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Library:IKBLC Maps

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*[[Media:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Map 2013.pdf|Building Map]]
*[[Media:IKBLC Room List (as of Sep 2013).pdf|Room List]]

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Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:58:04Z

MinghuiYu:

==Business==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=281 Industry Canada] ||Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|[http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1779/ Small Business Accelerator]
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=466 EDGAR]
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=291 SEDAR]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=563 TRIS Online]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
==Agricultural Science==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 AGRICOLA]
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=844" Agricultural Communications Documentation Center]
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|[http://elibrary.asabe.org/ ASABE Technical Library]
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=664 Alcohol History Database]
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|[http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/BacteriologicalAnalyticalManualBAM/default.htm Bacteriological Analytical Manual]
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=845 Core Historical Literature of Agriculture]
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=993 FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)]
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=247 Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service]
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=520 Food Irradiation 2]
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=987 International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health]
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1319 IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)]
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=491 NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library]
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=977 Organic Eprints]
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1281 Pherobase]
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1377 ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs]
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=981 SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive]
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews]
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=663 VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts]
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=980 Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)]
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
==Forestry==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=338 British Columbia Ministry of Forests]
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|[http://www.modelforest.net/ Canadian Model Forest Network]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=824 FORREX]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=872 GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service]
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|[http://nrin.forrex.org/ NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)]
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|[http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Silvics of North America]
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=259 Social Sciences In Forestry]
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=802 TreeSearch & FS INFO]
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=971 UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases]
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|[http://www.unece.org/timber/tc-publ.htm UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications]
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1029 Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material]
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
==Science & Engineering==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1 ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system]
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1255 Chemistry Central]
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer]

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=631 Community of Science]
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|[http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/search/ National] [http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=771 Sea Grant Library]
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=869 NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server]
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|[http://www.osti.gov/ OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)]
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=828 Science.gov: FirstGov for Science]
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
[http://www.scienceresearch.com/scienceresearch ScienceResearch.com]

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=818 SPIRO Architecture Slide Library]
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
==Music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1066 British Columbia Sheet Music]
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=310 Canadian Music Periodical Index]
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=313 Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line]
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=773 Music In Print Series]

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
==History==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://gemini.ssc.uwo.ca/popstudies/abcd Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography]
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|[http://www.wdl.org/en/ World Digital Library]
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1132 British Columbia Reports (B.C.R.)]
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=161 British Columbia] [http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4F13543/search Archives]
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1403 Canada Year Book Historical Collection 1867-1967]
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=883 Dictionary of Canadian Biography]
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=767 Early Canadian Online]
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1014 Historical Map Society of British Columbia database]
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/sites/lop/hfer/hfer.asp History of Federal Ridings since 1867]
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=762 Peel’s Prairie Provinces]
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
==Medical==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=541 Ageline]
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|[http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/ BIOETHICSLINE]
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|[http://www.biomedcentral.com BioMed Central]
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|

|
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=221 CANCERLIT®]
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|[http://emedicine.medscape.com eMedicine]
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=579 Free Medical Journals]
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|[http://locatorplus.gov/ LOCATORplus]
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=699 MEDLINEplus]
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=462 Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy]

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=627 National Library of Medicine (U.S.)]
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=879 Native Health Databases]
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)]
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=683 Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)]
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=265 POPLINE]
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|[http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1632 Population Index]
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=321 PubMed]
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=571 PubMed Central]
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=315 TOXNET]
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|[http://tripdatabase.com/ TRIP Database]
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=717 Chromosomal Variation in Man]
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
==Language==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=605 Chinese Characters Dictionary Web]
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=600 Hindi Electronic Dictionary]
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|[http://translate.reference.com/translate?query=&src=ko&dst=en&v=1.0 Korean-English-Korean Dictionary]
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=333 Merriam-Webster Dictionary]
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=601 Online Sanskrit Dictionary]
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=602" Punjabi Dictionary]

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|[http://thesaurus.com/Roget-Alpha-Index.html Roget’s Thesaurus]
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|[http://www.sanseido.net/ Sanseido Web Dictionary]
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1139 Sanskrit Dictionary]
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=723 Index Translationum]

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
==Education==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://digitalcommons.bepress.com Bepress]
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=280 ERIC]
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=927 Online Education Database]
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1400 Teacher Reference Centre]
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=841 Theses Canada Portal]

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

[[Category:Open Resources]]
[[Category:Open Courses]]
[[Category:Guide]]

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:48:43Z

MinghuiYu:

==Business==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=281 Industry Canada] ||Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|[http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1779/ Small Business Accelerator]
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=466 EDGAR]
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=291 SEDAR]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=563 TRIS Online]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
==Agricultural Science==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 AGRICOLA]
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=844" Agricultural Communications Documentation Center]
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|[http://elibrary.asabe.org/ ASABE Technical Library]
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=664 Alcohol History Database]
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|[http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/BacteriologicalAnalyticalManualBAM/default.htm Bacteriological Analytical Manual]
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=845 Core Historical Literature of Agriculture]
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=993 FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)]
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=247 Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service]
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=520 Food Irradiation 2]
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=987 International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health]
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1319 IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)]
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=491 NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library]
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=977 Organic Eprints]
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1281 Pherobase]
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1377 ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs]
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=981 SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive]
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews]
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=663 VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts]
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=980 Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)]
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
==Forestry==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=338 British Columbia Ministry of Forests]
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|[http://www.modelforest.net/ Canadian Model Forest Network]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=824 FORREX]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=872 GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service]
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|[http://nrin.forrex.org/ NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)]
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|[http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Silvics of North America]
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=259 Social Sciences In Forestry]
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=802 TreeSearch & FS INFO]
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=971 UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases]
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|[http://www.unece.org/timber/tc-publ.htm UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications]
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1029 Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material]
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
==Science & Engineering==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1 ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system]
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1255 Chemistry Central]
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer]

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=631 Community of Science]
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|[http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/search/ National] [http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=771 Sea Grant Library]
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=869 NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server]
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|[http://www.osti.gov/ OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)]
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=828 Science.gov: FirstGov for Science]
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
[http://www.scienceresearch.com/scienceresearch ScienceResearch.com]

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=818 SPIRO Architecture Slide Library]
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
==Music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1066 British Columbia Sheet Music]
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=310 Canadian Music Periodical Index]
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=313 Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line]
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=773 Music In Print Series]

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
==History==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://gemini.ssc.uwo.ca/popstudies/abcd Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography]
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|[http://www.wdl.org/en/ World Digital Library]
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1132 British Columbia Reports (B.C.R.)]
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=161 British Columbia] [http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4F13543/search Archives]
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1403 Canada Year Book Historical Collection 1867-1967]
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=883 Dictionary of Canadian Biography]
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=767 Early Canadian Online]
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1014 Historical Map Society of British Columbia database]
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/sites/lop/hfer/hfer.asp History of Federal Ridings since 1867]
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=762 Peel’s Prairie Provinces]
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
==Medical==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Ageline
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|BIOETHICSLINE
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|BioMed Central
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
 

|
|-
|CANCERLIT®
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|eMedicine
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|Free Medical Journals
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|LOCATORplus
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|MEDLINEplus
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|Native Health Databases
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|POPLINE
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|Population Index
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|PubMed
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|PubMed Central
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|TOXNET
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|TRIP Database
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|Chromosomal Variation in Man
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
==Language==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|Hindi Electronic Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|Korean-English-Korean Dictionary
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|Online Sanskrit Dictionary
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
Punjabi Dictionary

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|Roget’s Thesaurus
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|Sanseido Web Dictionary
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|Sanskrit Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
Index Translationum

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
==Education==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Bepress
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|ERIC
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|Online Education Database
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|Teacher Reference Centre
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
Theses Canada Portal

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

[[Category:Open Resources]]
[[Category:Open Courses]]
[[Category:Guide]]

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:39:47Z

MinghuiYu:

==Business==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=281 Industry Canada] ||Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|[http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1779/ Small Business Accelerator]
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=466 EDGAR]
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=291 SEDAR]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=563 TRIS Online]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
==Agricultural Science==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 AGRICOLA]
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=844" Agricultural Communications Documentation Center]
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|[http://elibrary.asabe.org/ ASABE Technical Library]
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=664 Alcohol History Database]
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|[http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/BacteriologicalAnalyticalManualBAM/default.htm Bacteriological Analytical Manual]
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=845 Core Historical Literature of Agriculture]
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=993 FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)]
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=247 Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service]
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=520 Food Irradiation 2]
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=987 International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health]
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1319 IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)]
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=491 NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library]
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=977 Organic Eprints]
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1281 Pherobase]
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1377 ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs]
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=981 SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive]
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=112 US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews]
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=663 VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts]
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=980 Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)]
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
==Forestry==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=338 British Columbia Ministry of Forests]
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|[http://www.modelforest.net/ Canadian Model Forest Network]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=824 FORREX]
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=872 GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service]
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|[http://nrin.forrex.org/ NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)]
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|[http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Silvics of North America]
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=259 Social Sciences In Forestry]
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=802 TreeSearch & FS INFO]
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=971 UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases]
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|[http://www.unece.org/timber/tc-publ.htm UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications]
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1029 Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material]
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
==Science & Engineering==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1 ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system]
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1255 Chemistry Central]
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|[http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=867 CGIAR Info Finder]
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer]

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|Community of Science
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|NationalSea Grant Library
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
ScienceResearch.com

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|SPIRO Architecture Slide Library
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
==Music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British ColumbiaSheet Music
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|Canadian Music Periodical Index
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
Music In Print Series

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
==History==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|World Digital Library
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|British ColumbiaReports (B.C.R.)
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|British ColumbiaArchives
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|CanadaYear Book Historical Collection 1867-1967
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|Dictionary of Canadian Biography
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|Early Canadiana Online
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|Historical Map Society of British Columbia database
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|History of Federal Ridings since 1867
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|Peel’s Prairie Provinces
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
==Medical==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Ageline
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|BIOETHICSLINE
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|BioMed Central
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
 

|
|-
|CANCERLIT®
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|eMedicine
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|Free Medical Journals
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|LOCATORplus
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|MEDLINEplus
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|Native Health Databases
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|POPLINE
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|Population Index
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|PubMed
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|PubMed Central
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|TOXNET
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|TRIP Database
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|Chromosomal Variation in Man
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
==Language==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|Hindi Electronic Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|Korean-English-Korean Dictionary
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|Online Sanskrit Dictionary
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
Punjabi Dictionary

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|Roget’s Thesaurus
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|Sanseido Web Dictionary
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|Sanskrit Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
Index Translationum

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
==Education==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Bepress
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|ERIC
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|Online Education Database
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|Teacher Reference Centre
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
Theses Canada Portal

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

[[Category:Open Resources]]
[[Category:Open Courses]]
[[Category:Guide]]

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:17:56Z

MinghuiYu:

==Business==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Industry Canada ||Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|Small Business Accelerator
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|EDGAR
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|SEDAR
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|TRIS Online
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
==Agricultural Science==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|AGRICOLA
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|Agricultural Communications Documentation Center
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|ASABE Technical Library
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|Alcohol History Database
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|Bacteriological Analytical Manual
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|Food Irradiation 2
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|Organic Eprints
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|Pherobase
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
==Forestry==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British Columbia Ministry of Forests
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|Canadian Model Forest Network
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|FORREX
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service 
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|Silvics of North America
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|Social Sciences In Forestry
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|TreeSearch & FS INFO
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
==Science & Engineering==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|Chemistry Central
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
CiteSeer

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|Community of Science
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|NationalSea Grant Library
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
ScienceResearch.com

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|SPIRO Architecture Slide Library
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
==Music==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British ColumbiaSheet Music
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|Canadian Music Periodical Index
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
Music In Print Series

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
==History==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|World Digital Library
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|British ColumbiaReports (B.C.R.)
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|British ColumbiaArchives
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|CanadaYear Book Historical Collection 1867-1967
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|Dictionary of Canadian Biography
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|Early Canadiana Online
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|Historical Map Society of British Columbia database
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|History of Federal Ridings since 1867
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|Peel’s Prairie Provinces
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
==Medical==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Ageline
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|BIOETHICSLINE
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|BioMed Central
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
 

|
|-
|CANCERLIT®
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|eMedicine
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|Free Medical Journals
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|LOCATORplus
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|MEDLINEplus
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|Native Health Databases
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|POPLINE
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|Population Index
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|PubMed
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|PubMed Central
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|TOXNET
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|TRIP Database
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|Chromosomal Variation in Man
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
==Language==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|Hindi Electronic Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|Korean-English-Korean Dictionary
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|Online Sanskrit Dictionary
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
Punjabi Dictionary

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|Roget’s Thesaurus
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|Sanseido Web Dictionary
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|Sanskrit Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
Index Translationum

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
==Education==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Bepress
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|ERIC
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|Online Education Database
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|Teacher Reference Centre
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
Theses Canada Portal

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

[[Category:Open Resources]]
[[Category:Open Courses]]
[[Category:Guide]]

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:16:10Z

MinghuiYu:

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T18:12:20Z

MinghuiYu:

==Business==
==Agricultural Science==
==Forestry==
==Science & Engineering==
==Music==
==History==
==Medical==
==Language==
==Education==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Industry Canada ||Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|Small Business Accelerator
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|EDGAR
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|SEDAR
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|TRIS Online
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|AGRICOLA
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|Agricultural Communications Documentation Center
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|ASABE Technical Library
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|Alcohol History Database
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|Bacteriological Analytical Manual
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|Food Irradiation 2
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|Organic Eprints
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|Pherobase
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British Columbia Ministry of Forests
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|Canadian Model Forest Network
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|FORREX
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service 
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|Silvics of North America
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|Social Sciences In Forestry
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|TreeSearch & FS INFO
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|Chemistry Central
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
CiteSeer

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|Community of Science
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|NationalSea Grant Library
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
ScienceResearch.com

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|SPIRO Architecture Slide Library
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British ColumbiaSheet Music
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|Canadian Music Periodical Index
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
Music In Print Series

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|World Digital Library
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|British ColumbiaReports (B.C.R.)
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|British ColumbiaArchives
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|CanadaYear Book Historical Collection 1867-1967
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|Dictionary of Canadian Biography
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|Early Canadiana Online
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|Historical Map Society of British Columbia database
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|History of Federal Ridings since 1867
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|Peel’s Prairie Provinces
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Ageline
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|BIOETHICSLINE
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|BioMed Central
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
 

|
|-
|CANCERLIT®
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|eMedicine
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|Free Medical Journals
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|LOCATORplus
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|MEDLINEplus
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|Native Health Databases
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|POPLINE
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|Population Index
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|PubMed
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|PubMed Central
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|TOXNET
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|TRIP Database
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|Chromosomal Variation in Man
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|Hindi Electronic Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|Korean-English-Korean Dictionary
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|Online Sanskrit Dictionary
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
Punjabi Dictionary

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|Roget’s Thesaurus
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|Sanseido Web Dictionary
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|Sanskrit Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
Index Translationum

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Bepress
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|ERIC
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|Online Education Database
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|Teacher Reference Centre
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
Theses Canada Portal

