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Canada's National Library
198117 min 12 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: John Ralph
Production: Dennis SawyerBarrie Howells
Script: Strowan Robertson
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the National Library of Canada.
A cinematic tour of Canada's National Library shows that this huge structure in the centre of Ottawa is more than a repository for books. The history of Canada is housed here, preserved in old letters, periodicals, music, and books of every description. A highlight of the film is a look at the fully automated reference service, which can respond in minutes to the steady flow of inquiries the Library receives from the public.
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Subject categories
- History - Canada > Books and Libraries
- Media and Communication > Libraries and Archives
Credits
- director
- John Ralph
- producer
- Dennis Sawyer
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- script
- Strowan Robertson
- cinematography
- Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
- narrator
- Bronwyn Drainie
- music
- Art Phillips