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Tomiuk, Dorothy – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Describes how information skills of librarians can be applied to non-library positions. (CLB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Emerging Occupations, Information Services, Librarians
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Moore, Terence – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
A clerk in the procedural service of Canada's House of Commons describes functions of the service, his duties in the procedure and reference section, and the applicability of his training in library science to these duties. Library school students are advised to look for wider applications of their skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Emerging Occupations, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Legislators
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Nash, Mary M.; Pereira, M. Janice – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Traces the development of Telidon, a videotex communications system, highlighting Telidon trials and citing library applications and projects being developed by various Canadian libraries. Four references are cited and additional readings are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Display Systems, Electronic Equipment, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
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Curley, Elizabeth McDonald – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Describes the databases available to Canadian libraries through the Canadian Selective Dissemination of Information (CAN/SDI) Program: Library of Congress/MARC tapes, ERIC, Social Science Citation Index, and Psychological Abstracts. The CAN/SDI program is useful for the school librarian and teacher in the special profiles and online retrospective…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Librarians, Library Networks
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Montgomery, Margot – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Reviews the Guidelines for the Education of Library Technicians approved by the Canadian Library Association Council in November 1981. The background and formulation of the guidelines, the functions addressed by the guidelines, the role of the library technician in the library environment, and career advancement for library technicians are…
Descriptors: Committees, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Job Skills
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Duchesne, Roddy; Giesbrecht, Walter W. – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
Discusses CD-ROM with an emphasis on aspects that librarians need to know. The topics covered include the technology; installations and cost; advantages and disadvantages for libraries; products of interest to librarians; and selection issues. Other optical storage media are described and sources for further information are provided. (37…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
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Buller, Nell L. – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Provides a brief survey of libraries and library services in Portugal. Topics discussed include background information on Portugal's political, economic, educational, and library history; a summary of current library services in different types of libraries; and observations on the future development of these services. (five references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Economic Factors, Educational Environment