The history of books, reading, and public libraries in Canada can be traced from the first public reading in 1535. Although a university library organized by Jesuits in 1635 was followed by book collections in fur trading posts, government agencies, subscription libraries, and libraries for the professions, the first public libraries did not open…

The aim of this report is to study the feasibility of establishing university library systems, based on cooperation and compatibility, which are capable of utilizing all advances in educational theory and modern technology without sacrificing any relevant features of the traditional library. The application, present problems and cooperative…

The five papers presented at this symposium are: (1) "The Librarian and the Porcupine; Experiences With Cooperation and Technical Services in New York State," by Peter J. Paulson; (2) "Interlibrary Cooperation; The Academic Areas," by D. A. Redmon; (3) "The Role of Urban Libraries in Cooperation," by John Dutton; (4)…

Canada has an especially difficult information problem since an enormous proportion of the publications required by Canadian researchers are produced in foreign countries. The attempt to solve this problem by a numerological or Farmington Plan approach is wrong both in theory and practice. This method emphasizes size and discounts selectivity.…

The Monograph Demonstration Project, an experiment in cooperative library development, was conducted by the Council of Ontario Universities from July, 1973 through April, 1975. Objectives of the project were to establish that an automated, on-line cataloging support system is practical within the Ontario University library community, to provide…

Deliberations of the Five Year Plan Committee in 1970 uncovered a need for a separate study on the organization of public libraries in the greater Vancouver area. The results of such a study, conducted in 1971, are contained in this report. Part I dwells on the details of the rapid growth of the Vancouver area in the hope that those responsible…

Notes developments over the past decade in Canadian library standards for public libraries, university and college libraries, school libraries, special libraries, national libraries, cooperation among libraries, and standardization in educational programs for library personnel. Forty-eight references are provided. (EJS)

A report entitled "Resources of Canadian Academic and Research Libraries," by Robert B. Downs, (ED 019 095) was the subject of conference held in Montreal, in April 1968, sponsored by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries. This document consists of two key…

Discusses the author's report, "The Future of the National Library of Canada," in terms of its scope, intent, and limitations. (CHC)

ALTHOUGH IT EMPHASIZES ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, THIS STUDY ALSO INCLUDES THE NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL LIBRARIES, LARGE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES THAT SERVE CANADIAN SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCH WORKERS. WITH THE DATA OBTAINED FROM A QUESTIONNAIRE ON LIBRARY STATISTICS AND HOLDINGS, VISITS TO THE LIBRARIES, INTERVIEWS WITH LIBRARIANS…

In 1974 a study was made of alternatives for centralized book processing for the South Central Regional Library (SCRL) of Ontario, Canada. The planners first examined the general benefits of centralized processing as to staff, time, space, standardization cost, coordination, and utilization of new technology, and then examined these benefits…

In 1975 a study of the Ontario (Canada) public library system was undertaken in order to develop plans for organizing, financing, and coordinating public libraries in the next ten years. From published reports, interviews, letters, and examination of facilities and available data, information was collected on provincial and county library…

Canada has tried many combinations of school-housed public libraries, and in general, both school and public library authorities agree that the combination has not successfully met the requirements for service of the two distinct institutions, each with its differing roles and goals. This statement on the school-housed public library in Alberta is…

In Ontario, a library network is emerging, made possible by a group of technically innovative specialists at the University of Toronto, and exploited by others in expectation of the common good of their patrons. (Author)

There are a great number of federal libraries in Ottawa which change as frequently as the programs of the departments they serve. The three major libraries are: the Library of Parliament, the National Science Library and the National Library of Canada, with the latter two serving the entire country. This paper was presented at the Special Library…