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T17:50:33Z

MinghuiYu:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Industry Canada
|Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|Small Business Accelerator
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|EDGAR
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|SEDAR
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|TRIS Online
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|AGRICOLA
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|Agricultural Communications Documentation Center
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|ASABE Technical Library
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|Alcohol History Database
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|Bacteriological Analytical Manual
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|Food Irradiation 2
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|Organic Eprints
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|Pherobase
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British Columbia Ministry of Forests
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|Canadian Model Forest Network
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|FORREX
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service 
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|Silvics of North America
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|Social Sciences In Forestry
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|TreeSearch & FS INFO
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|Chemistry Central
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|CGIAR Info Finder
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
CiteSeer

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|Community of Science
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|NationalSea Grant Library
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
ScienceResearch.com

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|SPIRO Architecture Slide Library
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|British ColumbiaSheet Music
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|Canadian Music Periodical Index
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
Music In Print Series

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|World Digital Library
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|British ColumbiaReports (B.C.R.)
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|British ColumbiaArchives
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|CanadaYear Book Historical Collection 1867-1967
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|Dictionary of Canadian Biography
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|Early Canadiana Online
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|Historical Map Society of British Columbia database
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|History of Federal Ridings since 1867
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|Peel’s Prairie Provinces
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Ageline
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|BIOETHICSLINE
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|BioMed Central
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
 

|
|-
|CANCERLIT®
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|eMedicine
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|Free Medical Journals
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|LOCATORplus
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|MEDLINEplus
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|Native Health Databases
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|POPLINE
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|Population Index
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|PubMed
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|PubMed Central
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|TOXNET
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|TRIP Database
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|Chromosomal Variation in Man
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|Hindi Electronic Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|Korean-English-Korean Dictionary
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|Online Sanskrit Dictionary
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
Punjabi Dictionary

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|Roget’s Thesaurus
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|Sanseido Web Dictionary
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|Sanskrit Dictionary
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
Index Translationum

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Bepress
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|ERIC
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|Online Education Database
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|Teacher Reference Centre
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
Theses Canada Portal

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the
|}

Library:Open Resources/Subject Area

2013-10-25T17:16:27Z

MinghuiYu:

* [[Business]]
* [[Agricultural Science]]
* [[Forestry]]
* [[Science & Engineering]]
* [[Music]]
* [[History]]
* [[Medical]]
* [[Language]]
* [[Education]]

{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[Industry Canada]]'''
|Canada’s most comprehensive internet site for business information and statistics about Canada and other countries.
|-
|'''[[Small Business Accelerator]]'''
|A gateway to quality business information – secondary market research sources, education, and business support services – for BC business owners and entrepreneurs.
|-
|[[EDGAR]]
|Reports and filings submitted by US publicly traded companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
|-
|[[SEDAR]]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|'''[[TRIS Online]]'''
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|[[AGRICOLA]]
|Contains 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject.
|-
|'''[[Agricultural Communications Documentation Center]]'''
|Agriculture-related communications in more than 90 countries and expands at the rate of about 100 documents a month.
|-
|[[ASABE Technical Library]]
|The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
|-
|[[Alcohol History Database]]
|The Alcohol History Collection is an assortment of over 500 monographs, pamphlets and journals on the Temperance and Prohibition movements.
|-
|'''[[Bacteriological Analytical Manual]]'''
|BAM presents preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
|-
|'''[[CGIAR Info Finder]]'''
|Established in the early 1970s, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world. It is the largest scientific network of its kind.
|-
|'''[[Core Historical Literature of Agriculture]]'''
|Core collection of electronic texts on: agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science. Selected by scholars.
|-
|'''[[FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)]]'''
|A directory which has a core collection of electronic texts on, agricultural economics & engineering, animal science, crops & their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, & soil science.
|-
|'''[[Directory of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Service]]'''
|FAO’s role in facilitating access to the scientific and technical literature in Agriculture in developing countries.
|-
|'''[[Food Irradiation 2]]'''
|Collects and disseminates research results generated by agricultural centers in Asian & Pacific regions.
|-
|'''[[International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health]]'''
|For over 50 years the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists has been the leading global Community of practice for information specialists contributing to a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, renewable resources, and improved livelihoods of rural communities.
|-
|'''[[IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists)]]'''
|This portal provides a single access point for authorized official international and national information across the sectors of food safety, animal and plant health.
|-
|'''[[NALDR and the UDSA National Agriculture Library]]'''
|A major international source for agriculture and related information, this website provides access to NAL’s many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
|-
|'''[[Organic Eprints]]'''
|Preprints (pre-review), postprints (post-review) and reprints (published) of scientific papers, conference papers and posters, theses, reports, books and book chapters, magazine articles, web products, project descriptions, and other published or unpublished documents.
|-
|'''[[Pherobase]]'''
|Converts scientific data and knowledge from the literature and publish peer-reviewed information about behavioural modifying chemicals in insects into electronically searchable database entries.
|-
|'''[[ReefBase: a Global Information System for Coral Reefs]]'''
|An international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture
|-
|'''[[SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive]]'''
|This archive provides access to an extensive Ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of Ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
|-
|[[US Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews]]
|A publicly available resource that focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology.
|-
|'''[[VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology Abstracts]]'''
|An international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
|-
|'''[[Water Quality Information Centre (USDA)]] '''
|A database of online documents related to water and agriculture.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|[[British Columbia Ministry of Forests]]
|Index of the British Columbia Ministry of Forestry electronic publications.
|-
|[[Canadian Model Forest Network]]
|Contains public securities information filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
|-
|
|
|-
|'''[[FORREX]]'''
|Contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
|-
|[[GFIS: Global Forestry Information Service]]''' '''
|Holds over 100,000 records from numerous forest information providers in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
|-
|'''[[NRIN Natural Resources Information Network (BC)]]'''
|Collaborative initiative of FORREX and other natural resource agencies in British Columbia.
|-
|'''[[Silvics of North America]]'''
|Describes the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States.
|-
|'''[[Social Sciences In Forestry]]'''
|Legislation, policy and planning, management, economic, and development as applied to forestry.
|-
|'''[[TreeSearch & FS INFO]]'''
|US Forest Service Library Network contains over 12,000 online publications.
|-
|'''[[UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases]]'''
|Collection of databases concerning nature conservation, developed in collaboration with a range of partners.
|-
|'''[[UNECE Timber Committee/FAO Publications]]'''
|Detailed information on the forest products sector.
|-
|'''[[Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material]] '''
|Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system]]'''
|Covers all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas including geology, geomorphology and cold regions engineering.
|-
|'''[[Chemistry Central]]'''
|Open access research in chemistry, from BioMed Central – the leading biomedical open access publisher.
|-
|'''[[CGIAR Info Finder]]'''
|Unique global partnership works to promote food security, poverty eradication, and the sound management of natural resources throughout the developing world.
|-
|
'''[[CiteSeer]]'''

|Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
|-
|'''[[Community of Science]]'''
|Leading Web site for the global R&D community.
|-
|'''[[National]]'''[[Sea Grant Library]]
|Covers a variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law.
|-
|'''[[NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server]]'''
|NASA aerospace information, and locate domestic and international STI pertinent to NASA’s missions and Strategic Enterprises.
|-
|'''[[OSTI – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (US)]]'''
|This resource provides access to scientific communication on R&D findings.
|-
|'''[[Science.gov: FirstGov for Science]]'''
|Contains information resources selected by the respective US government agencies as their best science information.
|-
|
'''[[ScienceResearch.com]]'''

|A free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases.
|-
|'''[[SPIRO Architecture Slide Library]]'''
|Provides access to images and descriptive information about 20% of the Library’s collection of 200,000 35mm slides.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[British Columbia]]'''[[Sheet Music]]
|Displays sheet music about British Columbia and present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province of British Columbia through this music.
|-
|'''[[Canadian Music Periodical Index]]'''
|CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals.
|-
|'''[[Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology On-line]] '''
|Sponsored by the American Musicological Society, contains listings of dissertations in the field of musicology.
|-
|
'''[[Music In Print Series]]'''

|Includes the Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Secular Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Organ and Piano Music In Print.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography]]'''
|This bibliography covers research on Canada’s population.
|-
|'''[[World Digital Library]]'''
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
|-
|'''[[British Columbia]]'''[[Reports (B.C.R.)]]
|Law report series with full-text judgments dating back to 1867.
|-
|'''[[British Columbia]]'''[[Archives]]
|Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers.
|-
|'''[[Canada]]'''[[Year Book Historical Collection 1867-1967]]
|Covers the first century of Canada’s history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps.
|-
|'''[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]]'''
|Biographical information about significant figures from Canada’s past.
|-
|'''[[Early Canadiana Online]]'''
|Digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada’s printed heritage
|-
|'''[[Historical Map Society of British Columbia database]]'''
|Historical maps covering the area of what is now British Columbia up to joining Confederation in 1871.
|-
|'''[[History of Federal Ridings since 1867]]'''
|Provides information on the electoral history of Canada since Confederation
|-
|'''[[Peel’s Prairie Provinces]]'''
|Dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of the history and culture of the Canadian Prairies.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[Ageline]]'''
|More than 75,000 abstracts and summaries of current gerontology/geriatric literature.
|-
|'''[[BIOETHICSLINE]]'''
|The world’s largest collection related to ethical issues in medicine and biomedical research.
|-
|'''[[BioMed Central]] '''
|Provides free access to peer-reviewed research articles and subscription-based access to reviews, commentaries and other information services.
|-
|
''' '''

|
|-
|'''[[CANCERLIT®]]'''
|A bibliographic database with more than 1.8 million citations and abstracts.
|-
|'''[[eMedicine]]'''
|The largest, most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals.
|-
|'''[[Free Medical Journals]]'''
|Promotes free access to full-text content in international medical journals.
|-
|'''[[LOCATORplus]] '''
|LOCATORplus is the NLM’s online Voyager web catalogue, which links to several of NLM’s online health databases.
|-
|'''[[MEDLINEplus]]'''
|Authoritative Web resources, clinical trials, dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources for more than 600 health topics.
|-
|
'''[[Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy]]'''

|Covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine.
|-
|'''[[National Library of Medicine (U.S.)]]'''
|One of the largest biomedical libraries in the world, NLM provides information services to other libraries and maintains a number of bibliographic and bioinformatics databases.
|-
|'''[[Native Health Databases]]'''
|Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
|-
|'''[[NLM Gateway (U.S. National Library of Medicine)]]'''
|Searches across multiple databases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM); MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus.
|-
|'''[[Nursing and Allied Health Resources (The Peggy Sutherland Site)]]'''
|Aims to support students, researchers and practitioners in the nursing and allied health professions with an extensive information & links to websites.
|-
|'''[[POPLINE]]'''
|The world’s largest bibliographic demographic and reproductive health database.
|-
|'''[[Population Index]]'''
|Cover the world’s demographic and population literature.
|-
|'''[[PubMed]]'''
|The premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 5000 journals and indexing 16 million citations from 1949 to present.
|-
|'''[[PubMed Central]]'''
|A free, digital archive of journal articles in the life sciences, PMC is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
|-
|'''[[TOXNET]]'''
|A unified, searchable interface of all NLM databases in toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, TOXNET is one of NLM’s Specialized Information Services (SIS).
|-
|'''[[TRIP Database]]'''
|Search engine for evidence-based medicine resources.
|-
|'''[[Chromosomal Variation in Man]] '''
|A systematic collection of important citations from the world’s literature of common and rare chromosomal alterations, phenotypes and abnormalities in humans.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[Chinese Characters Dictionary Web]]'''
|Chinese character dictionary inter-linked at acharacter-to-character level, allowing quick jumping across dictionaries to check the same character entry.
|-
|'''[[Hindi Electronic Dictionary]]'''
|A source of meanings of Hindi words in English, and English words in Hindi.
|-
|'''[[Korean-English-Korean Dictionary]]'''
|Type the English word in the input box to get the Korean word or vice versa.
|-
|'''[[Merriam-Webster Dictionary]]'''
|The World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
|-
|'''[[Online Sanskrit Dictionary]]'''
|Sanskrit Language.
|-
|
'''[[Punjabi Dictionary]]'''

|Translate English words to their Punjabi equivalent.
|-
|'''[[Roget’s Thesaurus]]'''
|Roget’s American English Thesaurus was produced by InfoSoft International in 1994.
|-
|'''[[Sanseido Web Dictionary]]'''
|Includes a Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and an English-Japanese dictionary.
|-
|'''[[Sanskrit Dictionary]]'''
|A source of meanings of Sanskrit words in English and English words in Sanskrit
|-
|
'''[[Index Translationum]] '''

|A list of books translated in the world, i.e. an international bibliography of translations.
|}
{| border="1"
|-
|'''[[Bepress]]'''
|Digital Commons serves institutional needs by showcasing the breadth of scholarship produced at an institution–everything from faculty papers to student projects, annual reports, and community partnerships.
|-
|'''[[ERIC]]'''
|Produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
|-
|'''[[Online Education Database]]'''
|Provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems.
|-
|'''[[Teacher Reference Centre]]'''
|Provides coverage on 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
|-
|
'''[[Theses Canada Portal]]'''

|Indexes over 220,000 Canadian theses and dissertations held by the National Library of Canada.
|}
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MinghuiYu: MinghuiYu uploaded a new version of "File:IKBLC Map (as of Sep 2013).pdf": Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Map as of October 2013

Library:IKBLC Maps

2013-10-01T19:03:50Z

MinghuiYu:

*[[Media:IKBLC Map (as of Sep 2013).pdf|Building Map]]
*[[Media:IKBLC Room List (as of Sep 2013).pdf|Room List]]

[[Category:IKBLC_Library]]

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2013-07-04T19:44:37Z

MinghuiYu:

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2013-05-30T18:49:13Z

MinghuiYu:

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2013-05-30T17:12:15Z

MinghuiYu:

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2013-05-30T17:10:30Z

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2013-05-30T17:09:27Z

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2013-05-30T17:04:54Z

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2013-05-30T17:04:07Z

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2013-05-30T17:01:56Z

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2012-12-03T21:59:06Z

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Library:IKBLC Maps

2012-09-17T18:27:41Z

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2012-09-17T18:27:13Z

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Sandbox:IKBLC Webcasts/Rachel Lewis – Featured Speaker at the Student Leadership Conference 2012

2012-08-03T18:46:26Z

MinghuiYu: Created page with "good morning and can everybody hear me okay electric thank you yes i literally eight ponderosa cake and diet coke at nine ten thirty break for eighteen-month straight-arrow..."

