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Direct to Full Text Report: Reading for Joy (via People for Education) A five page PDF file. Reported on by the CBC: A report published Monday finds that fewer Ontario children are reading for pleasure. The report, published by research group People for Education, shows the number of Ontario Grade 3 students who say they […]
The Toronto Public Library is the busiest urban library system in the world and the largest public library system in Canada (98 branches). From The Globe and Mail: Facing demands from Mayor Rob Ford to slash a further 4.3 per cent from her budget, Toronto’s chief librarian is proposing new fines and a slate of […]
From the Calgary Star: The city’s much anticipated new central library project isn’t likely to break ground in 2012, the facility’s centennial year. The city is still hashing out some of the conceptual planning for the new facility, whose price tag is pegged at up to $250 million. Anything other than a symbolic groundbreaking in […]
New numbers from comScore. RIM Continues to Lead Smartphone Market, with Apple a Close Second Google Android Doubles its Smarthone Market Share in Past Six Months to 25 comScore today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the Canada mobile phone industry for September 2011. The report ranked the leading mobile […]
From a CLA Announcement (PDF): Canada Post will continue to support Canadian libraries by providing the reduced postal rate for mailing printed library materials by libraries to their users and other libraries. On January 16, 2012, Canada Post will increase Library Book Rates by a weighted average of 5.0%. There has been no increase in […]
From EmbassyMag.ca: All of Statistics Canada’s standard online products, including the census, socioeconomic and geographic data, will be offered to the public for free starting February 2012, Embassy has learned. [Clip] “As of February 1, 2012, Statistics Canada will begin to implement a new dissemination model. Standard products readily available on its website—including CANSIM data, […]
London, Ontario: Library walks tightrope as info provider vs. censor
| Libraries, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
An editorial from the London Free Press. From that Editorial: And so, for London Public Library, the balancing act continues. Caught between pressure from city hall to keep porn off library computers and its own mandate to provide unfettered access to information, the library walks a fine line. The library board this week opted to […]
From Quill and Quire: At a meeting that stretched over five hours and saw more than 100 community members in overflow seating, the library board discussed its options for attaining a 4.3 per cent cut to its 2012 operating budget in order to reach the 10 per cent total reduction demanded by Mayor Rob Ford. […]
The infographic via the Flowtown Blog utilizes data from Pew Internet and American Life Project tracking survey’s (2009-2011).
From 680News.com Cash-strapped Toronto libraries are considering teaming up with a retailer to sell books through their website, as well as, lend them out through their branches. That is one of the money-making proposals which will be debated at the Library Board’s meeting next week. Board members will also consider more than doubling the overdue […]
