Early Canadiana Online

[Lisa Culp]

Canada’s Printed Heritage Via Internet

TORONTO, May 1999 --  Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is up and running.
This innovative project is moving Canada’s printed heritage on to the
Internet at <www.canadiana.org>.

Now, viewers in Canada and around the world can experience online some
of the most significant people and events that have shaped the nation.

To date, the full text of  some 2600 books and pamphlets originally
published between the 16th and early 20th centuries have been scanned
and are now available on the Internet.  Subject areas include Canadian
literature, women’s history, travel and exploration, the history of
French Canada and native studies. By August, the ECO database will
comprise some 3200 titles, one third of which will be in French.

Early Canadiana Online is a collaborative project of the Canadian
Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM), the National Library
of Canada, Laval University Library, Bibliothèque nationale du Québec,
and the University of Toronto Library.

Funding for the project has been provided by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation, the Canada Millennium Partnership Program, the Royal Bank
Financial Group, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada, the Chawkers Foundation, Foreign Affairs and International
Trade, the Hudson’s Bay History Foundation, Canadian Heritage, Imasco
Ltd., the Crabtree Family Foundation, the Birks Family Foundation, and
the Jackman Foundation.


For further information, contact:

Pam Bjornson (613) 235-2628
Project Steering Committee

Karen Turko (416) 978-7119
Project Manager