good morning and can everybody hear me
okay

electric thank you

yes i literally eight ponderosa cake and
diet coke at nine ten thirty break for

eighteen-month straight-arrow

uh... it's good that i'm not here
anymore i probably be a lot larger

if good morning and and thank you for
coming out brainer liana a snowy day

make uber

if you and said my name's racially
lesson on the chief operating officer

for the bank in the wake up sexy

they would like to do you share with you
my background

high dot to wear and today

again about my create jobs and then i'd
be happy to take any questions that you

might have

an example of someone but passion and i
dreamed

did everything except make it a reality

and proof that if you work hard

follow your dreams

take a few arrests along the way you can
get to where you want to be

and achieve your goals and ambitions

well i was growing up

and throughout high school university

i was always interested in event
planning

i dot take on volunteer positions that
allowed me to plan conferences and

events you much like

what we're out today

through social clubs in youth groups

on those interested in event management
i wasn't sure if it was something if i

could do

i wanted to do long-term

i didn't want my name

recreational passion

to become a career that i've been sort
of resent it

i didn't know if it was even possible to
make a career in event management

so after high school and went to you
that

atlantic graduate degree

and studies sociology

and i think you're i went into the year
abroad at the hebrew university in

jerusalem

my parents both have very strong
business backgrounds and i have long

said

business is not for me

i think everyone thought i was gonna
study art history

be a librarian do something and social
welfare

uh... a corporate environment in the
first furthest thing from my reality

but while i was abroad i kept wondering
one of my canadian accent have one more

year left and i have it no idea what i'm
gonna be when i grow up

so i really shows passionate about
pursuing event management

but it that i wanted to do so with a
solid foundation

so that i could always have course
skills

fall back on

changing course in my undergrad really
didn't seem practical at this time

so i made the decision to do an n_b_a_

i distinctly remember calling home from
israel and telling my god i was going to

pursue an m_b_a_

his comment was

nor my speaking with and what did you do
with my daughter

despite years of saying that i would
never never had any member go into

business i recognize that it was the
best path for a tree

didn't i didn't have a business
background

are any work experience to speaker

i knew i needed to get and some work
experience

before any m_b_a_ program would consider
me

so went back to you becky and finish my
fourth year in sociology

and move back to make you very and

called a temp agency and i a temp job

working uh... as a receptionist for
software distribution company

attempt there for three months is the
receptionist

the off environment and the staff were
great

and and learn the switchboard which i

you know never answered more than one
line before my life

and found a new as much about the
goings-on of the business

as some of the senior folks

working the switchboard was a great way
to learn about the company

i do like it

but a really learned a lot

and worked hard

they convinced the company to hire me on
as an account manager in the sales

department

another area and really had no
experience in

i worked there for two years

and even now

and it wasn't what i ultimately wanted
to do

it gave me the experience i needed

along with a necklace in calculus

to get into the u bc n_b_a_

i was convinced that the n_b_a_ would
provide me with great core skills

a marketable degree would be in asset to
the event industry which is often

volunteer ron

saigon tvc m_b_a_ program in nineteen
ninety eight

and what i was doing my m_b_a_ a
requirement of the program was that we

complete the three-month internship in

any of your current color programs or
have had to do the internships

yaha challenging it can be to find the
rate roll

so i constantly look to the job board

and it was really actually quite
disappointed

because there were no positions that
really appealed to me

nothing in event management or sport
management

and and i started seeing my colleagues
around me you're taking jobs that they

were excited about

fish are thinking maybe i needed to be
more practical

take a more traditional approach to
business

there must be a reason there weren't any
postings an adventure sport management

so ended up applying

for a few positions

one of which was a marketing job with
the carpet manufacturing company

i needed to get a job and my classmates
as i said we're off back securing what

they considered great opportunities

i wait for the interview which i thought
went really well i'm sure i was gonna

get the call

a few days later i did receive a call

but it was very disappointing

we've decided to go with one of your
classmate they said

i do actually burst into tears on the
phone

i felt totally discouraged

i didn't even want the job but i was
completely devastated that i didn't get

the job

they didn't think i was the break that
and truthfully they were right

little did i know that not getting the
job was probably the best thing that can

happen to me

it was a defining moment and leading me
to where i am today

as a result of not getting that job

handed up meeting with one of my
classmates deaths

he was the senior volunteer

with the air canada championship the
p_g_a_ tour stop that used to be held

him and care for

he told me name really needed some
business help

they were primarily run by volunteers

seventeen hundred each year

they couldn't pay me

but if i wanted to volunteer for the
summer

it guaranteed it would be a fun
experience

before the meeting ended and told him he
could sign me up

i had my internship

you can see me with some of the other
volunteers at the tournament

and networking that summer is the
sponsorship coordinator

and also managed elements of the event
itself

anita amazing connections with senior
business people throughout the city

many of whom of course they call

and was introduced industry leaders
summit canada's largest corporations who

sponsored the turnip

i take every single opportunity

to meet

and learn from anyone he would give me
the time of day

experience was second to none

and literally had the time of my life
for three months

i work twenty four seven

and couldn't get enough of that

the context i'm a dare

have helped me along my career path

i was able to get a better sense of what
elements

of event management i wanted to focus on

and it was literally the best
three-month decision after me

it started me on my career

after my internship

and with the air canada championship i
went back to you bc to finish my m_b_a_

upon graduation i decided to take some
time off

to travel

they kept in touch with the team from
the air canada championship

while i was traveling

actually with the

but the girl whose dot i had gotten a
deposition

he found

and said they wanted to offer me a
full-time position s tournament manager

i'd jump to the chance

i didn't even know what they were gonna
que me and i said yes on the phone

i worked with the tower

from february two thousand two date
december two thousand two

we were really small team four of us in
the office west seventeen hundred annual

volunteers

and i literally did everything

from emergency garbage removal to
sponsor hosting

in the last year article first term
interaction

one center and it's my colleagues
recommended me for a position with

at the bank montreal

yell p_g_a_ tour was coming to town

and they needed someone to mots manage
their sponsorship for the summer

i take a seven month contract with the
e-mail

executing event sponsorship

it was a great experience

and great to see how the corporate
environment where but i really realize

during those seven months

that i was passionate about being on the
event side that's what got me excited

so while i was working in the amount and
received a call from a recruiting agency

about a position with the bank or
whitecaps

i later found out that my boss's wife

from the air canada championship

with a headhunter

and she come across this position and
thought that i'd be great for it

sportsmen beds are incredibly small
industry especially a main kya kar

and the network i'd establish was
definitely looking out for me

all that networking all those long days
was starting to pay off

it was certainly a far cry from my
rejection for marketing purposes just a

few months earlier

i left for the interview which was being
held in the basement

and the basement of the whole midwest
and keeper

it turned out that it was the basement
of the whitecaps owner mister gregg cerf

whatever i threw my interview i really
had no idea what to expect

and at that meeting with bob leonard
easy away caps legends who i'd

remembered watching on the pictures a
little girl

for about thirty minutes and then went
great

after my interview i seem to be
contacted if they decided to hire me

it before i made it home it offered me
the job

and still wrapping up with email

accepted the position which was starting
to months later

although the position felt like a bit of
a gamble

the organization was rebuilding and its
starting out

i felt like it was the right near for me

the cloud had a long history

a great reputation

soccer had been a sport i played as a
child

my dad ko chit my brother starkly

my dad and i had also going to games
together when i was young and these

memories really set out for me

felix here he was my favorite player is
a little kid

use to keep a stuffed penguin in the
corner of the neck

and that's what i remember as a little
girl probably didn't understand the game

but those are some of my fondest
childhood memories

the idea that pipe to contribute to
making

similar memories

for young families really appealed to me

had a also just finished jobs with men's
and women's golf respectively

they really liked the idea

at the white house

club philosophy

men's and women's boys and girls you've
to senior

dot opportunity rarely existence for

and as a woman

having the opportunity to create

and develop

became regardless of gender was
incredibly appealing

it was a lot of nelene's

but it's still felt like the right
opportunity

for the first six months we worked out
of the west thank you very calm basement

and they're only five of us

today there nearly seventy four time
employees awake at

for the first three months i don't even
have a contract

nor a paycheck

i'd just kept coming back day after day
eventually got sorted

i've been with awake at fifty thousand
three

and looking back on it it was the best
news i have for me

eight-and-a-half years later i can still
say at absolutely

my job

there's not a day i don't get out

excited to go to work

near two days of the same

which means and always engaged
incredibly challenge

this photo as a shot of a

game they got rained out we had a three
hour delay when lightning hit the patch

never happened before a bahut figure out
what to do adventure cially

when they started a family cap so i
started in the role of manager defense

operations uh... in action here

and over the years of work my way into
the role of chief operating officer

and two thousand seven

our president at the time step down

and i sobbed an opportunity

attached are owners that i should a cm

the responsibilities of the process

our owner told me i was a gamble

and have a lot of experience

but he said he'd give me the chance

with the understanding but it may or may
not work out

five years later and still here

i've learned from when i started as a
temp

with the computer software distribution
company

and all throughout my career that
sometimes you have to make a role for

yourself

need to go out and seek opportunities

they won't present themselves to you
necessarily

and with the whitecaps

and before that with the software
company

that's exactly what i did

and taking care of executing mastiz now
being the senior person reading and

reporting

representing the club in the media

with the lead into our ownership group

now that you know a little bit about me
and i think his experience in how i got

wearing them today

thought i'd share a little bit about the
bank her way caps and the changes that

are cloud has on her undergone since i
joined in two thousand three

you don't give you a sense of when i say
no two days have been the same

exactly what i did

the club was officially founded in

nineteen seventy-four

and since then

has

played on

plate in many lives in north in north
america

started in the north american soccer
league and now is a major league soccer

is katelyn

mentioned earlier

in two thousand and three when i joined
the organization there are a handful of

us nonstop

we worked out of our owners basement

are are great kerr five he bought the
club in two thousand two

you bought with their philanthropic
nature in mind that quickly came to love

the sport

i wanted to really

make a contribution to the community

he set the foundations vision

uh... and objectives which still stands
today

as a club we have a three-part natin

our goal is to be one of the best
small-market sports franchises in the

world

to grow the game of soccer in british
columbia and canada

and to be a significant community
outside

excuse mahler points are pouring because

you could be the best without doing as
other two things and for asked their

fundamental guiding principles

our contribution to the sport and the
community

we also began developing an integrated
model that encompasses professional

teams

elite player development

and programs

central regional youth development in
grassroots programs

it's based on a traditional european
soccer club

and it's the only one of its kind in
north america

in two thousand six we had an incredible
year

both our men's and women's senior teams

won their united soccer league titles

in two thousand seven some of you may
have been there

we hosted the l_a_ galaxy with david
back in the bc place

and we won the match in front of fifty
thousand people

in two thousand and age

our men's team won

the u_s_ all championship began

we continued to grow the front office
team

we're now probably about twenty five
strong

from a few years earlier when i was just
five of us

and effect pat

and we decided it was time to apply for
major league soccer franchise which we

were working in two thousand nine

and which we played on t_v_ season last
year in two thousand

i don't think anything could have
prepared us for last

although the club had a really long
history

in may of two major league soccer was
far bigger and we could have ever

matching

is attached here

underpants

we finished dead last

and we had many downs with a few ops

like to share with you short video

uh... from our first season i think this
video showcases some of the highlights

from the team

and as well as our women's in residency
program

and for those of you can happen to have
tha shows a little bit about what we're

about

so despite

badha on the field results

we did have a lot of great moment

and i think the pinnacle

my career so far was march nineteenth
twenty eleven when we take the field

empire feel

and beat toronto fort it to you

late with one of only six games we won
that season then zac

at the time we thought we were

set for success but uh...

we did have a lot of great moments in

there's a phenomenal cool unit female
with eric astley

he scored in seattle hand

his shot was so beautiful it had a firm
five million views on youtube

it was nominated for u_p_s_ piano war

and also nammal at school of the year

uh... debbie cuny entail had a
phenomenal kal versus the new york

rebels

and many of claim that these two pools
were two of the bath major league soccer

this kathy's

as i mentioned we do have a club
structure anti-women steam place third

overall

in the u_s_ lwin last year

we had such great success with our
residency program

it we've expanded from approximately
twenty five two eighty players this year

webmasters residency players brace
alderson

signed a contract with the first team
this year and help play

iname last this coming season

our first season enamel ass is one that
all of us in the club and many people in

the community it will remember for years
to come

in two thousand an eleven we officially
move from swung great stadium

to empire feel

ment two b c place

three stadiums in twelve months i
wouldn't recommend it to anybody

it's unprecedented in sport as far as
the our research tells us

and it was tough on our fans and players

especially in year one

an even more taxing on our vents

and business operations

somehow we need it for you

and we're very excited

had to be kicking off on march tenth

ibc play stadium for

round kua for major league soccer

it's a fantastic c_v_r_ facility in if
you haven't been out its it's absolutely

something well worth seeing

with anybody here people to come to that

last year

hit number india impressed

maybe some of your in the photo

uh... if you haven't had a chance to
take it again game i hope they'll do

said this season

i hope out you know i hope that all of
you

he did come will agree that it's a great
environment and a really fun event to

ten

last year we hosted seventeen regular
season games

uh... eight an international friendly
version verses english premiership team

manchester city

and a couple of mutual a canadian
championship games

we were the only team in major league
soccer

to broadcast all of our matches on
television

radio

online and mobile

was a strategic decision we made

to create as much access as possible for
people to work in the past

and we had the third-highest average
attendance simile

for top three in sponsorship dollars

until all that we placed last on the
field

we have a lot to be product off the
catch

and feel that we started to treaty creek
foundation for a future grow

we've already made a lot of changes for
twenty twelve

expired a new coach annie martin randy

is regarded as one of their best young
coaches in north america

and we've made a number of roster
changes with more to come in the weeks

ahead

telling a

kaelin earlier that you may have heard
about our recent signing of young people

eat and international his joined a team

will be complemented by other
international's lenient

and martin bollinger

uh... and the cloud is really focused on
showcasing some of the international

talent at our local market

and it's like it when that um...

we called this this event together dan
each mart location in coquitlam

with about an hour's notice and put out
a press release on a weekday morning at

nine a_m_ saying that the premium

and we would be there at ten o'clock

over five hundred people

turned out many of them who pulled their
children out of school

began an autograph because

he fascist superstar in the community

now although she was a first-year camel
ads we have a history that dates back

thirty eight years

weenie really remain the only thank you
for a beast professional sports team to

one in north american championship

something worth striving to do it again
ideally before our competitors although

the tracks are definitely

giving us a run for money

and we know the last year is topped with
a great future ahead

so how does all of this relate back to
that where i started

well

as she rolled this with you as it gives
a sense of what the last eight years

have been like for me

when i said earlier that no two days
have been

the statement it's really really true

every single day has brought new
challenges properties

if you're after march nineteenth

i must admit that i was really worried

i was worried that kind of seen it all
had been working for a number of years

detonation league soccer and now that
was that it was here

i wasn't sure if there was anything left
for me at the club

i could not have been moron

joining major league soccer

was just the beginning have a new
chapter for the club

and the and half years that i've worked

before the last season were building up
to this point

i and as excited and passionate as ever
to be part of the next chapter

at major league soccer in the vancouver
whitecaps bring

i find the work i do u incredibly
rewarding

and although their challenges and
obstacles i really couldn't imagine

doing anything

i'd want so much during my time with the
way caps and especially in this last

year

and i can only imagine what the future
has in store

the wake up for me

is a career but also a lifestyle

well i've been with the white house i've
gotten married in half

to children

since my hand

actually my oldest son aranella

lexicon by the way katzen isn't avid
advocate now he's now a little over

three but

was probably about eighteen months in
that picture was taken

and you know i'm really fortunate
because

it said to have a difficult work like
life balance i've chosen a career that

requires you to work

in other people's leisure time evenings
and weekends

and always on

but my family shares my passion for the
club and that brings us

full-circle to being a little girl who i
am not justified

i can't be more happy and my kids

well my son now in particular the little
ones on the eighteen months and getting

quite figured out yet

is already asking me when he can take
this guy came back to bc place and want

to wait scheme

so in conclusion i'd like to say today
with a few words of advice

if you're passionate about something

do what it takes to make it happen

trust

your instincts

and take risks

taking is always easier to take the path
of least resistance but may not be as

were working

look for arab the box opportunities

if i'd been offered the job at the
carpet manufacturing company

i would have taken

but it would have been

huge mistake

sometimes the things

it seemed the most disappointing in the
time

for the biggest opportunities

uh... as a fellow here too that i should
mention

and because i think it's important in
relevant

that in cooperation with you bc the
whitecaps actually started a sport

marketing co-op position

three years ago and our third student
starts this month

so it's ebert said and you know my
experience and having the opportunity to

catch wpc career center

itself we provided other students

with an opportunity to make the top

forward in a bad sport management a
little bit easier

and i'm really proud to be associated
with this and i actually thank you bc

further forward thinking around this in
this regard

and back to the advice

nikon tax wherever you go

you never know when you'll crossed paths
with these people

it was ultimately through fellow
classmates that i landed the job the air

canada championship

and through my boss's wife their that i
was introduced to the way caps

you know consider that a little bit of
good luck but also

creating great relationships

span and don't get discouraged by
setbacks they definitely have a way of

working themselves out

finally i really think that you have to
get out and seek the opportunity

they're not handed to you and the best
jobs of the hardest to come by

worker

have time

share passion

remember things happen for a reason

thank you and i'd be happy to

would you do your uh... so that you
would love it would be

what the tutor

and that's not there's a lot of
networking events and i have to say

they're not my favorite thing to do you
know i don't find

sir about force networking works as well
for me and sometimes just going out and

getting to know people i mean we had
seventeen hundred volunteers at that

event

i find a business sometimes people think
life got the job i just did it do you

mind jobs

i think the time to go in the as many of
those volunteers as i possibly can

ippol into my area of responsibility

you know they were senior business
people in the community

anywhere you know

so go do the work with them you know you
could see at least literally picking up

garbage

one of those guys is a cramped

chronic from prosecutor

yuki

his network was anything now another one
of the the members on our are poor

and he actually rep recommended me for
the job of the email

he needs someone senior their and um...

