Discusses "Resource Services for Canadian Schools," a book written by librarians and educators to serve as a standard for providing learning materials. It advocates the integration of school library and audio-visual services into learning resource centers and outlines the responsibilities of these centers. (JAB)

Deliberations of the Five Year Plan Committee in 1970 uncovered a need for a separate study on the organization of public libraries in the greater Vancouver area. The results of such a study, conducted in 1971, are contained in this report. Part I dwells on the details of the rapid growth of the Vancouver area in the hope that those responsible…

The survey is the first comprehensive study of the library and audio-visual services in the schools of Prince Edward Island (PEI). The survey does not include any of the one or two-room schools as they do not have libraries (45% of the schools are one or two-room). The survey considers only the quantitative aspects of library collections and makes…

Describes the criteria and methods used in the review and selection of both print and nonprint materials for inclusion in a public school system resource center in British Columbia. (JVP)

Survey analysis of Canadian public, regional, and elementary school library juvenile title holdings. (KP)

Describes elementary school classroom trade book collections in the Prince Edward Island (Canada) school district, and explores the relationship between the collections and school library resource center program. The report is based on a survey of 46 classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and principals. Three models of classroom collections are…

A microcomputer and hard disk were used to set up an automated card catalog in an Edmonton (Alberta) elementary school learning resource center to determine if a computerized card catalog would help elementary students to access learning resource materials, thereby enhancing their learning. Instead of using a traditional card catalog, students…

Provides a model for measuring the influence of book quantity and quality, personnel, organization, physical facilities, and user characteristics on loans by 700 Quebec primary and secondary school libraries in 1978-79. Links library output (loans) to inputs (personnel, books) in a production function framework. Includes policy recommendation for…

Includes 15 articles that relate to Canadian children's literature, including the power of literature; using Canadian literature in Canada; the principal's role in promoting literacy; Canadian Children's Book Centre; the National Library of Canada's children's literature collection; book promotion; selection guide; publisher's perspective; and…

The Canadian School Library Association has compiled a listing of materials produced in Canada that are particularly relevant to young Canadians from kindergarten to grade 12 with emphasis on materials not likely to be widely reviewed. Subjects covered include art, language and literature, natural history, religion, and technology; however basic…

Reports results of survey of materials challenged in Manitoba's school and public libraries conducted between September 1982 and August 1984 to identify who challenged what, why, and the results. Findings from similar surveys in Alberta, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are also reported. Materials challenged are listed, noting complaint, complainant, and…

Findings of this self-evaluative study of secondary school teachers indicate that they are frequent school library users, coming primarily to acquire learning materials and to consult with the teacher-librarian. They do not, however, use the library as an alternative teaching space or use the teacher-librarian as a team teacher. Furthermore, the…

A secondary school librarian uses her experience to compare Canadian and Australian secondary school libraries in terms of educational philosophy, library role, staffing, budgets, resources, and library organization. (CLB)

Describes the various digital collections and some of the challenges faced by the early digital project initiatives of the Saskatchewan school, special, public, and academic libraries. An appendix lists the digital projects by theme (history, news, sports, culture, first nations and metis, and literature). (AEF)