Library and Archives of Canada (LAC). A bill was tabled in the House of Commons to create the LAC. The intention of the bill was to create a new, world class knowledge institution that would combine the National Library of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario and the National Archives of Canada by converging the rich collections and recognized expertise of the two institutions. The impetus for joining the two institutions emerged from discussions between Roch Carrier, the former national librarian, and Ian Wilson, the former archivist of Canada. They had begun to realize that, on a number of fronts, it made sense for the two institutions to become one. But the process of transforming two institutions with very different organizational structures, traditions, cultures, databases, and systems has been a huge challenge. On May 21, 2004, the act to establish the LAC was proclaimed into force by order of the Governor in Council. The National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada ceased to exist as separate entities.

Provides information about the National Library, a storage facility of National Archives of Canada. Description of the facility; Other major source for researchers and scholars; Effects of Federal deficit-cutting on small government departments; Problems of the National Library; Worries of the Canadian Library Association about cuts to the National Library; Library's total budget; Worst scenario for the National Library.

States that unless more space is found in Canada's National Archives, federal departments will soon be forced to store their own historical records. Ottawa's solution to the problem; How it threatens to make things worse.

Probes allegations that documents exist authorizing the Canadian National Archives to buy former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's letters, memos and notes for $1.3 million. Frenzied hunt for the alleged documents; Denial from government officials of an agreement to buy the Mulroney papers; Report by Arthur Drache, publisher of `Canadian Taxpayer'; His comments on the story.

Reports international news related to libraries. Celebration of the 150th birthday of the first public lending library in Great Britain; Creation of Figaro, a network that provides e-publishing support to the European academic community, by a group of European universities and publishers; Merger of the National Library and National Archives in Canada; Others.