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Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 19:57:11 -0200
From: Alberta Auringer Wood <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Canadiana CD-ROM
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For your information as text and a Word Perfect attachment, posted to CARTA
& MAPS-L on behalf of the National Library and National Archives of Canada.
 Since its founding in 1967, the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and
Archives has actively encouraged the addition of map records to the
Canadian national bibliography and here is the first evidence of it!!  More
to come, as records from other map libraries are included.
           Alberta
 
                                        References
                        CANADIANA: THE NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Now on CD-ROM
 
National Library of Canada
 
Click onto more than 1.2 million bibliographic and authority records!
 
Covering the years 1973 to 1997, Canadiana includes records for monographs,
serials, theses, microforms, government documents, sheet music and scores,
sound recordings, video recordings, CD-ROMs and much more.  In addition,
Canadiana lists titles published outside Canada that are of special
interest because they are about Canadian topics or are written by Canadian
authors.
 
Also included on this comprehensive CD-ROM product:
 
                Canadiana Authorities, a list of personal and corporate names that
appear on publications catalogued for the national bibliography.
                Carto-Canadiana, a list of cartographic materials produced by Canadian
agencies, both  governmental and non-governmental.  The list is held in the
National Archives of Canada.  The file contains full cataloguing records
for maps, atlases and globes in a variety of formats, including microform
and electronic.
 
Search with ease ...
 
                using indexes such as name, title, subject, keyword, ISBN and other
control numbers, classification number and date.
                using custom searching options and Boolean operators for more complex
searches.
 
Use search results to ...
 
                download records in MARC format for copy cataloguing.
                verify authorities and bibliographic information.
                answer reference and research questions.
 
Besides librarians, booksellers, historians, academics and students, anyone
with an interest in Canadian culture will find that Canadiana documents the
nation's published heritage in a clear and precise manner.
 
Cat. No. SN2-2-1997-MRC                                                                     Canada: $129.95
ISSN 1480-7378                                    Other countries: $129.95 US
Total Price with GST: $139.05
 
5 Easy Ways to Order Your Copy:
 
1.  Mail: Canadian Government Publishing - PWGSC, Ottawa, K1A 0S9
2.  Telephone: (819) 956-4800 or Toll Free 1-800-635-7943
3.  Fax: (819) 994-1498 or 1-800-565-7757 for orders by Visa or Mastercard
4.  Internet: http://publications.pwgsc.gc.ca
5.  Also available through libraries.
05-98                                                   Flyer-418
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Alberta Auringer Wood, Maps, Data and Media Librarian
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland,
CANADA  A1B 3Y1   phone: 709-737-8892; fax: 709-737-2153;
        Internet: [log in to unmask]
http://www.mun.ca/library/maps
http://www.mun.ca/library/media
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~awood
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