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Peer reviewedSager, Don – Public Libraries, 2000
These articles describe the Sister Libraries program, part of the White House Millennium project, sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association to build relationships with libraries in other cultures. Discusses projects with public and school libraries and library development in…
Descriptors: Consortia, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs
Peer reviewedCarey, Robert F.; McKechnie, Lynne – Public Libraries, 1998
Compares users of a traditional human-mediated checkout system with users of a self-service system in a Canadian public library to determine if and why patrons will use self-service if given the option, and how library staff might play a role in the successful implementation of self-service checkout. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Library Circulation, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedSpence, Alex – Public Libraries, 1999
Examines the catalogs of 19 urban public library systems, 10 American and nine Canadian, to determine the extent of their holdings of 99 gay-related fiction titles in English for young adults. Data are tabulated by title, and a list of the titles surveyed is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Comparative Analysis, Fiction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDilevko, Juris; Mason, Moya – Public Libraries, 2000
Examines whether library reference staff are cognizant of newspapers as a potential source of reference information, and explores what happens when library staff members make referrals--often a sign that they do not know the answer to the question themselves. Discusses results of a recent study of public libraries in Canada which revealed that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Services, Information Sources, Librarians
Peer reviewedFidler, 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
Peer reviewedRayner, Helen – Public Libraries, 1997
Circulation of individual titles held by Wellington Public Library (New Zealand) were compared before and after television dramatizations of the works had been aired; the objective was to establish whether readers' choice of title was influenced by television. Results showed no statistically significant increase, indicating that television…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Foreign Countries, Library Materials, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedKaatrude, Peter B. – Public Libraries, 1992
Examines certification and licensing of librarians in the United States and Canada from the perspective of differences between the two concepts and through historical analysis of applications of each. A contextual framework for studying applications of these concepts to other professions is provided. (nine references) (MES)
Descriptors: Certification, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Associations
