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2003 November Report of the Auditor General of Canada
November 2003 Report—Chapter 6
Exhibit 6.5—Strengths and deficiencies of information available on the nature and condition of federal tangible cultural heritage
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Built heritage |
Archival heritage |
Published heritage |
Movable heritage |
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Strengths |
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Databases of national historic sites and federal heritage buildings |
Inventory of archival records in the custody of the National Archives of Canada |
Inventory of published documents |
Some departments have inventories of their collections or artifacts. |
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Deficiencies |
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Incomplete knowledge of the condition of national historic sites and federal heritage buildings managed by the Parks Canada Agency Little knowledge of the condition of 743 national historic sites and 841 federal heritage buildings No inventory of archaeological resources located on federal lands |
Partial knowledge of the condition of archival records in the custody of the National Archives of Canada Little knowledge of the nature and condition of archival records in the custody of federal government departments and agencies |
Partial knowledge of the condition of publications of the National Library of Canada |
No consolidated inventory describing the nature and the condition of collections and artefacts |