I am writing to say how pleased I am that SHA and Parks Canada have made 
so many key publications available freely on the web. I have most of 
them already and count them amongst my most precious library 
possessions. However, I can now point people to the website without 
threatening them with a painful and slow death if they get a coffee 
stain on my PC volumes. This is to be especially valued as in the UK at 
least many universities are dropping hard subscriptions meaning that 
those outside academia have to travel to  London etc to use the still 
free (for now anyway) British Library or pay up to  US$40 an article a- 
a lot of money for archaeologists.

paul courtney
Leicester
UK