When Librarians Hit the Books: Uses of and Attitudes Toward E-Books     

Katherine Hanz  Dawn McKinnon 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2018,44(1):1-14

Librarians offer a unique perspective on e-books: on one hand they collect these resources and train users as part of their jobs, while on the other hand, they may be users of e-books themselves. With recent increases in research expectations for Canadian academic librarians, this study aimed to discover: when librarians do research, do they use e-books and how often are they using them? This study examines the results of a survey of 392 academic librarians from across Canada. The survey generated data on librarians' use of, and attitudes towards, e-books. While a number of studies examine the use and opinions of e-books among other user groups, this study examines how librarians search for or use e-books differently than other user groups. Results will help librarians to improve their liaison work and make more informed collection development decisions at their own institutions.  相似文献   

Canada and the Pan-American Games     

Russell Field 《国际体育史杂志》2016,33(1-2):217-238

Abstract

Canadians have been involved in every edition of the Pan-American Games since they were inaugurated in Buenos Aires in 1951. That participation has provided thousands of Canadian athletes, coaches, and officials memorable international experiences. But the focus of Canadian involvement with the Pan-Ams has been the staging of games as a strategy for city building, city branding, and infrastructural investment. This paper examines the Pan-American Games of Winnipeg in 1967 and 1999 and Toronto 2015 as exemplars of that strategy. It argues that with the successes of those games, major games hosting has become virtually an article of faith of Canadian sport policy.  相似文献   

Growth of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging in Canada     

Karen Jensen 《Cataloging & classification quarterly》2020,58(3-4):303-316

Abstract

Canadian participation in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging began in 1998 when Memorial University of Newfoundland joined NACO to counter the lack of locally relevant authority data. Different circumstances operated for each of the early adopters. McGill University joined SACO first, in 1999, and NACO only in 2009. Concordia University joined NACO in 2011. Other libraries joined forces through the Canada Funnel, established in 2005. Since 2015, the number of independent members has grown, and more Canadians have begun participating in the governance and working groups of the PCC. This coincides with increased interest in internationalization within the PCC itself.  相似文献   

“This is the Whiteman’s Law”: Aboriginal resistance,bureaucratic change and the Census of Canada, 1830–2006     

Brian Edward Hubner 《Archival Science》2007,7(3):195-206

Census information of some form has been collected in Canada since the 1611 census of New France. Aboriginal people, identified or not, have been included in these enumerations. The collection of this information has had a profound impact on Aboriginal people and has been an element that has shaped their relationship with the dominant society. In response, Canadian Aboriginal people have often resisted and refused to co-operate with census takers and their masters. This article is an examination of this phenomenon focused on the censuses conducted in the post-Confederation period to the present. A census is made to collect information on populations and individuals that can then be used to configure and shape social and political relations between those being enumerated and the creators of the census. However, the human objects of the census are not just passive integers and they have resisted its creation in a number of ways, including being “missing” when the census is taken, refusing to answer the questions posed by enumerators or even driving them off Aboriginal territory. A census identifies elements of the social order and attempts to set them in their “proper” place and those who do not wish to be part of that order may refuse to take part. Archivists and historians must understand that the knowledge gained in a census is bound with the conditions of own creation. This has been noted by contemporary Aboriginal researchers who often state that the archival record of their people often distorts history and reflects the ideas and superficial observations of their Euro-Canadian creators. Changes to the Census of Canada since 1981, have increased the participation rate and therefore changed the nature of the record.

Brian Edward HubnerEmail:

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Brian Edward Hubner   is currently Acquisition and Access Archivist at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. He was previously employed at the Archives of Manitoba, in Government Records; Queen’s University Archives, Kingston; and at the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa. He has a Master of Arts (History, in Archival Studies) from the University of Manitoba, and a Master of Arts (History), from the University of Saskatchewan. The 2nd edition of Brian’s co-authored book on the history of the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan and Alberta is being published in 2007. He has published articles and delivered conference papers on Canadian Aboriginal peoples including “Horse Stealing and the Borderline: The N.W.M.P. and the Control of Indian Movement, 1874-1900.” His current research interest focuses on relationship between Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian archives. Brian is married and has two children.  相似文献   

基于加拿大体育素养PLAY测评体系对山东省体育中考测试的启示     

刘豪杰  代刚 《体育科技文献通报》2022,(1)