you looked out for me win they're kinda
championship last funding and was

closing step

i think it is all about just

taking the time to get to know the
people around you

you can go to formal networking events
and and they can be created for some of

you that may be the best way to do it

but you'd never turned a blind eye you'd
be amazed he sitting in a class the

siding

moving now who their parents now

and it's built you taking the time to to
talk to those people and find out who

they might know that i think really does
maybe four

i can tell you that in sports

there are

more than half a dozen people working
for us now

he started his interns

and he came and said

i really want again to sport management
i have no idea how to do it and said

well

capitated we don't have any money but

if you want to give us some of your time
uh... were happy to do that i won the

net that now runs identify hartman

actually m

she started out hanging scream like
those banners

the e_c_ down here

on the wall tyring whitecaps gains if
longer it's feeding and she just kept

coming back week after being after we'd

and she runs are venting

so it really think it's you know
accepting yourself out there

you doing things that maybe sometimes
don't feel like

uh... i'm about that really need to pick
up the garbage pick up the garbage maki

surprised he's picking it up with you

you know what uh...

or force i think you're is a pretty aa

at pretty

well-liked city fail people often want
to come

trend here

uh...

but stand

we worked a lot with the leak so we're
fortunate that we get a lot of the

support

on

international families and they helped
us courtney out of town

uh... so they did a lot of different
work for us on coordinating the

contracts and and bringing the
opportunity forward

that really you know if it's all the
same committee in the streets of fame

really wherever you go

and weed out we've had a lot of good
accolades from teams it's not the first

team that we've brought to make a very
we've had experience even with the l_a_

galaxy before we were in major league
soccer

we brought smalley teens in india
national team here before

a welsh team and i think that you just
you display you know they want to be

treated well

they want for first-class experience

the biggest challenge will be really had
is that we are very limited on our

training facilities in ink humor

and a lot of the international teams
only wanna play on graph

and dan

you don't want to be able to train for a
number of days in the city

and that's just your city one was an
interesting one that we um... it

required cracked me actually

crackdown

crafts that that costs near a quarter of
a million dollars

over temporary care

and as you'll recall this pasta y was

incredibly wet and the grass is designed
to retain water for next hot summer

and we literally

didn't think we were gonna get them out
choc

because

pitch with phil flooded

and it was a testament to to our staff
and and all of us

it we had fifty staff adult

we've got every squeegee the city

literally had we were every realm and
home depot in the city buying squeegee

we had people squeegee net pitch for
twenty four hours straight before the

masks we were able to get it off so

in fear

so i mean

victim impact here because of your aol
and the olympics so

not as many of the teams are traveling
and we really wanna

you know we wanna focus with bc place on
some of the larger international

friendly

but um... weather if if you're in the
future absolutely i think you can expect

to see

uh... from the nicotine thank

genesis

at end of the

you and we actually

in any given season we probably have
um...

now is to ten different insurance uh...
that work with us but absolutely

gamecube

you had

the top of it for the company company
a_t_t_

what you have time

mhm

declined it

in hopes of getting up

opinion that a job somewhere else or
would you still thinking itself

not really look like but what can coming
here

there is a sad you know alleyway

it was a lot of pressure

to get a job and um...

optic i was still learning how to
network and really that you know i've i

was relying on the career center and

it was an opportunity

and i think i would have taken it ek and
tell you i think what he did it

uh... and where i woulda landed from an
amount but um...

obviously they didn't feel i had the
passion for it and and um...

and went different directions now

i don't know how things that it turned
out that and certainly glad that you

know

unit by foot

for you advice what

would not be to turned out the kiddies
when the company's looking about it

later

what at and think about the impact

if i've got the job i wouldn't take it
but i think that would have been a

mistake

you know i think they can every
situation is different and

some people have more financial strain
or are different circumstances that me

may mandate that they take something on

uh... you know my guess is a fight ended
up taking that job i probably would have

found a way to volunteer somewhere else
anyway

because i would have been fulfilled by
itself

you know i think that you need to seek
the rain opportunities and you know

there's always gonna be a number of
variables

that determine whether or not you need
to take the position

but if you can hold out a little bit
longer

or you can balance here to get your foot
in the door

or do you have been a belt

then i can you recommend it

we have so many you know in our industry

so many people volunteer and it's their
way in the door

and i know it's not a luxury that
everybody

can afford

neither can me and they find a way to
make it happen

you a number of them are back we we
hired a new sales rep

yesterday and he started

you know volunteering right running game
notes uh...

from our press box

like literally is a writer on matchday

writing do you know it's between the
press box and and different places in

the state and so

it's it's possible

and he made himself known everybody

you've does he have a lot of sales
experience

yup is he a gamble yup

is it worth it excellently

we want to give people a chance

i mean i'm definitely not midtech

technical uh... expert on our team

so we have

global scouts hannah technical director
that really believe that in

and partner with bob leonard easy is
obviously had a

very storied career and in football

but some

i am involved to the extent that sound
we work under a salary cap

to fairly complex system a major league
soccer uh... all of the contracts are

actually going by the leak

so there's a lot of business connections
uh...

involved in the decision making that we
do you intend to that extent

but not really when it comes to say

do we want this center back a dot center
back

have to rely on something that a lot
more knowledge than me

prediction

hi well um... i don't like to i'd i'd
like make to make predictions on games

but uh...

it certainly be happy if we repeated
last year's come up

i'd be dead we'll take a win that would
be nice if you live in

uh... weekly toronto this year but in
toronto so and it said they've gone to a

conference be scheduled this year so

some of the teens will only see on the
road

i think the most challenging for the job
is the fact that no tds for the same

from the it's what gets me excited

but

e uni infants you know we may have been
a an incredibly fast pace

and we demand a lot of our people

and we have a very young stock

so you know i think it's it's
challenging to keep all those pieces

together particularly when you never
know

um... you know what hurdles are connect
on your way and a manchester city thing

all the planning in the world could not
have prepared asked for

record-breaking rainfall in july

uh...

and there's nothing you can do your best
figure out a solution

in the moment so that i think that

some of the biggest part of my job

beside the personnel management because
i think that always has to come come

first

problem solving

identifying issues coming up with a
creative way to addressed them

the same solutions don't tend to work
for for

for different problems there

it we have to be

very creative think honor beat and

you know the mic to work this morning so
what we can add a line

uh... you know they're there's always
things like that and they range in in

scale and scope and that's probably the
most challenging but also the most

rewarding part of the job every day

user

c

uh...

it crashed

uh...

you know i think the small network of
people that i i think uh... you can i

confidante i was very very fortunate

and that the air canada championship for
the past by the name of prints grimshaw

and he was

you know and absolutely anything leader

although he now lives

atlantic canada uh... running

atlantic gaming corporation

and still keep in very close contact
with him uh... and he's a great sounding

board

and really fortunate that my family is
incredibly supportive and you know my

dot had a lot of business business
experience in

and honestly my family is a huge uh... a
huge leadership support network friend

for me as well

we tried to use sun development
programming fifth as a as a company

we've worked with sort of leadership and
management consultants and we try to

bring an end

jury three times a year didi management
team sessions on

and various topics

uh...

but i don't do a lot of formal dot
that's that a try to build

people in in the industry here networks
in the industry and and um...

and just call them and as they see fit

in the great thing about working in
sports is

iprental beat

and although

you're all competing on the field off
the field you're not competing you were

all striving to build

grow the sport filled the business and
so

it's great because i have eighteen other
teens

uh... with executives

and i can call on anytime in you know
when we went to major league soccer

that's exactly what we did we looked at
shaw now we looked at sea isle

some of the best examples of success

and spent a lot of time talking to them
about what they did and whether we could

replicate uh... in our markets have

it's a great network uh...

from that perspective

both in the weekend and with other
sports franchises yes we compete with

them but

we're also trying to grow the industry

yeah i think first thing in the
foundation there now and

were definitely at this time improving
on the couch about first and foremost

but i think what what we really would
like to do is growth the uh...

grotesque and experience

i think that soccer has a very and

unique opportunity to build on for the
family gary european traditions of

chanting and cheering and more family
ads

a more family environment so you know if
you don't see the jumbotron telling you

the clock

it's a fans that make that experience
itself

we're focusing a lot this here on our
fan development working with our

supporter creates trying to build that
experience and tina build the scarf

culture

and really try to make it something and
very unique state that you can't get

anywhere else so

two people want to be

wanna participate

uh... were also really really focus on
our youth development

and i'd be remiss not sensitive

speak a little bit about that because

we really are the only club in north
america that is so focused on developing

players

and in order for the sport to drown you
know it's it's the number one purchase

the priests portent canada gateway l
pieces hockey

people don't think about it that way

uh... because our men's and women's
national teams

aren't performing on the international
stage and so it's a major focused for

off

to grow the grass roots for

investing elite

and youth player development

and hopefully contribute to seeing you
know canada and make a world power

again and in canada will be hosting a
women's world cup in twenty fifteen and

i would like bank you bring to be a a
center for for that

but certainly making a man's world cup

is something at the club

that we feel it's important to
contribute

offers

uh... ethnicity or a lot

the white absent how do you keep
everyone involved in addition inspired

and uh... how do you make everyone's
passion com

works for below infinity

it crashed

first so i think that

hiring

is really important

this is the kind of business that isn't
a fit for everyone

so we try to start at the beginning by
making sure we bring people on board

that they do you have a caption

they understand the culture and
environment that we're trying to create

uh... because we expect a lot from
people they work a lot we hope they can

hop on locating

but i think

you know my stylist to lead by example

and

uh... hopefully what you've heard today
demonstrates how passionate i hand but

what i do every day

i think that that translates nine spend
a lot of time

walking around the office other ways
that many people you know we're half a

floor work we're fortunate that we're
all in one space and i think that makes

a huge difference

try to talk to everyone everyday

find out how they're doing what they're
doing

what can we help them laugh

uh... regular staff meetings

and and you know bob let it is the
i_r_a_ i'd be remiss not to

you know give a shout out to him because

bob's chile election and his passion and
experience in the game in transcends hit

here

he comes from being a player

i think he brings now with me a lot of
that

teaming environments

to use the organization and and our
culture and so we really think it's a

bad communication at the end of the day
staying connected open communication

allotted dialogue

that's what makes a successful

living

afraid not

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u_s_ seats

so obviously display just will come back
the then uh...

other products that are available that
you can see you know too tied together

and

and i guess my background is well
contaminants

uh... might help to know that we uh...
in

national the standards in the u_k_ to
change internet

children

i think this tremendous in england

said that's one way and testing of their
my interest is and something

studying this subject outside what

has a masters seller

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story on watch and much bigger campus

team so that is and

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and which include state services and

engineers without borders c sp

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just going to be a bit of the
backgrounds to what you bcs compliances

fairtrade they didn't think people
understand

u_p_c_ is kansas that's fair trade
campus more teams

and how it started

annotated the concept of nervous lex
which is closely linked to the fair

trade

the process send have presumptive store
dot expect changes tennessee university

and what challenges we face

that we have faced in getting something
like this and said successes

and for someone for maintenance itself
but work

like and pcs that's that

so what is fair trade seven

just to give you

definition is where i'm coming from

it's connects disadvantage produces an
conceived as

and provide fair trading conditions it's
not just about combating poverty and

but it's himself friendship and it's
also taking into account environmental

standards as to how products the ground

so ubi seats become penetrates
compliance actually began in two

thousand four

and began s at president at the time
that she got scott being introduced

and

that's become fully complying there or
not there are a number of other products

that that

the university of union campus
university has to look at

one was we needed steve and we need is
at least three choices yet in any an ass

with the services outlets

chocolates so wherever you go

in terms of um...

weekend feet census outlets will be an
essay on time actually said

fair trades

and there are a number of other products
that they have to look at increasing

study purchasing manager on campus has a
visit

responsibilities to the products that
sourcing which

as we've said to not just in to defeat a
cooking food clothing as such as

costumes and uniforms to staff

uh... once commented related products

disability said the u_p_s_ dvc hasn't
uh...

and responsibility to make people aware

what fairtrade product is where it's
available

and whatever we his and it also had to
have a fair trade committee that was

uh...

brunt of the president's level

hands last year you bc became

kansas fast food trade campus because
matt those criteria

now at the university in camp that's
actually don knapp

but they are

encouraged by what we did so they're
trying to

helps them to take the engineers without
borders i don't know if you know

engineers without borders that they were
responsible for the compliance that you

can see

so that the you bc bookstore

we've starts in two thousand four not
with the expect actually the clothing

and you know the clothing and you can
see that stripes

so it does fall if any policy

that actually means man

i don't know if anyone knows what the
fed eight percent station is apples

in the last few weeks announce that
historians come part of the family per

se ciation

which uh...

may have had issues with panic our work
force is somewhat practices of

politically may have seen some

public relations stories

so they've now agrees to join the family
association

it was an incorporated nineteen ninety
nine

anissa collaborative efforts to colleges
universities

and civil society organization

as well as

companies

to improve working conditions in
factories around the world so there are

a number of uh... issues as companies
continue to grow

and i guess if i guess supply chains
despite all they have two systems in

place

to protects their workers

said no sweat to means that any clothing
and is supplying to the books still are

expected to comply

we've guidelines which include no forced
labor no child labor

no veracity or abuse

no discrimination of any type including
sexual

and termination

embrace religion

does not allowed to be any of that type
of discrimination as very strong women's

rights

wages and benefits allison works
environmental guidelines any factory

that works with us has to sign off

on those and

times the mass quite similar

to what's

some of the family the practices in
guidelines offer food as well

so we started with acts at marymount two
hundred colleges and universities in the

north american who was sent

members of the f_ l_ a_

uh...

