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| Canadian Library Journal | 7 |
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| Chin, Warrick H. | 1 |
| Defoe, Deborah | 1 |
| Doyle, Janet | 1 |
| Francis, Derek | 1 |
| Piternick, Anne B. | 1 |
| Scott, Susan | 1 |
| Symonds, Terry | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
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| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFrancis, Derek – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
A trustee of a Canadian public library discusses issues that must be addressed by the library board when the library staff forms a union. Suggestions are provided to aid in dealing with a union. (CHC)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Labor Problems
Peer reviewedDoyle, Janet; Symonds, Terry – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Describes a children's library outreach project employing neighborhood youth which is funded by grants from the Summer Canada Student Employment Program. Grant application procedures, budget preparation and justification, job performance expectations, finances, content of the "Read to Lead" program, and project evaluation are noted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries, Library Personnel
Peer reviewedCanadian Library Journal, 1985
Step-by-step description of the community analysis and survey project undertaken by Grande Prairie Public Library (Alberta, Canada) includes discussion of use of American Library Association's "Planning Process for Public Libraries" as a guideline for designing staff, citizen, and user surveys. Statement of revenue and expenses (1982) is…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Surveys, Foreign Countries, Library Administration
Peer reviewedPiternick, Anne B. – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
Discusses scale and character of changes brought about in interlibrary loan borrowing procedures through use of online searching and electronic messaging. Specific changes in University of British Columbia library and a survey of other Canadian university and public libraries (character of work, job classification, work assignments) are reported.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedDefoe, Deborah – Canadian Library Journal, 1991
Describes the development of a consumer health information service, InfoHealth, which is operated by the Kingston Public Library (Ontario). Cooperative planning between public, academic, and hospital libraries and community health organizations is described; acquisition of materials is explained; and staffing and promotion of the service are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Health Services, Cooperative Planning, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBuller, 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
Peer reviewedChin, Warrick H.; Scott, Susan – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Discussion of resistance to technological changes in libraries focuses on a study conducted at Algoma University College (Canada) to determine library users' reactions to the online catalog. The coexistence of traditional card catalogs and online catalogs is discussed, and the importance of the role public service staff play is emphasized. (nine…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Change Strategies, Foreign Countries
