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| Date | NRC-CISTI Event | Canadian/World Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | National Research Council (NRC) of Canada founded | In Ottawa, Canada's original Parliament building burns down |
| 1924 | Founding of the NRC Library | The Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) is formed |
| 1928 | First NRC chief librarian appointed – Margaret Gill | First ever east-west transatlantic flight, ending is Canada, takes place |
| 1929 | Publication of the first periodical by NRC Research Press | Over a series of days, the New York Stock Market crashes – marking the beginning of the Depression |
| 1947 | The Technical Information Service is transferred to the NRC from the Department of Reconstruction | Two reactors go online at Chalk River, Ontario |
| 1957 | The NRC Library unofficially takes on the role of national science library as the Collection reaches 350,000 volumes | AVRO Arrow unveiled to media |
| 1960 | The Collection grows to 450,000 a year after being officially recognized as the National Science Library of Canada (NSL) | First First Ministers conference held |
| 1966 | NSL recognized as national library of health sciences for Canada | CBC & CTV begin broadcasting in colour |
| 1967 | The Collection reaches 725,000 volumes | Canada celebrates centennial year |
| 1969 | NRC receives mandate for Cabinet to develop a national scientific and technical information system | National Arts Centre opens in Ottawa |
| 1974 | Unification of NSL and Technical Information Service – NRC-CISTI is born | Bora Laskin becomes Chief Justice of Canada |
| 1983 | NRC-CISTI generated more than 200,000 copies and loans of documents – more than any other information centre in North America | Jeanne Sauvé becomes Canada's first female Governor General |
| 1984 | NRC-CISTI budget now part of NRC's general envelope | Marc Garneau becomes first Canadian in space |
| 1987 | Dr. Douglas Dewar, reference librarian at NRC-CISTI, plays a role in identifying toxin found in PEI mussels, helping to save lives | Québec becomes first city in North America to be named a UNESCO World Heritage SITE |
| 1994 | Through IntelliDoc, NRC-CISTI's document supply service is computerized from end-to-end | NAFTA goes into force |
| 1997 | NRC-CISTI launches its Virtual Library for NRC Research Institutes | NRC-CISTI's national network of branch libraries become NRC Information Centres | The Confederation Bridge opens |
| 1999 | NRC-CISTI's inventory exceeds 8 million and receives more than 3,500 requests daily | Nunavut becomes Canada's newest territory | Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates 50 years in Confederation |
| 2008 | Discover is launched | Groundbreaking Places and Spaces exhibit comes to NRC-CISTI | XXIX Olympic Games held in Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Related CISTI News issue:
From Books to Bytes: Pioneers of the Information Highway – Volume 16, Number 5, June 1999
