Just an FYI in case you didn't hear about it on the news.

Appointments to the Positions of National
 Archivist and of National Librarian

 OTTAWA, July 5, 1999 - - Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps
announced today the
 appointments of Ian Wilson to the position of National Archivist of
Canada and Roch Carrier as
 National Librarian of Canada.

 Mr. Carrier will replace the current National Librarian, Marianne
Scott, who has held the position
 since 1984. Internationally renowned author and Officer of the Order of
Canada, Mr. Carrier has
 been active in various cultural organizations such as the Theatre du
Nouveau Monde and the Canada
 Council for the Arts, where he served as president from 1979 to 1981
and as Director from 1994 to
 1997. Mr. Carrier will assume his new position in the fall.

 "In a knowledge society, institutions like the National Archives and
the National Library of Canada
 are an indispensable source of information. They aim at preserving our
collective memory for future
 generations. I am pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Carrier to head
 these two important national institutions," said Minister Copps. "Their
challenge is to lead these
 institutions into the new millennium and make them more accessible to
the Canadian population."

 Mr. Wilson has been the Archivist of Ontario since 1986. He has served
as Adjunct Associate
 Professor, Faculties of Information Studies and Graduate Studies at the
University of Toronto and is
 currently a member of the Ontario Government's Information and
Information Technology
 Management Committee.

 Minister Copps also announced that she has asked Laurier Lapierre to
advise her on the
 establishment of a common Advisory Board to guide the National Archives
of Canada and the
 National Library of Canada into the next millennium. In a report
submitted to the Minister last year,
 John English had made the recommendation to create a common Advisory
Board.

 Minister Copps praised Ms. Scott for her many years of public service.
"Ms. Scott has worked
 tirelessly at the forefront of this national institution. She has
gained an international reputation for the
 work she has done to promote the role that libraries play in our
society," said the Minister. The
 Minister also thanked Lee McDonald for his significant contribution
over the past two years as
 Acting National Archivist.


 Information:
 Catherine Gagnaire
 Communications Assistant
 Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
 (819) 997-7788




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