but we have moved on but seeing them

uh... but looking at many of the
products in partnership with linda

saddled in terms of challenges for
detect still in the universe in general

in europe fairtrade is very far pots

in canada

it's been very challenging frost find
supply is

for example when we do on trade shows
where we can meet possible vendors and

suppliers out to the thousand suppliers

twenty thing treatment distance

most of these achhi u_s_ companies sunil
and we actually wants what the canadian

companies as much as we can

and

and said this is one of the key
challenges that we face

not many people now

the exact definition of fair trade so
when it first came to campus or in the

last few days people said is a free
trade spine and what free trade is

some people confuse it with organic
local sustainable so when they see

uh... products and they're they're not
quite sure

they think it's another factor marketing
turn

so we have to work to build the
education piece before people even make

that conscious decision to buy the
products

so what we did is he what would be so
the school of business of apartments

that i've mentions and one of the
student groups tends to defect rate is

one of their projects and that she
commissioned for such across the hall

campus i don't know whether any of you
sold this i think that we had convinced

some of you did

as it was link that was sent out was
widely as possible

and it was looking acts what's and the
knowledge is a poor products available

when they're available dipti people may
want fair trade is

forty six percent somewhat aware

and welfare treaties said they'd never
seen a single product on campus

and

the other issue that we have these

advance walls sent

okay forty percent sixth sense that they
were way of what fair trade is that

do students recap

about fair trading this campus i'll be
seeing a picnic minced we didn't want to

fight its products

i guess is a student one of the key
issues is pricing

rampant trade products ah...

united and more expensive

because

more money is going back to workers

the funny thing is that more that we die
cheaper the price is the become said for

example

in the u_k_ with fair trade is very
pregnant and you go into any sea market

in the majority of products a fair trade

uh... or they just smells with the best
of the products that you'll see the

prices is coming down to match pretty
much

any of the product that's installed

whereas here there is a big price
discrepancy ackerman its

uh... between fairtrade not so much on
coffee supply encompassed consists of

two points behind

that uh... other products is a pricing

and people don't understand where that
money's going so wilson

you know willingness surgeon

to pay the price difference

then the specifications has a confusion
around that long ago on the

but that might lead that it is minded an
existing logo that you might see that's

actually being phased out the actual
global standards

is the green bay

the green blue makes it very easy to
identify

the trouble is it's very hard to get a
sense cation

so and he made no store called ten
thousand villages

nothing that they sell is fair trade
such flights cuz the common consent

cations they don't use the time ten
trades

dots

or their products

most of the money

will go back

to the actual pharma producer who
produced the products

it's easy a few feet to be fair trade
since five not for many of the products

so is it do you know if you have that
symbol and it's great and you can

understand the concept but when you
can't use that symbol

that visual identity is actually lessens
considerably

so in the book store we do have uh...

accessories we have two alternates we
have teas in partnership with the

services we have creams

and they're bringing in soccer balls

so now we don't have a huge range of
factory product that has a settled the

clothing is no sweat

and then we also have insight calm seas
which were perhaps you know

and sustainable products in a way
because it

para sportsman

paris given to the child in need in also
have to print t-shirts way

the products or the proceeds go to uh...
books patrika

said there were very asians on the
sustainable feed

son

another lucky successes as i mentioned
to being the partnerships that we've

built on campus and

a lot of that other campuses where
they're saying is that they're trying to

find it just to students meet and have
the and

the actual staff for administrative
support for the initiative sometimes

worry quite lucky

and then as i said we plants along with
students and

sort of equity plans indeed systems
obviously that's the key area contrast

to the students and their witnesses

ninety three percent

a fair trade

and uh... go beyond and you bc common
energy

sad

one of the best them things that we are
doing

in terms of how shit is we are running
and

the camps is fast and trade week

so we decided to run a number of crated
sad they will be some most of them were

folks some dates will be coffee tea can
honest chocolate

but we decided to increase that to make
people aware that there are at the

products

available what's really funny is that we
couldn't get

writes tax dustbunnies coffee it's easy
to get stuck some coffee and how much

money goes back to the following

it is fair trade among fair trade

the you can't get back to many of the
products is just not available

no matter how far more ideal etc

so that's definitely an answer

an issue people don't

parenting is ten times but we're not
uh... that's not

actually britain down anyway

so we going to have crates is still be
going out and this is a win supports of

uh...

and trade me

son

if you would like that information
u_p_c_ field services is hosting the

pages you can see you then

fairtrade week

it's not life yet and that's why i put
the other link that for you

we will be having a flash mall defended
the bookstore defends isn't supplies

free coffee hours all across campus

the scavenger hunts

and movie of an unfair trade field
luncheon lands and sea-based taking

place before not too so we can measure
the awareness

that uh... whether that is actually any
increase

in knowledge about where fair trade
products paul and what they actually are

on campus

so and want to i think what what we'd
like to ask you to actually do

as a result circle

landing about fair trade in the
partnerships on campus

if and you should join inveterate leak

you can actually planting or you can
take part in a flash mall dont switch at

the training session takes place

on march the fastest twelve thirty

and the danielle correct atrium

all in the saab next to the denny

on march the fifth

uh... you can dress up as the batana

coffee t

uh... range of other exciting types of
peace

and

also other is whether they know what
their trade means what you bcs role is

and where products are available

tried to products

let us know if you think it's still hard
to find information out after penetrate

week facts looking for

i want to talk to a perjurer yung berg

we just talked to a fair trade someone
continue the story

we are the largest importer of fair
trade

fruits and vegetables into canada

and that's my job i get to the old child
when i'm sort of bring back to my child

who does it work

and in all things we want to do before

uh... i'd i'm and mexico

uh... pruer chile about once every three
weeks it seems

i never get the yard work done and i
forget which take garbage goes from

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we've done last month

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chemo growers milan's record or

and tone

alone

arrangements for the quick reminder that
the back is actually a fair trade

marketing manager and she was in ecuador
working

uh... sia and she said that all

but used to see some slides to biologist
talked with briefly

the fair trade world has gone through a
huge revolution right now

in the last

you're tuned there's been a huge amount
of

park two phone calls to small world

uh... fairtrade that

deferred trademark in houston seeing and
the fair trade world was designed to

help small groups of growers producers
mother's car to your coffee urban mass

basically use down stand in the way of
uh...

status quo to of the world trade system
which has been going on since marco polo

started traveling around the world

bunker

what happens four

well against office

this is a summer school for eleven
hundred kids and account we buy bananas

uh... the dividend and that's when the
rivers was coming

we'd alone generate above

twenty seven hundred dollars a week and
social premiums to go to this one town

just on our banana purchases which is
one-tenth of the bananas produced not

town which right now all seems fair
trade

also

uh... anyhow

we were able to fight to summer school
for every kid in this town one hundred

kids so i was there last week and they
did a banana dance and

insist

an overwhelming deal social premiums
that there's a big part of fair trade

that people don't care about

we negotiate with the grower divider
bananas for export dollars

we also pay an additional one dollar per
box

at various product the product of the
message the dollar barks

and that goes back to the community the
community

passed to decide what to do with that
money

in the case of these banana cooperatives

they're taking in sixty thousand dollars
a year

we did something wrong

pistonsfan all ok here

goes down

and that got to start taking in

six thousand dollars we

sometimes mostly

two-star co-op alone

sixty two ten sixty thousand dollars a
week and social prints going into this

one region

so they've been able to put windows in
the high school carbon as the elementary

school create a high school technical
college university scholarships

medical programs

are cautious but in a dental clinic a
medical clinic

social counseling uh... define the
soccer team uniforms they have a micro

finance system in the team elements
house

four five hundred

mil two thousand euros floating itself
any worker of any of the cost is thirty

seven hundred families

of access to all this that so that's the
most important part of a fair trade

getting a fair prices certainly
absolutely important

the for the social premiums much more
important this is what it goes to

the this assignment will see and hear
that

basically says education is the best
investment these are all schoolkids on

summer holiday

learning style

but what's happened

in the fair trade movement is

it's become

houses like chevron older role for the
environment as it's become a huge fan of

green washing unfair washing has been a
race to the

talk for each company big corporation to
try to make themselves come off like

that

you know they're going so much for
everybody

and

and what happens is we've now got

gone from one major certified or two
years ago being deferred trademark you

just saw turnout eighteen certification
systems in two years

over a valid

uh...

uh... one of them are for-profit systems
that are used to certify and other

things

uh... we've got uh...

we've got a break away from the ideas as
for smallholder somehow

fairtrade intermarriage

fairtrade u_s_a_ been columns are part
of this fair treatment certified dual

last year for bananas rainforest
alliance

uh... as a certified

huge plantations on budget either dole
nestle is

and other major corporations so it's a
big debate right now about

millions and millions of farmers out
there in the previous world puzzle is

talking to producers and textiles home
arrest or talking with the livelihoods

of millions of millions of people

independent

their clinging to this fair trade hold
them for the first time in their culture

the rush to get paid fairly and not just
ripped off by the white people from the

north which is what the oc

company stock

uh...

so the

there's really a lot of confusion i
think in the fair trade industries to

see more and more labels we already have
three for three fairtrade certifications

for different products to bring in

and it's going to be exactly where it
actually was ten or fifteen years ago

where

there was two hundred eighty different
certified

organic standards in north america and
that was too

this many many certified for meeting
standards

and i'm currently on the north american
fur trade six was canceled

we're trying to actually come up with
the north american standard that all

fair trade surprised about that

for certifies would have to do

me

which i think is just for the whole
industry growing up

it's true fair trade is nothing in
canada it's much less and yes compared

to

compared to europe

and i'm hoping that we get there fast
it's

it's like pulling teeth sometimes but

two years ago we brought the first
container bananas from this town that

weren't sold to dl

and now and now a deeper and unite
eighty five percent of all the banana

saltzman town which is sixty container
sixty thousand cases a weakened

household for trade

and all last appeared for the masstricht
treaty dot them so we turn the whole

time

town around but we're first remember so
interesting to me

now ur cell lines twenty seven hundred
silverstein

that's progress cases sourcing

pretty steep growth but not like it
isn't belgium or fifty seven percent of

the past missiles fair trade as opposed
to point one percent of u_s_

but it's huge movie

we came here to talk with things and
fair trade on limit amazingly talkable

local food

sustainability business models

and work it back into this what's on
that

let's talk a little bit because it's
really big

in the news it's really began people's
heads

we have from

an unlimited number

of uh... local

work mask export for it

we're the biggest grower of raspberries
in the world we export a million pounds

a day

or week we collect two million com today
which we freeze annex for all around the

world

it's a contest between us and

romania

bowlers to somebody who discloses that
no over a million pounds of ninety

harvest and freeze in the personnel

ninety percent as long as we grow go so
if you can find bc apples and three rd

japan australia

guadalajara produce market in central
mexico argentina europe we produced tons

apples

there's no shortage of these products

we have a marketing system to make sure
that we don't overgrown and only heaven

uh... cars next terms carrots potatoes

cabbage

isn't our marketing system that controls

read crop production so we don't over
projects because it's hard for us to

compete and u_s_ on those products

the place for missing the sandbox
vegetables

versions of the robot arm and we only
have a

very sure three-and-a-half months frost
free trade agreement

and

we have two things there really is

problematic in it's hard to explain to
people who say why can we get local this

in little rock

they're really talking about broccoli
and let us in

now talking about apples and peaches
'cause we

we know that part

it's because we value our agricultural
and is supposed to have a big box

proposal

so if you were going to a few yes you're
going to go through the forms when the

first of all you have to put on a
million-and-a-half dollars just to point

when he could reform which is uh...

lowest level of from both mental and
you'll be able to grow on

successfully

and they're really rich dad

and talking to you

afterimage study form

you no

in every front door

even in

everywhere we have a good growing lands

the bom and where the rivers are that's
workload stands for

sorrento and

and seminar marin nelson and

every other major center then on top of
mountains from the rate of the

agricultural land

so our agricultural industry too
expensive and the second thing is that

you think the government to be networks
have more local production

the government all about house growing

food crops for biofuel and food crops
for exports we've lost ten thousand

acres of some stunning growing in the
freezer rally

to do this

because blueberries

a full antioxidants and there's no limit
on the blueberries we can grow

until two years from now when people
find it uh... to something i suspect

sold look growing local inc

increasing the supply of local feed
fresh produce is

it's tough people want more and more

weekend tomorrow effect this year we had
to actually bring in more or less and

kaelin shortened parsley than ever
before from course in washington oregon

and we can consider a farm in mount
vernon notes in our driveway local

because americans

but we consider food from prince george
local even though it's farther away from

california

there's always some problems with the
final local news

but the area where after looking at a
business model d carryover we can

actually grow our economy do it in a
very sustainable way do it in a

profitable way

and do it in the way that helps farms
road

isn't isn't

processed foods

which is what most people can't sue jams
jellies salsa dried apples blah blah

blah we can grow any amount of that

and we can

tickets are processing

plant and produce higher value

products

that will sell well

and extremely competitive and and this
is why

all that stuff i just mentioned

so she when you look at dried fruit

and uh... pastes fruits ninety nine
percent nine nine nine percent water but

ninety percent water at least

and the cost of moving food around the
world is incredibly expensive

and told her brown's count

visa grow rockin merritt bc u grows

big storage competency love sandy keeps
misread seller

and in january he figures while the
president tell cabbage is really good

peels them down and he wants to get a
dog dollar a pound

market happen herman this could be some
sense

so we bring

we bring cabbage down from the northern

interior

to sell and it cost twenty eight cents a
pound to get it from

just north of ran into here

that's half the value right there

and that's only to get worse bones

gets worse and worse seemingly every day

picassos

an exorbitant amount five thousand
dollars for us to bring a truck to

produce from colored

five thousand dollars as a matter of
personal letters from now

with on the convention site is actually

the produce in the truck is worth less
than the cost of getting that's how

expenses

if any of you were thinking about trying
to put together a plan

and i had a business plan idea or even a

and asst

uh... about increasing local food supply
but sustainability

that's removals it's taking

the thirty percent of food is pretty
some local farms whether this year or in

armstrong

and conversion around vancouver island

and processing getting more water on it
but putting it in jars and cans

market bc grown local level

and then you've got something people
could be around

the market

there's huge there's some really great
examples i'm just too

all lines of pakistan

uh... organic jams jellies seeps its
ever in ontario one's a private company

called winter it's on the other ones are
cooperative

and they're using up all the cult what's
called production all the broken carrots

and potatoes and slash months in them
and uh...

apples of bird calls all the stuff that
normally goes over the fence to the kind

war

worry media

ten cents a pound for from its use

christian company

instead were pretty smoothly the product
and it's local

on the other with the press corps
columbia gorge uh...

