Data consolidation in Collection search
We launched our Collection search tool in 2018 to have a unified home for the digital resources in our collections. Over the past few years, a dedicated group of LAC employees has been working to integrate the contents of nearly 80 stand-alone databases into Collection search, offering users a more seamless and intuitive search experience.
Why undertake such an effort? The aging IT systems that support these databases are reaching the end of their service lives this year and can no longer be maintained. Migrating the resources into Collection search is the most efficient and effective way to preserve this data and meet user needs.
Most of these resources have already been migrated and will be available exclusively through Collection search as the gradual decommissioning process proceeds. This transition is expected to have minimal impact on user access to resources. Throughout this process, we have prioritized the most frequently consulted resources to ensure their ongoing availability.
In the meantime, if you use bookmarks or links that lead to resources in these legacy databases, we encourage you to update those references to the new locations of these resources in Collection search. If you create a LAC account, you can also save resources to private research lists for your convenience.
If you encounter any issues with online resources, such as broken links or outdated references, please let us know through the Give feedback link on our website. This is the most direct way to ensure that your comments reach the teams responsible for addressing such issues.