Publications Centre

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Publications Centre To provide a single,
secure portal of interactive access to all
government publications to improve citizen
service. www.publications.gov.sk.ca Saskatchew
an Libraries Association May 6, 2006 -
Regina
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Issues

• Disorganized publications across dozens of
  government websites
• Partial participation until March 2005
• Non-differentiation between municipal, provincial
  and federal government information
• Many agencies do not have online sales
  capabilities
• Identifying and organizing publications
• Resources

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Other Jurisdictions

• British Columbia
• all publications except legislation
• Alberta
• centralized list (not catalogue) and not all
  ministries comply
• Manitoba
• no centralized publications site
• Government of Canada
• many centralized publications sites and on-line
  purchase available but difficult to use

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Saskatchewan

• Partnership of Queens Printer/SPM/ITO
• QP manages
• Participation
• On-line administration website
• Collection and disbursement of funds to
  participating agencies
• Payment Gateway
• Server
• SPM manages
• Government Telephone Directory Service (GTDS)
• The housing of host server and Freelaw server
• ITO manages
• Thesaurus
• Search

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• Agencies can securely sell publications online
• Credit Card numbers are not stored
• Client information accessible by authorized users
  only
• 128 bit SSL Certificate issued by Entrust
• QP retains 20 of collected revenues to offset
  costs of credit card transaction fees, training
  costs and site maintenance costs

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Benefits

• Convenience and Accessibility
• Cost of Development
• Cost to Participate
• Administrative control
• Flexibility
• Highlighting the profile of participating
  Saskatchewan agencies
• Connecting related information

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Government of Saskatchewan Participants

• Cataloguing Completed All public forms (eforms
  project), Queens Printer, SPP, Finance, CYR,
  SaskTel, SFSC, Highways, SLAC, SaskEnergy, FNMR,
  Sask Archives, PLEA, PSC, ITO, ISC, Sask
  Watershed Authority, SaskPower, CIC, Environment,
  STC, Law Reform Commission
• Cataloguing I R, Ag Food, CPRC, Justice,
  SGI, Government Relations, Health, Labour,
  Learning, CPS, Sask Tourism, SHRC, Northern
  Affairs, DCRE
• Presentations U of S, Legislative Library, Sask
  Workers Comp, AIAC, Legislative Assembly,
  Provincial Library, Executive Council, SIAST
• Contacts established Sask Research Council,
  SKLESI, SaskWater

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Next Steps

• Continue to recruit and train currently have 38
  participating agencies with more in progress
• Encourage non-duplication of web publications
• Additional functionality
• include bylaws (municipal, associations,
  universities)
• expand publications divisions on site
• include more related agencies
• online submittable forms

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www.publications.gov.sk.ca

• Marilyn Lustig-McEwen
• 787-9345
• Shelley Fiesel
• 787-8223