News and Views Issue 3: Spring 2000
Civil Justice Clearinghouse Projects
The development of a Civil Justice Clearinghouse is a priority for the Forum, and while we continue to broaden the links on our website and to expand our database of published civil justice materials, our focus now is to bring in unpublished or not widely available materials. To achieve this last goal, Diana Lowe has begun meeting with key contacts in four jurisdictions: the federal jurisdiction, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia. The interest and commitment to the Clearinghouse has been great, and we are beginning to receive materials which we will be incorporating full-text into the Clearinghouse. At the same time, we are developing our collections policy, refining our subject headings and seeking funding to allow us to pursue parallel projects with key contacts in each province and territory in the country.