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Shirinian, George; Nicholls, Paul – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Circulation for CD-ROMs rose from 56 per month in 1993 to 493 per month in 1996 at the City of York Public Library in Toronto, Canada. Discusses the need for technical expertise; quantity and quality of CD-ROMs; assessing the costs; product durability, damage, and losses; and legal issues under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Lists the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legal Responsibility, Library Circulation, Library Materials
Download full textDraper, L. A. – 1972
The idea of the transit of academic materials among Ontario's fourteen provincially-supported universities was conceived of and then operated since 1967 by the Ontario Council of University Libraries. Contained herein are the four annual reports of the Interuniversity Transit System (IUTS) when it was a part of York University. The system is to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedNicholls, Paul – CD-ROM Professional, 1994
Discussion of library CD-ROM collections highlights the circulating CD-ROM collection at the Jane-Dundas branch of the City of York Public Library (Ontario). Topics addressed include titles in the collection; circulation policies, including copyright protection; CD-ROM selection; cataloging; and lending predictions for future CD-ROM libraries.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Simmons, Peter – 1971
At the Library of the University of British Columbia, computers are used for a variety of tasks, including the control of book and serial acquisitions. The computer-produced circulation records have been employed to study the use of library materials at U.B.C. in three distinct areas. There have been studies of use in relation to loan policy,…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHaycock, Ken – Emergency Librarian, 1991
Discusses evaluation of the teacher-librarian and describes nine areas of competence deemed necessary by the Canadian School Library Association (CSLA): (1) administration; (2) selection of learning resources; (3) acquisition, organization, and circulation of resources; (4) guidance; (5) design and production of resources; (6) information…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedLighthall, Lynne – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Reports results of a 1989 survey of vendors who supply microcomputer-based modular and integrated systems to Canadian school libraries for automation of six basic library functions: acquisitions, cataloging, online public access catalogs, circulation, serials management, and media management. System installations by region, vendor, and type of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Integrated Library Systems
Peer reviewedCurry, Ann – Library & Information Science Research, 1994
Examines questions of censorship based on a study of the novel "American Psycho" and a survey of Canadian public libraries that investigated selection policies and the circulation of controversial titles. Highlights include previous research, Canadian laws regarding freedom of information, role of the chief librarian, and the role of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Censorship, Fiction, Foreign Countries
