One common modality of transnational higher education partnerships is programme articulations. These agreements typically include 1 + 3 or 2 + 2 or 3 + 2 arrangements, whereby students study in their home institution first, and then transfer to complete their degree studies in a partner host institution. In this type of programme articulation…

This study aims to understand how preservice programs prepare future teachers to use ICT to develop students' information literacy skills. A survey was conducted from January 2014 through May 2014 with 413 future teachers in four French Canadian universities. In the spring of 2015, qualitative data were also collected from 48 students in their…

The objective of this qualitative study was to identify and explain challenges encountered by academic librarians when trying to incorporate evidence into their practice. The findings resulted in the identification of five main determinants that act as either obstacles or enablers of evidence use. The identification of these determinants provide…

The present study investigated the processes information professionals, working in a business environment, follow to meet business clients' information needs and particularly their involvement in information synthesis and analysis practices. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data was collected via a survey of 98 information…

Although information has become increasingly prevalent in young people's lives, minimal research has addressed children's attitudes to the word itself. This paper scrutinizes questionnaire-based data to explore how 45 eight- to ten-year-old Canadians understood the term. "Information" was often considered to be material that met a need,…

Modern academic libraries have a great number of information resources available online in the form of electronic catalogs, books, journals, and subject subscription databases. To determine whether users can easily retrieve the information they are seeking, academic librarians conduct usability testing of their libraries' Web sites. There has been…

The Algonquin College project publishes a quarterly serial, "Local Information Sources/Repertoire de documents regionaux," which lists resource centers, research in progress, maps, reports, government publications, brochures, films, etc. for the Ottawa area. A need exists for a coordinated series of similar bibliographies in other…

Encourages Canadian librarians to be in the forefront of technological change to ensure that libraries continue to serve the information needs of the people. It is noted that the information process represents power, and librarians are among those best situated to effect its wise and beneficial use. (RAA)

SIRC began developing its sport library by building a basic periodical subscription list, indexing the publications, and publishing an index, Sports Articles. The center now has a computerized information storage and retrieval system with more than 20,000 citations including books and articles, and provides a variety of services. (MBR)

Presents results from a study examining approaches developed by seven governments to foster competitive intelligence practice in SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and compares them with the approach taken by the government of Quebec. Suggests a need for a better understanding of information needs and uses in SMEs. (Contains 22 references.)…

Public awareness of services provided by the Centre for Leisure Studies in Nova Scotia is necessary if the Centre is to have any impact during this age of increasing leisure activity. The Centre's goals and activities to achieve this end are discussed. (MBR)

The Technical Unit for Recreational Facilities of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation counsels practitioners, sports governing bodies, educational institutions, and the private sector on the planning, design, and construction of recreational facilities. Its operations and publications are noted and access to its document collection is…

The Canadian Council on Urban and Regional Research has as one of its objects "to assist all efforts throughout Canada to gather, analyse, co-ordinate and distribute available knowledge." In this report the Council makes available the outline of an information exchange service that would deliver the whole range of pertinent urban…

Argues for the usefulness of the cumulative student record as a planning source providing a wide range of data on students and discusses the problems of collecting such data, including the problems related to recent legislation in the human rights field and to changes in education acts and regulations. (Author/IRT)

Discussion of the global flow of information focuses on the ownership of U.S. information companies by foreign interests. Reasons for this trend are examined, including lack of a national information policy, the debate over free information, short-term profits versus long-term growth, federal legislation, investment opportunities, and the demand…