does anyone german from portland east of
the columbia river valley

number skidded timberline

your own complex

your pumpkin and black faces are
obviously not

parlance it's ourselves major city in
northern part oregon

three hours in this uh... big volcano
with a ski recall timberline not good

a really lovely little growing area
there

uh... called clinton-gore chin is about
five hundred farms

and the quite isolated it's a

it's a beautiful place to go

the surfrider sixty acre organic orchard

and this one either orchards that all
packed together

all the apples that are really did they
put in boxes in the ship all over the

place

and then anything that isn't as good
thing a couple saucepan ph

um... copy just like you would buy in
the grocery store

canned cherries

pear slices is finally coming to the
fifth one

so that's a doesn't now on market

that they've established

natura food stores all across washington
oregon

where you see the label on the freedom
of the sea label mint intense tell all

that stuff is it still isn't good enough

slogans preston the jews similar
columbia gorge juice so

wherever you would see how the
twenty-something tour

important to see how it would be seen
columbia gorge juice

even bring in mango and banana curator

made a huge wide range everything that's
left

goes out a literally overshoot out the
back of the of the pack and ship

and it goes by

difficult by front-end loader and they
made

an incredible amount of compost which
goes back on all purchases a complete

closed groups like ours

the the epitome of sustainability

the using every bit of food they're
pretty year-round jobs

and uh...

and that's the that's actually the
growth area in the local sustainable

movement

we can actually grow

much more

here because of all the economic factors

and also by the

but what we can do is find a business
model

to make our all our own stuff the stuff
that's in the middle house and the

grocery store

how much time going up and go on forever
and

twelve minutes did you want to talk
about this

uh... s

practically doctor trip

i've done thirty day trips to latin
american for years

and we work with

pico optus

and told someone

and sixty four hundred small growers

and on every trip i meet a new group of
girls

there was one of them was on the slide
show

impoverished people getting ripped off
its than it's the mall

and living in conditions that are

usually pretty awful they may not
consider them all focus in germany where

comparison

i'm great areas where people don't know
mccarthy

your kids don't have shoes

but nobody else in town does either so
they actually are grilling

pissed off

above the guy down the street just a
simple has to be in coastal cowboy

regions

because nobody does

so actually really happy either humble

no insurance

customs go home after work

and the president's and they'll have
huge families unhappy travelers

that's our entertainment

having twelve kids is just great fun

so it said it means a different

ways of thinking and being and i think
that's

over so much for the world

that these people really have

when im but when i'm traveling around i
think people with me and i

about six months ago

chilled june or july took my cousin

who just spent working

forty years

she's retiring as i took her she spent
forty years working both of the

department of indian affairs and working
was uh... persistent social director for

the citibank you're many in the downtown
side

basically spent her whole life as part
of the system

supporting first nations people

in culture of

welfare handouts

uh... probably run government programs
protest on odd ideas

and

she talked to me after we got back and
she said

because i told me to have to finish that
i did but but you know when i look at

this

we treat our first nations people worse

and with regard to the ground

said i've been in indian reserves in
northern bc where there is no education

where this

where it's just like it is there any
working for a living in a really lousy

conditions for the difference that there
is

is thirty below and they don't have a
toyota housing up to bill crockett

ravine behind the house

where improvements

lovely involvement should decisions just
as bad

so let's look at another interesting on
we're starting to focus more and more

in north america

on uh...

on the same issues of fair trade has
brought up

farm labor

there's there's now a move in nine
states agriculture justice project

domestic for trade association for
trigger source that work

that are focusing on

not helping to coffee growers and and
spice girls in sri lanka ravana gross

improve

but how we treat immigrant mexican
permanent philippine

uh... labor all across north america and

i'm gonna give you another example
that's how we treat

her work force the fraser valley which
is

it's just office worse than so many
places in and muscle from her

so there's a there's now going to be a
movement you can see this we're

you know we're just looking

no sweat clothing we're gonna run into

more and more people who want to label

fair trade for domestic labour

there's already a local certification
body called local food plus and to get

certified

in their system you have to prove your
labor practices

you have no idea how we treat our
punjabi work for just twenty thousand

people work in the freezer valiant
deplorable conditions

unsafe conditions unsafe transportation

and then we have immigrant workers who
come in and they're treated terribly as

well

and he's one of these fences el
salvadoran they have a

the catholic church they're mostly el
salvador mister

regularly tesoro sinister

and they came to us and said look this
whole bunch of salvadorans working on a

blueberry farm feldman maps to carry
their seven miles from the store

and the people who the stain in but
these portable

stumbling

you know portable trailers

but they have no whereby through

because it's like seven or eight miles
walk to the nearest store near

abbotsford

so they asked the first offered to me
bicycles to them so they could ride a

bike to the store and buy food otherwise
i guess we want leaders

this is here

welcome to canada

this is where fairtrade sculley right
back in here and that is uh... we have

i'm stopper second

for weeks ago i was prime visiting the
mccutchen indians and uh... troll troll

which isn't far southern chile

before kennedy actually gone from a
volcano from

interrupted six months ago

and i drove around and i looked at
thirty seven different people's houses

all armand hall on a reservation

the same

pardon my english but should box housing
that we are providing two nd to the

people on all our reserves to western
captain

terrible look terrible living additions
infrequent water no sanitary

no school

uh... four-wheel-drive roads

and soon be handed over money welfare it
they've been handed a housing welfare

they've had nothing to look forward to
know

no self-determination

so the government decided we're going to
show how the rafters so they can to the

mall of thousands arouse reponse

and these people

done on a ground non-agricultural gdp
oriented they live in the forecast on

highlands twenty degrees slopes and the
impact of the forest and planted rosanne

rosanne rosen prospers

in this beautiful ritual cancel

no water

not knowing what they're doing

and and then

and than they had a meeting with him he
said

would you invest money with us tonight

good program part two

you have no way i did not

food safety stands for harvesting

you don't have a cooling and
refrigeration and electricity you have

any place to take the various

you can export them

they're not you won't even get into
marketing time different to freeze on

the only way space you know so i want to
lose each other

and the berries

either side 'cause there's no water
there's little tiny bridal barry som

and i just want heartbroken

and i guess but i looked around i
thought

i could just as easily because i was out
for sales

and be named dawn creek or

adams lake or some other

of

reservations and sent from the sea

same growing conditions sane people
saying

political process

dots that's where we're going to take
fairtrade except that's mime-version

anyhow and if you're writing a business
plans and that's

or we're looking at how we can add how
we can combine local

economic sustainable

environmental food justice fair labor
all those things we've talked about just

in the last hour

into one

it's unfolding first nations to make
their own decision without government

intervention

to grow produced package process

food the gross on their land their lands
free their way ahead of everybody else

they paid for the land of blood don't
get me wrong but

they have the land of how the water

and they have the capability of growing
wild harvesting

so i'm giving you the best new thing of
the day right here as if you want to

make a change in the world it's too

work for the first nations group of
local band office

two words

producing my talking the pics ko parents
talking let's fill them all

to actually be able to produce something
that they grow they picked a harvest

with its canned salmon her sam and area
sir

saskatoon berries or

potatoes whatever it is

and build a model that represents all
these different factions

uh... if you're going for like if you're
going to market directly to the consumer

that's fine and you can extend your
season what

cold frames and closures and things like
that and then you can get that product

that and you're getting the full ballot
the full retail dollar for that

and apply a in our company like proctor
read

no i cant phone anybody in bc and and
bright a full power a plot forty two

boxes of ko with twenty four by mta
sandbox they're all play within twenty

four hours

you know twist my summit market but not

that wholesale level

is really important the people who were
growing for marketing directly to

consumers are really important because
what they're doing it

they're really facing consumers and
saying

now i want reebok's with us

street impact is sixty nine cents
imported in a grocery store

but i'm convinced i did hear this
money's gonna stay home this is totally

hundred-percent benefit to our society
here i walked remarks

and they're looking back at the end of
thinking

i give you three box

but at the wholesale level

it's about cheat

so for us to be doing fairtrade stuffed
with our business

is talking to swimming upstream it's a
huge pain in the back

it's really difficult to do

it's arguing with other wholesalers
about why we're paying more for staff

and how can we talk about that stuff
when they didn't

uh... my husband i run a district a
distribution warehouse so talk tough

thousand square feet of coolers

and we have to be fighting please and me

pallet loads of produced we bring in
truckloads of praise and container loads

by sea

up banana banana nego we try to bring in
icy

we bring in truckloads of content of
produce from at this point kind of the

year california mexico

better apples coming from

the interior and anything else we
reprocess kenya

we build orders in our warehouse

and we ship them out to stores all over
western canada

uh... and in addition to that prereqs
worked with uh... banana growers and

northern peru we also sell fairtrade
bananas by patsy container load

they they go from peru by water and
oakland that's all it's a really great

picture for the carbon footprint way
better to go that way uh... and that way

they these folks in oakland came and
promote their credence to their

community

so thats

we're not doing retail work

but we supply the retailers and home
deliveries and in the north

big groups of growers get together and
by you know two cases of apples and four

cases of potatoes or whatever it is they
can

and shit smile

we have to have fair trade rate now we
have to have fair trade because

the people who grow food for us that we
can't grow for ourselves either because

uh... what it is tropical us

or because of our short season

i think they should say

i we work also with local growers to try
and extend our local seasons and storage

cost as much as we can every year always
pushing time push that badly so we have

more selective use more storage parsons
and the things that we can have here so

those likelihood stay home

but we have to have their trade right
now because the people who grow our food

all the rest of the time

like a fire aboard world's economy is
for them

over eighty five percent of agricultural
workers in the world are women of color

and unscrewed

their really really desperately and we
can stop that

justly we

like we've been able to do a lot

individual people can do a lot by just
talking about it talking about are the

people that you buy food from insane

you know where does this come from

do you know anything about

we're in the growers and how much
they're getting paid on fair trade

system

default network on and off

if people use the workers rare

is for trade

if you said it's fair if you see

fairly treated

there's descended down to

that person making the decision

without being audited

frustration with whole foods they have

if it's fair trade it has a whole trade
stick around that's their brand

but the only as that but i don't want to
certified by fall

her but you know solving fairtrade label
organization in most instances market

ecology and

degrade the fair washington sees when
companies

talked under such importance at the
right now about misconduct importance

borrowed for drifting through the
caulking to plug beans and

is and they're talking something but the
monster

uh... some of those organizations will
get a separate private certification

this basically means

people on the ground

holding the potatoes or the ribs being
the carton or there

topping the reverend making insoles

for shoes they don't sell dot staff they
don't know how to do that these are

people who do what they do because they
went to university i wanna make running

shoes from the and

these are people who are doing that
because dad and mom did because granddad

and grandma and under education has come

dot they probably didn't go to school
most needed

is two billion people

tilling the soil growing things for the
other frightens its

execute the central's population

so they sell stuff to what we call
coyotes

and those are people who are smart

have money in the hand of the country

mobile by those outcomes for ten cents
each nego over it's great

and then those people

exporter mark make huge markups and by
sea container to a shocking importer in

north america goes a little

uh... so good prices chemical forty five
percent markup on those in the importer

goes to trade shows and sell support the
wholesalers who then sell to retailers

who then send it to you

and in between the growers gunfire since
now account when you are paying a dollar

nineteen ninety-four foods

somebody's making a lot of money in
between and actually in the retailer

certainly isn't former hits all those
levels

that's a fair trade was set up to do was
to cut out all those middlemen

it's its direct trade i don't approve
high by the nest i sell them to the

retail stores

heidelberg

true and i buy mangoes and have accounts
and go to mexico migrate for it

and important after where we are a fair
trade licensed importer

and then we saw three tiles we've kind
of

the entire process in vancouver in fact
in canada and most nurses who buys all

the photos from brokers

they don't want to wholefoods

doesn't go by

grapes and chill

they refuse to because of there's a
problem hope this doesn't wonderful not

coz i didn't say there's a problem with
the grapes

they buy them from a broker

the broker phone support possesses

you kristen arrive well we're not paying
you and your six thousand dollars for

the free which happens all too often

the the big difference of fair trade

and this is the primary difference

a lot of the products are bought and
sold the world

you the person who's

producing and doesn't even know how much
did it get paid for mental monies in the

best in the cash instruments at least
some

have no idea

even our local support local growers

send if you do awesome through the
system i don't know for sure how much

are you paid for until we've sold and
paid them for

in the u_s_ is along with the grower
actually

controls the pros

uh... and told him being paid for it

but nobody all people in between don't
actually have any

ownership

when when produce goes from former
california toss

we'll get an invoice for we get some
things called the passing of simply

past the food to us to sell on their
best to help them get the best return

that's the way the world economy works
as a call the liquidation

and at the end happily sold everything
we told the grower this is what you're

getting

and this is the way huge companies get
way with big ears they give god

liquidations rip-off farmers are your
free was crap and give you two dollars a

box

willis on different team

but a bunch of

growers not stupid people don't know
market intelligence who've never got

paid more than two fifty a case

worthing

they don't have shoes or money for gas
how do you have a computer and schachter

records online or computer and and
figured out

is referred to it sets the bar

we have to go and actually in writing

take proper take full ownership about
twenty minutes on the boat

we have to guarantee the growers they
can get a price we work out with him to

make sure they're going to make money on
it

and then we'll be bringing to the
country what we know we're likely going

to sell

when the general protesters in supplier
may go to a forms i consult

and he's got a nice evening came to show
for a car and he's got a nice website

business cards and the growers cope

okay

and she can still contract out things
fixed

he brings in all the pineapple

doesn't sell it goes back to growers and
says

consultant

growth and getting mining lawsuits no
contract is no deal is just they just

passed a for the long hoping someone
will sell

that's in every fair trade marketing
everybody was coffee or tea or whatever

it's a grower dispute a problem price

plus a social conflict b

and then he owns his own process
importers to make sure that we don't go

crazy in bringing too much

because if we do

where the people to get home integral

i'll give you a quick background

or about uh... shep thirty five years on
the scene with a chef a talk like a chef

and very directory on its very
transparent you'll see to it is

presentation i don't have

a power point because of what we're
building that's warped

for two when i worked on what is in
their own

being made so what i have is that what
you do the visual for me

uh... and i did you at the chess
perspective

where first because hoping with this
gentleman this lady's for how i make it

work

how wisely chef

make the bottom line

bring it to you

and make a healthy

uh... thirty five years experience
fifteen he reviewed bc

uh... many here been debated and aired

period

is that ok

you can always say no but if they don't
get the names who didn't do it right for

you

figure that out

i'm also a red seal certified check
which means that it work all its et

cetera denigrated central doesn't mean
it any better

just the habitat will

uh...

is that a number of course from the
anthony came in third world can promote

the friendly operation

here to repeat the real world day for
what they did terry friendly operation

and care

reason why we get details because to the
university's means in the past year

they have their own vegetarian vegan

establishment

which we now have a look at it

at this year's exit forrest

interactive research center billy civil
work progress without holy

work i would be

but they're getting there

uh...

with that in mind

i got voted one health here on campus

because i

talk to talk to walk the walk

so i'm gonna give it back

uh... on the side

i'm also a member

think unique reno you've heard about the
kitty green at school

this is a five-year project funded by
ottawa not by you bc

run by number professors atlanta systems
department that i work with

and i'm on the advisory board and co
investigator

fact concept is to prove the food

in the city of vancouver's

k_-twelve and high schools

tropical colour

dropped the crap in bringing fresh local
parties

two top job

because there's budget there's
restraints

the people who cook and some of these
places

work for the picture came out for the
past

which any good person will tell you work
for passion

you're better off if you work for a
paycheck you'll never have enough money

i've always wanted better portion better

i pat pipeline review what college

it's at repression

you sleep better tonight

i'm also a chef instructor

and board member of sprouting chess

that is where we take young kids eight

was the last review have been yours all
updated

and we've taken shopping

not the seven-eleven not to save paper
to the forms

so you know where the food actually
comes from

and then we teach them how close

healthy

with local fresh products at
such-and-such a

u_p_c_ food service where work towards a
self funded operation

we are not in bed with companies
perceptual etcetera

we do it for what is will be five said
which now as a model

we do the right thing

so we are living laboratory

we are a global leader

and uh... we said in the past few years
wilbur teaching medicine

and uh...

