“But will there come a time when there really are bookless libraries? And is a digital Canadian library feasible? Trying to answer these questions is a bit like looking into a crystal ball or asking a Magic 8 Ball. Google’s effort to digitize the world’s knowledge with Google Books is very ambitious, but has been tied up with copyright issues. The Digital Public Library of America has some pretty big supporters examining the possibility of creating a digitized library for the United States, while Europeana, backed by the European Commission, provides a portal to 15 million digital works from institutions in many EU member states. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Digital Library is attempting to provide access to the greatest documentary treasures of the world’s cultures. These, and other groups working on non-commercial digitization projects, are really still in their early stages.”
From Keith Walker’s article on The Mark, “Advancements in technology make it increasingly possible for us to establish a digital Canadian library