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Media Analysis of Early Dissemination of Canadian Child Maltreatment Surveillance Data
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Tonmyr, Lil; Jack, Susan – Child Welfare, 2010
A media strategy was developed to disseminate Canadian child maltreatment surveillance data. Print media were systematically searched and 29 articles reporting on the data were retrieved. Using content analysis, the articles were analyzed to assess informational accuracy and to understand how the media framed the issue of maltreatment. This…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Printed Materials, Content Analysis, Information Dissemination
Subscribing to Databases: How Important Is Depth and Quality of Indexing?
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Delong, Linwood – Acquisitions Librarian, 2007
This paper compares the subject indexing on articles pertaining to Immanuel Kant, agriculture, and aging that are found simultaneously in Humanities Index, Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) and Periodicals Research II (Micromedia ProQuest), in order to show that there are substantial variations in the depth and quality of indexing in these databases.…
Descriptors: Indexes, Databases, Indexing, Humanities
Artists in Canada: A National Resource.
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Beglo, Jo Nordley; Campbell, Cyndie – 2000
"Artists in Canada" is a bilingual union list of documentation files on Canadian artists held by the National Gallery of Canada Library and by 22 libraries and art galleries across the country. More than 42,700 artists are represented in "Artists in Canada," with biographical information, as well as locations for files.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Artists, Biographies, Databases
The British Education Index, International ERIC and CD-ROM: Experience and Impact of New Technological Media.
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Sheffield, P. W. – Education Libraries Journal, 1995
Describes the release of the British Education Index on CD-ROM, summarizing the deliberations leading to the conjunction of the Australian, British, and Canadian education index databases on the International ERIC CD-ROM. Considers the impact of CD-ROM availability on traditional print media and how it may affect the future development of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
Bridge across Saskatchewan: Equal Access to Information for All Residents.
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Brown, F. Barry – Educational and Training Technology International, 1990
Describes telecommunications developments in Saskatchewan that culminated in SCAN, the Saskatchewan Communications Advanced Network. The use of SCAN for equal access to information highlights distance education; community television; cultural information; education services; access to computer databases; the development of a Public Broadcast…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cable Television, Cultural Education, Databases
The Dissemination and Accessibility of Canadian Government Information.
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Morton, Bruce; Zink, Steven D. – Government Publications Review, 1992
Discusses information agencies and issues that affect the dissemination and accessibility of Canadian government information, including the Canada Communication Group, depository libraries, the National Library, bibliographic control of government information, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Statistics Canada,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Databases
Social Constructivist e-Learning: A Case Study
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Barbour, Michael; Rich, Peter – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
In this article, the authors considered the use of the software Knowledge Forum to complete a curriculum-based project with students enrolled in asynchronous, Web-based Advanced Placement courses in Canada and the United States. Knowledge Forum is an online database that promotes written interaction in a social constructivist environment. The…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Databases
Technology in the Public Library: Results from the 1992 PLDS Survey of Technology.
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Fidler, Linda M.; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – Public Libraries, 1994
Discusses and compares the incorporation of technology by larger public libraries in Canada and the United States. Technology mentioned includes online public access catalogs; remote and local online database searching; microcomputers and software for public use; and fax, voice mail, and Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf and Teletype writer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Databases