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Parliamentary Committee Meeting permalinks

On the Parliament of Canada website parl.gc.ca links to committee meetings are usually given using document IDs.  The problem is that if the meeting is amended (which happens often), they are creating a new document ID, and the previous document ID doesn't redirect to the new one.  Which means a link to a meeting that worked one day may break the next day, with no explanation.  (This is an incorrect implementation; I don't know whether it is a CMS issue, or why the links and document IDs are being managed in this way.)

So here's how a link is typically provided

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1&DocId=8451116

But it appears there is actually a permanent linking system in the background, it's just not used.  It's of format

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Pub=CommitteeMeetingNotice&Acronym=[4 letter committee acronym]&Mee=[meeting number]&Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=[Parliament number]&Ses=[Parliamentary session number]

e.g. for the above document ID 8451116 URL, the equivalent would be

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Pub=CommitteeMeetingNotice&Acronym=ERRE&Mee=34&Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1

That is to say, meeting number 34 of the ERRE Special Committee on Electoral Reform, during the 42nd Parliament, session 1.

Crossposted from my Paper Vote Canada blog.

job - User Experience Specialist at NRC KM

NRC Knowledge Management
Ottawa, Ontario

Classification: LS-4

This is a 2 year term position from the date of reporting.

Your Challenge

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Significant experience with web-based library technologies such as integrated library systems, proxy servers, browser plugins, federated searching, link resolvers, federated or meta- search tools;

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Bilingual imperative: CCC/CCC

Closing date: January 21, 2013

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ASIST and upcoming Information Architecture conf in Montreal

IA Summit 2005—Crossing Boundaries

When:	March 4-7, 2005
Where:	Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Montréal, Québec, Canada

presented by the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS / ASIS&T)

Christina's LIS Rant has blogged up a storm from the recent ASIS&T Annual Meeting.

They even had a group blog, ASIST K-Blog Panel, to plan in advance for one area.