Copied below, buried in the LAC blog, is a useful update for those of us who’ve been curious about progress since the new LAC website was introduced a year ago. It explains changes that have been made in response to user feedback.
Notable is that about one-third of the visits, through the “Help with your research” page, were for genealogy and family history. Another 25% were for military history, likely also related to searching an individual.
Toward the end of the blog reveals the comments they are working on now:
– What is or isn’t available at LAC, especially in terms of modern records
– How to access obituaries on the LAC website
– How to find some of our smaller databases (like Second World War Service Files – War Dead, 1939 to 1947)
If you have comments on changes to the site that would help with your interest, be it about the user experience or content, be it family history, military or any other, LAC would welcome your feedback at servicesweb-webservices@bac-lac.gc.ca.