athletics

it's actually pretty sharply

how come we're not telling them what the
stories

so because of this now

that's why i'm doing more talking it
seems

uh... advani

the report and

business card that i have arrived
actually or get back to you later on

we do not use the word cafeteria

i despise that were cafeteria

cafeteria to be means

back to you

blue haired lady

eighty years old

works for a paycheck

not someone is using fresh local food

that has the skills to use a knife

and not a pair of scissors

to open up that package

throwing the other take ten a coffee
break

check to sell may come back and put it
on the line

and it's it's there for ten days

at our place of any dining hall we have
seven food stations

fresh produce

salad bar

uh... we do the walk looking to order

uh... we have uh... carving station
onwards

of fighting story of my first came to
fifteen years ago

i don't know how many we date for dinner
i do right when you have aids for dinner

i ask how often will serve eight after
two o'clock

but there was quite nice kids

kids kids don't like that

michael really

very interesting for the cook doesn't
like to put the exact at two o'clock

he's now working for us if you would
leave

i actually was i i i am

i don't like you can see how ever be
with desire actually was approached much

to the shipment of my directors
foodservice

became to see that it will be open seven
years ago

s if you

and when they came

they took pictures were totally honest
transparently short of what we do

and in a bar happier there they ask you
to talk to come up for an interview

so i said sure was wasted with the other
fences life-threatening side effects

i went out there in the first thing he
did it the eight

the trick

g_m_ recipes made for me

indecent words hold on for it

chef don't do anything

that's like telling

let's say michelangelo told us richest

sign your name

i don't know ideas i i'd make

and uh...

it would allow it to the salad bar as a
hot enough to put a salad bar out there

on the spot palestinian dining

facilities

it's a cost issue to health issue

health issue

steve's car cost issue too cheap to be
for the bottom line

what we do at ended last

year now it's come very proper people
always ask where the seats we do make

two suits from campbell's

well we'll make it will be he'd water
right

but used to that i make myself and now
it's become very

popular dollars a block steve soup
scoops

it is not promote me

because it's it's an acre mostly the
given vegetarian

we do make seafood chowder with local
sustainable

seafood etcetera

and with that i give the recipes

speaking of that as official first bbc
food service is now totally or should

watch

now there has been some issues with that

because some suppliers have been warned
wave that's

have dropped the ball

so the best way to tell these people he
dropped the ball is that you're not

getting any business

money talks

soul they're not trying to get a box of
kleenex and stay

you had to use your stuff

my card color card to bbc food servers
the back of the cards this five sets of

vision and values

what we

what spice these as his first inability

applied social economical ecological
business practices

p people first

you destined for chris make a successful

innovative provided dynamic products
services facilities

carried nurturing a culture

a pride integrity respected fund

and he acts once in everything that we
do

we

india

who took your

fifty percent toll is spent on locally
raised

role or process with a hundred fifty
miles of the campus

the last year three hundred

kate was spent on orbit

organically role

source

we actually treat free range is

resourceful more or what's his name

warlord anybody about it free

now as a friend forrester fully ocean
waters

for put that you're also organic prices

offer daily where we are

purchase from you bc for

about the story

you bc farm

i was giving a talk uh... allen best
weapon systems to

by directors requiring a privacy issue

a lot of people hated and i was with the
four directors three directors project

director at such-and-such a

and about two hundred to our students
are saying

is to get question is how come you don't
use you bc farmers with seven years ago

six years ago

and i said

you tell me

and then someone says logistical problem
submission

just boats etc et-cetera

makes it really

you bc farm steve

can we set up the system

salem's

old make a phone call

now they see a big always have those
products

that's why

has shepherded chef

is what i was talking about the young
boy

a quick check is flexible

adaptable improvised

overcome

and that will go with any business

if i can get fifty pounds of heirloom
carrots were swiss chard kale

i adapted overcoming improvise

that's what you should do any business

we are on the permission of fair trade
the gentleman did a great job as at the

lady before them

but what i will mention if i have all
this information here

when we do these talks

there's always that word which i hate is
fat attracted to train i hate that word

trend

and i have a survey from two thousand
twelve national restaurant association

now this is from the states

canadian chefs are right on board with
this

top twenty trends

locally sourced meat seafood

wallpaper or products helpful
kitts-nevis

sustainability

sustainable seafood

pharma state-mandated mediates

locally grown products organic price

every time you get a chance conference

it's always about sustainability local
inspiration making the food healthy

at one meeting one conference in boston
with maturity tee shots a lot from the

states

and when gentleman who would work thirty
eight years as the pastry chef

at the white house

role in my state

amazing uh...

very old school

journey like me

he said it the way it was said and he
says it was all of us there and i know i

mean you know all get fat

and he says who's the number one shipped
in north america

who's the passion for north america

someone said

wolfgang puck bobby flay you heard these
names

rachel rates actually goes no it chef
cisco

you know who cisco ios

it's a local distributor

north america

defy all your frozen ready-made foods

join you guys get lazy just taken
scissors opal two plastic bags

lowenstein table and walk away half
asleep

so you guys are all getting lazy

get back to the basics but grandma
grabbed at book

it make it the right way

you bc pharma proud to say that since
that discussion with the cell phone

this year alone and danny we raise our
purchases from a_b_c_ farm by seventy

three percent

that means if you come to my place

give any ko

swiss chard

celery root

whatever you can get and they'll say
well how can we do that

first let me tell you the custer based
what we do food literacy is so important

when you get these young students and
they don't know what colorado

or what swiss chard is a very good to
know yeah

so there's always a way to get around
that but i do is

i came to thank you both thirty percent
of the so-called unknown foods of the

yuppie food

and then mixed in with the seven percent
in don't think so

we all like to commit lawsuits

so few vegetarian

so when that chicken noodle soup you'll
be getting squash

swiss chard kale

every likes potatoes

so with the report eight oz red skin or

we will throw in federal

we make our own rose marie all from
fresh rosemary from afar

ample throwing swiss chard or will throw
in spinach etcetera etcetera

and they will walk around to the
students

which fifteen years ago that was unheard
of is a cellular throw food etc

is gonna be approved by the year the
chef cooking here so hold on whose fault

is that

student folders of the fault of you guys

you guys who wants to be promoting

people calling or something i think i
said devil's island

which he is it the right

and get the right training in the right
equipment

and do it the proper way

so as i send you come to me you be
getting healthy food

and if it's local fresh look at it and
we can afford to meet the bottom line we

can't

and i can tell you right on t_v_ our
bottom line is helping

otherwise i wouldn't be here

i'd be out and so what you bc
foodservice anyway to get the compass

group to set axles who care about those
two dollars they could say

but hoping that by buying a pair of
scissors

in opening up that plastic bag

units etc et-cetera

what we do is

bai marketing incited rina signs up

and we do a lot of

demos i do a lot with the lady was here
earlier rebecca we do a lot of cooking

demos that you bc for

sold showboat titanate

since i was institutes etc et-cetera

and from that

you'll learn how to make it really easy
if it you know what

people say we reject you know how to
cook

moon not really

when i first was that the other guy
cooking on which is doing is open to the

hotel manager intelligence what to do

i thought i was easy

by just had a natural talent they told
me

and they said i had a big mouth and i
want to tell people what to do believe

that was seventeen years old and
kitchens in toronto

but you don't know anything

theory telling people what to do

i go on a beach that we are not afraid
to talk and tell you what the facts of

life are

when it's related to what i do

soul what we do is that these demos i
teach them how to cook

now at gage towers

what idea what most is for sticking your
students so when you go to gage towers

kitchen facilities in your rooms

they're down in the process it's almost
done i'm involved

they're doing a kitchen demo

work they want me to teach you

hypo

but we're not going to make tough
lengthy we're not going to make beef

wellington you're gonna be making stuff
that we get food boxes and its answer

from local suppliers

they say you bc format sectional teach
you how to make

something that i was stunned when you
make one thing from mac to branch out of

five

so by making this a abhi soon or see
okay

i'm making a chaos to with uh... white
beans

basil

onion celery carrot blah blah blah

unknowable

now you have that

what i would do the next day which
chilled proper

accurate

i get a white bean vegetable

buying the right spices and that's why
would put one set of mayonnaise

with yours units leaves

and media

cheese or what happened

i failed to mention

that we highly recommend it highly
supporting very proud of you deal with

discover your guess

as a share

even though i'm trained a good chef

works with the proper equipment

and the best ingredients that you have
the best thing rejoicing organized

people person they lost

and he's a rights uh... utensils pansat
sent to the right people

any of the best ingredients he cannot be
a chef

i'm not somebody's poppy chefs you know
they have all the colors with the

all this crap and you know they walk
around right

no no you have the best agreed you can
make it work

soul as for the first sustainability and
for the bottom line to make a business

make this work

and makes the expensive

with the cheat

okay so i can afford the extra

cost

policy organics etcetera

when we were collected systems apartment

indices department dietetics and health
and wellness is such a

it was shown to us

they should do this example we're buying
apples

little couples whatever right

they someone use organic

from the stormy organics

could cost more then have to call mom
and dad are they have to call the bank

increase i think well

didn't cost much more

and the best part is from the six cases
of apples i would buy a week

i'm up to twelve to fourteen

from their from their apples that they
get from them

and will bring in a fair trade bananas
twice a week

cut away but the carbon footprint

i gotta worry about the business aspect
because i can have

anne britney

three cases four cases of the ban on
monday

and that's the only or as i could do
movies twice a week

thirties isn't thursdays

we have to watch the carbon footprint

by the way for defeat the whole purpose
of doing the right thing

and we don't seize it's too good for me
to buy certain things without a seasoned

i'll bring a lot of fresh

blueberries from the organizing in
august

mass amount never wash them

make sure they're safe in their will
freeze unusable for the year

we lobbied very hard

are purchasing director james dickey
wakefield

to get the suppliers on board

source local sustainable products

because you bcs a pick-up

might talk to the big purchasing power
we can get more things done in the small

dot

we working collaboration i said with all
the students in departments they give us

the ideas

i learned as much for a new as maybe you
learned for me

anybody who says we see but he says he
does everything is combination reform

wire

there's so much to learn

fifty four

elevator shaft now but it was many many
years ago

opening up my mind ripping open an
envelope and pushing it

and getting it out there

through marketing of telling the story
to the demos we've done a uh... number

cookbooks through the deceased apartment

formed to fork

that we did

and we would make healthy items and then
that's gonna be in a hard copy berg

recieved

in the industry did it it's known to say
that you were brought up that way

has a chef once you lose that customer

your work to three four times part again

you've lost

so the trick is

good way to do it right is to get them
right away off the bat make them happy

proved to them that you're right

and do consists lee

not the seagull uh... what's the word
seagull level

we have a good friend of ours he was a
consultant

exige ever heard of seagull

uh... singer with a seagull

and i don't think ever heard the words
he got his wobbles consultants and hope

and i think it'd be upset

it

a seagull effect is

consultant

phil connelly mica segal

fly over your operation

and then take off

was my program

we had a consultant company may be many
years ago i was working in the kitchen

and he was getting paid fifty grand or
whatever they get paid

he's just so we think i should do

but we think you should do

you get here

at two fifty grant

and i'll work perhaps

you're asking me that's your job

but that's a seagull packages coming fly
our choir on children take off

i have no and then in our industry to
those say

someone's a consultant what generalized

because they can get a job in the room

workforce of more

uh... watergate trouble but

you know what it is what is it just come
to canada really drop

they say well

there were two hours a day i get
weekends off whatever

and then i'm gonna tell you what to do

give me my money take up to come down

to check out a little follow-up iti duty
one of the contract

i would like to say that you know people
say it's very expensive organic food

local fresh

et cetera cost more money

the labor aspect

and when i first brought in some fresh
actually i think it was from you i've

got some new stuff in

i forget what i was with free for the
four five years ago misimpression member

and uh... michael's book to be disarray

and i know what's up

will distances and watched

this stuff

if he has to be cut

the peel still

might want to much sorry

by negativity said

idle we basically giving we think this
up during the chest uniform you know

they put on

we have not support for you

he forgot appeal

you know you will not give reduces
errors in the plastic bag to open up

you get back to reality

and you start using it

who did what it was safe

uh... five different things five pounds
each

next day he brought in some more rather
die

supplier

and they said buddy bryan five pounds on
his plate downright sometimes the best

way to motivate them to me if you really

they put out there anyway

soul what i do is i go

wamegan five pounds

pocket more shit get more y

distance pretty good

it holds better in the steam table when
i serve at mister fried

he holds in the color holes

and it's it takes a lot better getting a
lot going a lot of compliments

now that guys no longer working for the
paycheck is working for the passion

working for that

weeds getting from the from the customer
base

which is faculty and students and staff

when my thirty percent my food these
come from other out hopeless

they come to be which is fine

martha piper the ex-president comes and
this is how i do it in the city chaff

the food was excellent legal talking to
the wrong time billy premier

the lady was a time which is a president
something of a walkway

he made would not be walk away

next to you know i come back in the sink

we feel good

never lose only keep pushing

uh...

what is interesting excuse me

what is interesting is is that

the last few years

i getting a lot of tourist from paris

with their students

potential students

and i go i'm ok so what's up

or just want to see what's going on
forty fifty sentenced twenty ten people

coming in

and i thought sold

justice so resentful

uh...

slowly unical silicate

an apparent and appears restive which
include lecture

rachael

what you mean by that

and they said isn't local is a fresh is
organic

are you getting up getting enough apples
at low price and bring it in seven

different types of apples are pretty
fair trade bananas

i'm bringing everything in all you don't
have uh... what it was strawberries

astronomers

it's pretty accurate

u_s_ for everybody that piece of
cardboard

you got to go in season all locations
sorry

they said elected needs this isn't what
the vegetables here

roast potatoes with fennel

or rewarding fed believes that he
defended the chinese etiquette guarantee

it one way or the other helix pizza yet
he likes whole wheat no connect multi

greenville

what he wants pizza that's me today

do it this way packages may be

soul with that now we're getting the
athletic department

or yet without so apparent it told me
last for five years

that what makes for the major decisions
for students

potential still to come to universities
what's the food

words coming from

are you doing it

many years ago

thirty years ago

uh... whereas a chef you bringing
something

and the first interstate's how much is
going to cost

what's it tastes like

when we get back pocket

because the conducts whenever

we don't do that by the way stevens but
we don't do that

improve it

now what it is now

words coming from

was carbon footprint

is it fair trade

where check you out

some of the suppliers online community

they just want to get the boxing matches

jumping on the bandwagon which we found
out that these two awesome not they're

the best

and require you guys are fair trade

beleaguered by our people police search
you are

and make sure you are talking the talk
here bullshit list i say that is needed

ural is what it is

soul

we find this out

the athletic department

all this i think that the court for new
pc show and also in the previous coaches

released beat me kaisa ka means big
sixty

to your kind recycle he quotes one up

he goes

we want to be spent more time

this is what we kind of food you we
herewith lavigne

uh... free range seafood

portion wise

the vegetables the fruit heroes healthy
body

the performance on the field

now we say helping my kid to help you
march to an adult a very interesting

goes

this is huge storms

what you served how you serve it

and why you serve it

be really care about this

and then when i meet their parents

they're the same way to get a white
johnnie

eaten up may days i said no we have
low-fat meat is we have both we use a

lot of other fresh greens at
such-and-such a

it we'll pass tonight according to the
point where the purple straight

what has to stay green

um... the demand is there's a pretty too

the bottom line works suppliers
contacting us

i get a number of letters recently

that's a uh...

