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  Un site de recherche du lieu historique national du Canada de la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg géré par l'Institut de Louisbourg

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LOUISBOURG INSTITUTE WEBMASTER NEWSLETTER

2009, Issue 1

Latest News: Period October 23, 2007 - January 18, 2009

WEB UPDATES

NEW PUBLICATIONS

• During this period, the following key historical fortress reports were proofed from OCR copies, and published in searchable html format to http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search/ :

  • Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Men's Costume - H F 16A E

  • Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Women's Costume - H F 16 E

  • Monique La Grenade, Le Costume Civil A Louisbourg: Le Costume Feminin - H F 16

  • Monique La Grenade, Civil Costume at Louisbourg: Children's Costume - H F 16 B E

  • Monique La Grenade, Le Costume Civil A Louisbourg: Le Costume Des Enfants - H F 16 B

SCANNING PROJECT

•  Later this year the web master will undertake a new round of scanning of the reports from the Louisbourg archives. Later these reports undergo OCR, editing, and publication to http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search . If anyone has a particular report in mind, please send a note to krausehouse@krausehouse.ca

SPECIFIC WEB SITE WORK

• During this period, the home page was re-worked and several new sub-webs were added. In all cases, content is being requested.
   

  • English Home Page - Suggestions required

  • French Home Page - Suggestions required

  • Louisbourg Blog - Content required

  • Louisbourg 2013 - Content required for the celebration of 1713

  • Louisbourg Institute Podcast Site - Mp3, MP4 or WMV  files required

ON-GOING WORK

• Ensured the regular maintenance and upkeep of the Website to keep a smooth-running and efficient operation. This involved, in particular, the regular checking of linkages and search engines to ensure they are up and running

• General on-going projects (e.g. Louisbourg jobs database) and upgrading (e.g. webpublisher) of the Website, removal of outdated or unfinished sites, addition of new materials provided by various heritage societies and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

• Available for general review of the design of the site with the Fortress committee and implementation of recommendations - to increase accessibility

• General maintenance of and updates to: http://www.fortressoflouisbourg.ca/