面对新时期体育中考的新变化,体育中考测评成为关键,为此本研究通过综合运用文献资料法、比较分析法等研究方法,对加拿大体育素养测评PLAY系列中的PLAYFUN、PLAYCOACH测评内容和山东省体育中考测评内容进行系统分析,从而为推动我国体育中考测评的科学发展提供参考。研究结果表明:(1)包含能力、信念和理解力评判三个层面的PLAYFUN体育素养测评与包含认知领域、环境、一般运动能力、平衡能力、力量控制能力、移动能力、整体状态七个维度的PLAYCOACH体育素养测评对于推动我国的体育中考测评发展有着重要的参考价值;(2)不断提升对体育素养的认识;在中考中考虑增加体育素养的评价内容;在中考中考虑增大过程性评价的比例;建设可开展体育素养教学的教师队伍;培养学生的体育锻炼意识;优化结果性评价的计分方式是加拿大体育素养测评PLAY系列对于山东省体育中考测评发展的重要启示。  相似文献   

“I’m a Library Hugger!”: Public Libraries as Valued Community Assets     

Tami Oliphant 《Public Library Quarterly》2014,33(4):348-361

Public library value is often ascertained by outlining the economic, social, and cultural benefits public libraries generate for the greater community. While researchers have focused on the concepts of social capital, civic engagement, and the role of libraries in promoting democracy, fewer studies have explored the public’s perceptions of libraries in an effort to determine library value. Furthermore, library nonusers are rarely included in these studies. In Alberta, Canada, 1,201 Albertans from across the province, including both urban and rural areas, were asked a series of questions about their perceptions of public libraries and library use. Findings reveal characteristics of library users and nonusers, what services and resources are used most often at public libraries, what value the public places on public libraries, and the role that libraries play in supporting communities.  相似文献   

Assessing Use and User Needs for Content Management Systems in the Canadian Federal Public Sector     

Carissa Buckley 《International Information and Library Review》2017,49(3):218-224

Canadian public sector organizations require users to make use of content management systems. Symptoms of low adoption include misuse and inefficient workarounds. This research project, through the use of a survey, investigates perspectives of end users in the Canadian public sector; it focuses on assessing users' needs and incorporating their feedback. A goal for this research was to explore and interpret the challenges related to needs assessment in content management projects.  相似文献   

Building Research Competencies in Canadian Academic Libraries: The CARL Librarians' Research Institute     

Vicki Whitmell 《International Information and Library Review》2017,49(3):230-236

This article overviews work by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) to build the workforce competencies and capacity of academic librarians in respect of librarian research skills. CARL's Librarians' Research Institute (LRI) is reviewed and evaluated as a case study example of strategic and collaborative workforce capacity building. The CARL LRI offers a model for possible replication by others seeking to build workforce competencies and capacity through collaborative action.  相似文献   

The Canadian Linked Data Initiative: Charting a Path to a Linked Data Future     

Marlene van Ballegooie  Juliya Borie  Andrew Senior 《期刊图书馆员》2017,72(1-4):207-213

ABSTRACT

This article is a preliminary report on the work of the Canadian Linked Data Initiative (CLDI), a collaboration between five of Canada’s largest research libraries, Library and Archives Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, and Canadiana.org. Although still in its nascent stage, participating institutions are working together to advance the technical services divisions of our libraries in the area of linked data. Project working groups are making progress in five main areas: grant funding, digital collections, education and training, legacy metadata enhancement, and in the evaluation and adaptation of Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative tools. By working across geographic and institutional boundaries, the CLDI aims to chart a path to a new age of technical services, one based on the foundation of Linked Open Data.  相似文献   

理性的“诱惑”：加拿大大学学术治理的变革与启示     

余利川  段鑫星 《复旦教育论坛》2020,18(3):98-105

经济、行政科层理性主导逻辑驱动了加拿大大学学术治理的组织、环境、挑战与路径变革。大学学术治理组织角色与权责实现不足，规模扩张、席位构成复杂化，行政权力增强、组织运行低效的趋向，折射出效率与有效性价值的理性“诱惑”。在宏观国际、中观政策和微观组织层面，大学学术治理置身于参与全球知识经济竞争、转变财政资助战略、承受市场化与绩效评估压力的环境中。学术治理面临商业化与“条件性”财政资助、行政权力膨胀与学术权力式微、“倒逼”提升组织运行有效性的共性挑战。平衡学术治理市场化的压力、调和行政权力与学术权力的张力、提升学术治理载体治理能力的改革路向，为探索和推动我国大学学术治理改革提供有益参考。  相似文献