green copy chemo

uh...

bareilly

such-and-such a

can you give a testimony can you do with
other topic we are because we want it

jump on

they can make money

but we want to get more food order
that's healthy there's a market for down

in the schools and universities

it's so popular now what we do you bc
foodservice

there are directors even given talks in
discussions

to our competitors

it's like taylor go into fort singh is
how we do it

totally open transparent

the funny part of that is when they when
they put it to happen our uh... seminar

presentation was over he got residents

and the people always tell us

when we went to i was a white panel
discussion

and how we recycle our plastics clear
plastics

and they said we are you bc you guys got
lots of money

that's what you do what you do

legal warship

is not what we do because it's the right
thing to do we can we make it right

it works for us

i have copies here

obtain steps to delete sustainable

and at the first one which i'm doing
right now is educate yourself shop

sustainable ask questions

british army consumption

maternity leaves a lot to me

the seasonal

brought your old

word for me

ta active top bottled water

the plastic

spread the word and enjoy high have
copies here or i can give you the let me

give you the website is

paper

if supply needs to demand that the price
drop that's that's

econ one oh one

it all it's done it's an amazing what's
happened out aways years ago

moran border all the time our
competitors are falling warily

they're they're totally right along with
this

and as i say we say it's not a federal
trent here's one

and let me know like something out to go

uh...

i have an article that there's prisons
in his state of kansas

minimum security

they have farms outside there

compound

their growing food he admits

local obviously

seasonal some organic

which they give to the homeless

and or sell the local food market

i don't think it's a fact trends

there is no way city good operator use
realizes older waste

you just lose the waste

a good example is is that

you can imagine how many kato i'd bring
it

with mayonnaise and margarine

and direct sixty we deployed

etcetera etcetera

and the small for details of made a sour
cream

i gotta ida thousands

being my background

mccance restore background cultural
nothing out

i save a dog's life find that person to
take it off my hands

i found that person three years ago

driving down certain street in in
vancouver

and i look at the supply store and see
all these huge plastic that was you know

what i think teamleader plastic belt
loops

and i don't know

inside a dog

who i talked to

as michael if you could use

should now last three years

holes hills the celtic

so liquidating store in those pills used

contractors for plaster paint

and almost tales

exiled case

almost pails

money they produce

cora to orphanages in ukrainian period

and and warns this store

visits this place every few months to
make sure the kids get their clothes get

their votes the new roof on the school

so we make sure it works

that but nothing just goes out to make a
new round of plastic

to do well

to do all this isn't easy

it's worth it

we have challengers and barriers

hard work

you're even younger physically

and for sure define what it's worth it

to make this happen

we need internal champions

visionaries matt dreamers trimmers are
good

the dreamers sometimes

or to raffle limnology sickly might

so what we have is to make it work to be
realistic to figure it out and have that

support former leaders to guide to
assist you

were always on top of it

i get daily reports from our suppliers

on the produce on the fruit sector ball
crop failures

political unrest strikes

uh... union worker strikes developing
this is a time so we have to be flexible

and that's for the good chef does

engagement oshie sending

you bc is a community that global leader
therefore we have to do the right thing

soul but we do equated it to me

we polled vividly fault policy makers in
the is runt

i did

for the benefit of every day

they have any questions

i have business cards and i have more
papers have to hand out or you can see

the effort

and

thank you very very much

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By implementing and following sound practice procedures, we are able to:

* Ensure that the digital files we create are of high quality and meet national standards;
* Maintain the integrity and longevity of the digital files;
* Ensure the digital objects in the collection are discoverable and shareable;
* Save time and costs by avoiding duplication of work.

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Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T22:10:30Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

[[File:Hydrolysis.jpg]]
{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for particulates.jpg]]

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette shell for damage.jpg]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

[[File:Image112.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of ˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or 'windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

[[File:Final Recommendations .jpg]]

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

File:Final Recommendations .jpg

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Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T22:08:27Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

[[File:Hydrolysis.jpg]]
{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for particulates.jpg]]

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette shell for damage.jpg]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

[[File:Image112.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of ˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or 'windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

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Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T22:04:06Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

[[File:Hydrolysis.jpg]]
{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for particulates.jpg]]

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of ˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or 'windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T22:02:47Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

[[File:Hydrolysis.jpg]]
{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''
[[File:Examine the tape for particulates.jpg]]

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[Image:]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

File:Examine the tape for particulates.jpg

2012-05-01T22:02:10Z

MinghuiYu:

== Summary ==

== Copyright status: ==

== Source: ==

Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T21:52:02Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

[[File:Hydrolysis.jpg]]
{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[Image:]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

File:Hydrolysis.jpg

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== Summary ==

== Copyright status: ==

== Source: ==

Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T21:46:59Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg]]

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[Image:]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

File:Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.jpg

2012-05-01T21:34:32Z

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== Summary ==

== Copyright status: ==

== Source: ==

Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T21:31:37Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[Image:]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

File:Examine the cassette for biological contamination.jpg

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Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T21:29:32Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

[[File:Storage Container Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

|}
'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

[[File:Container label Document information recorded on the container.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

[[File:Record information found on the cassette case label.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

[[File:Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

|}
# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

[[Image:]]

The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

Documentation:Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge/SECTION D: Audio Digitization/D1: Audio Cassette Tape/D1.2 Condition Assessment

2012-05-01T21:28:50Z

MinghuiYu: /* General Condition Assessment */

==== Condition Assessment Templates -- See Appendices D1.2a and D1.2b ====
These forms were developed as templates that you may use for your condition assessment. There are many ways to conduct a conditions assessment, and this method -- using a paper template -- is simply one of them. You may also want to consider entering the information into database or a spreadsheet.

There are two templates provided, one is the container condition assessment form and one that is a general condition assessment form for the cassette itself. In the instances where a project has no information recorded on the container, you may not wish to use the container condition assessment.

The project manager can edit these templates, as they see fit, to include or remove any fields that are relevant or irrelevant to his or her digitization project.

==== Audio Cassette Container Condition Assessment ====
'''Step 1''': '''Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.'''

[[File:Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style=""
| style="float:left;border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Container #: If the storage container has a unique identifier record it here.

|}
'''Step 2: Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.'''

When examining the container for damage look for:

* Tidelines on the box or warped cardboard indicating that it has come into contact with water.
* Fading that indicates it has been exposed to light and heat.
* Gaps and holes that indicate exposure to particulates.
* Important markings or data recorded on the storage container concerning its contents. Be aware that the media housed in this container might not be the media that was originally housed in it, and any information recorded on the box could be incorrect.
* Ensure the container is constructed of acid-free paper or inert, flame-retardant plastic, protects the tape from contamination, and is in good condition.

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{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Number of Tapes: Number of tapes found in the container. Is there a discrepancy between what should be in the box as indicated by the label and the number of tapes actually in the box? Are the tapes in the box not those indicated by the label? If so, make sure to note it in the label summary for future reference. You may also want to record the tape ID numbers found in the box and/or those that are missing.

Container Type: Indicate the material that the container is made out of.

Is the container well supported?: Is the container effectively supporting the material inside? Is the box single or double ply?

Is the container broken or damaged?: After examining the container using the guidelines provided below, is the container showing signs of damage?

Container Condition Notes: Describe here any damage or include any pertinent information as to the condition of the container that has not been included in the previous fields.

|}

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT:'''

'''If you see biological contamination (evidence of mould or pests) continue immediately to step 5 in the general condition assessment.'''

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'''Step 3: Container label / Document information recorded on the container'''

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{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: If there is a label somewhere on the container that indicates the date that the media inside was recorded, include it here.

Primary Participants: Include any label information on the primary participants in the recording of the container's contents.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label summary: In this field summarize what can be found on the container's label(s).

|}

===== Container Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the container condition assessment.
# Storage Container / Examine the storage container or box in which your cassette collection is stored.
# Container label / Document information recorded on the container.

===== General Condition Assessment =====
<nowiki>These condition assessment steps are meant to align with the provided condition assessment template [SEE SECTION]. However, they also stipulate general condition assessment standards for audio cassette that are applicable no matter what form you decide to use for your condition assessment.</nowiki>

'''Step 1: Record tracking information for the condition assessment. '''

[[File:Record tracking information for the condition assessment.jpg]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digi Tech: Name of the individual who is conducting the condition assessment.

Assessment Date: Date when the condition assessment was carried out.

Project Name: Name of the project or collection the tape is a part of.

Tape ID: <nowiki>Use assigned cassette numbering sequence or existing ID number [as supplied by your project manager].</nowiki>

|}

'''Step 2: Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.'''

1. Check to ensure that the tape is in the correct case. If not, set the case aside and note it in the condition assessment as the correct tape might appear later in the collection.

[[File:Cassette Case Examine the cassette case.gif]]

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Case Type: Indicate the material that the case is made out of. For example, is it a paper sleeve or a plastic case?

Is there hub support?: Indicate if the case provides hub support. Hub support prevents wheels from turning over time and damaging the magnetic tape.

Is the case broken or damaged?: Indicate if the case is damaged in any way such as if it is warped or cracked.

|}
2. If a tape is in a damaged case or without a case, the tape should be rehoused. However, especially if the original case has labeling information on it, make note of this information and retain the case. In addition, you may want to take photocopies or pictures of the labels and attach them to the condition assessment for future reference.[[Image:]]

'''Step 3: Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.'''

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{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Date Recorded: The date the cassette was recorded according to the cassette case label.

Primary Participants: The primary participants involved in the recording of the cassette according to the cassette case label.

Project Information: Include any label information on the recording project of the contents on the box, if there was one.

Label Summary: Summarize what can be found on the cassette case's label(s). Include any inserts found in the case, and how many of these labels and/or inserts there are for future reference. You may also want to include here any information found on the cassette shell.

As previously stated, you may wish to photograph or photocopy any labels and attach them to the condition assessment form.

|}

'''Step 4: Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.'''

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{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Tape Type: The tape type including: Types I, II, III, and IV.

Manufacturer / Model: The cassette manufacturer and/or model according to the cassette shell.

Run Time: The run time of the tape. The most common of which include: C46 (23 min. per side), C60 (30 min. per side), C90 (45 min. per side), and C120 (60 min. per side).

Noise Reduction: Circle whether or not noise reduction was used. The only way to determine if noise reduction was used is to examine the labels and see if anyone documented that noise reduction was enabled at the time of recording. Otherwise, circle "no."

|}
'''Step 5: Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| '''IMPORTANT''':

'''Do NOT smell the media until you have examined it for mould contamination and confirmed that it is not present.'''

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# For mould, examine the inside of the cassette case and the edges of the tape. Mould can be black, brown, or mustard-coloured, and has fuzziness and hair-like growths.
# Look for sightings of the pests, droppings, urine stains, tracks, and gnawing damage.
# If pests or mould is discovered, immediately quarantine the media by sealing it in a plastic bag and set it aside for special processing. View the special processing guide provided with this toolkit for more information.

'''Step 6:''' '''Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Hydrolysis is when the tape absorbs humidity from the air causing the tape to become sticky and shed material when it is played in a cassette player. This humidity can also cause the bond of the base and binder to detach and shed. The binder is what affixes the magnetic particles of the tape to the substrate.

|}
# Open the cassette case and hold it slightly away from your nose.
# Do not breathe in deeply, but instead waft the smell towards your nose by making quick fanning gestures with your hand.
# If the tape has a waxy, dirty socks, or pungent odour hydrolysis has likely occurred. In this case, do not digitize the tape. Make note of it and see special processing guide.

'''Step 7:''' '''Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.'''

# Note signs of liquid contamination including stains, cassette shell discolouration, or a curling label. If you discover liquid contamination, set the tape aside for special processing and refer to the special processing guide.

'''Step 8: Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.'''

# Note any particulates lodged inside the shell including: foreign objects, dust, or other particles. If you discover particulates, view the special processing guide for how to proceed.

'''Step 9: Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.'''

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The shell is the plastic covering of the tape. Check for the following signs of damage:

* Cracked shell
* Cracked or missing cassette window
* Detached, off center, loose, or missing pressure pad.

Make note of the damage and view the special processing guide to determine how to proceed.

'''Step 10: Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation.'''

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| In all of the following cases you will need to set them aside for special processing should you find tape deformation.

|-
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Oxide Flaking: There is a binder/base adhesion failure. Check for tape particulates at the bottom of the cassette case.

Cinching: A section of the tape has wrinkled or folded in on itself "causing buckling and in severe cases can give the appearance of â€˜accordion-like' creases"

Cupping: The tape is curved in a u-shape.

Creases: There are creases in the tape.

Edge damage: The top or bottom edge of the magnetic tape is distorted or damaged. Not very common in cassettes.

Stretching: The tape is stretched either in width and/or length. To check for stretching examine the exposed tape at the bottom of the cassette. Take your index finger and insert the tip of your finger into the right hub of the cassette. Turn the hub counter clockwise and, while winding, continue to check the tape for evidence of stretching.

Breakage: A cut, tear or missing portion of the tape.

Gapping: There is a major tension loss and the tape strands buckle to the point where gaps or â€˜windows' appear in the tape pack.

|}

'''Step 11: Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette.'''

# Return to the first page of the condition assessment. Fill in the grey box at the top of the form.

{| style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="border:0.018cm solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| Digitization: The tape is in good condition and, therefore, ready for digitization.

Set aside for special processing: The tape is significantly damaged or contaminated and further steps need to be taken in order to make this tape ready for digitization. Note the damage in the "Recommendation Notes" field.

Rehousing: The cassette case is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Replace Shell: The cassette shell is damaged and needs to be replaced.

Playback assessment: A playback assessment needs to be conducted to determine whether or not special processing should be done on the tape prior to digitization.

Do not digitize: The tape is too damaged to digitize and special processing is not possible.

Other: Describe any other action you feel needs to be taken here.

|}

===== Condition Assessment Summary =====
# Record tracking information for the condition assessment.
# Cassette Case / Examine the cassette case.
# Cassette Case Label / Record information found on the cassette case label.
# Cassette Specifications / Examine the cassette to determine audio cassette specifications.
# Biological Contamination / Examine the cassette for biological contamination.
# <nowiki>Hydrolysis / Next you should check whether hydrolysis or "sticky shed syndrome" has occurred by smelling the media. [</nowiki>'''Do not smell the media until after you have if mould or pest contamination was detected in step 5].'''
# Liquid Contamination / Examine the tape for signs of liquid contamination.
# Particulate Contamination / Examine the tape for particulates.
# Cassette Shell / Examine the cassette shell for damage.
# Tape Deformation / Examine the cassette for signs of tape deformation including:
## Oxide flaking
## Cinching
## Cupping
## Creases
## Edge Damage
## Stretching
## Breakage
## Gapping or "Windowing"
# Final Recommendations / Based on the condition report, make final recommendations this cassette

'''References'''
<References/>

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