Are any records available on-line?
The records at the BC Archives are in many forms including maps, microfilm, photographs, film and audio tapes as well as paper documents. There are millions of paper documents in the legal custody of the BC Archives, many of which are handwritten. Due to great public interest in photographs, the BC Archives has decided to scan and describe only these records on an item level basis. To date, over 75,000 scanned photographs can be viewed on-line through the visual records database. See the Visual Records page and the BC Archives Search Gateway to look for these records. In order to promote remote accessibility, the BC Archives has made it a priority to make the indexes, catalogues and finding aids available on-line. The conversion of these access tools to an electronic format has been a lengthy process and is an ongoing project. Converting the vast amount of records, in their myriad forms, into an electronic format for viewing on-line would be an enormous and expensive project.
The records at the BC Archives are in many forms including maps, microfilm, photographs, film and audio tapes as well as paper documents. There are millions of paper documents in the legal custody of the BC Archives, many of which are handwritten. Due to great public interest in photographs, the BC Archives has decided to scan and describe only these records on an item level basis. To date, over 75,000 scanned photographs can be viewed on-line through the visual records database. See the Visual Records page and the BC Archives Search Gateway to look for these records. In order to promote remote accessibility, the BC Archives has made it a priority to make the indexes, catalogues and finding aids available on-line. The conversion of these access tools to an electronic format has been a lengthy process and is an ongoing project. Converting the vast amount of records, in their myriad forms, into an electronic format for viewing on-line would be an enormous and expensive project. Instead,
