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National Core Library Statistics Program Statistical Report

National Core Library Statistics Program Statistical Report, 1996: Cultural and Economic Impact on Canadian Society of Public, Academic, and Special Libraries / by Alvin M. Schrader and Michael R. Brundin (July 1999)

< Ottawa, January 4, 2000 - The third National Core Library Statistics Program Statistical Report, has just been made available by the National Library of Canada (NLC). The report covers the year 1996. Full release under "NLC What's New" and the full report (pdf)

The 1996 database reports information for 1,643 libraries in Canada. By type of library, the database represents: - 998 public libraries and 6 provincial and territorial libraries - 208 academic libraries - 430 special libraries - 1 national library (the National Library of Canada).

Some Special Libraries bits from the summary

In 1996, special libraries answered 1.4 million inquiries, circulated 3.6 million items, employed 2,000 staff, owned 19 million items, subscribed to 500,000 serials, operated 700 service points, and spent $136 million.

• The typical government library answered 5,000 inquiries, circulated 6,000 items, employed 9 staff, owned 90,000 items, subscribed to 600 serials, operated 2 service points, and spent $750,000
• The typical not-for-profit library answered 4,000 inquiries, circulated 14,000 items, employed 3 staff, owned 23,000 items, subscribed to 100 serials, operated 2 service points, and spent $170,000
• The typical for-profit library answered 4,000 inquiries, circulated 14,000 items, employed 3 staff, owned 21,000 items, subscribed to 300 serials, operated 1 service point, and spent $265,000.

Information Rights Week

The Canadian Library Association ( CLA ) has announced that April 3-10, 2000 will be Information Rights Week in Canada.

This will be the seventh annual Information Rights Week, and this year's theme, Information Matters; Evaluate it before you use it , is selected to focus public attention on assessing the integrity and reliability of information resources in traditional and new media. Accuracy, authenticity, objectivity and currency are key factors in the verification and validation of information resources, most particularly in the context of the proliferation of new web sites appearing daily on the Internet.

For further information about Information Rights Week in Canada, contact: Leacy O'Callaghan-O'Brien Associate Executive Director Canadian Library Association ( 613) 232-9625 , ext. 307 Email: lobrien@cla.ca

Into the Millennium... Cartography and Map Collections for a New Century

May 31 - June 4, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta

A joint conference of ACMLA - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, CCA - Canadian Cartographic Association and WAML - Western Association of Map Libraries.

For more information contact see the conference website or contact David L. Jones, Maps2000 Local Host,
Maps Librarian, W.C. Wonders Map Collection
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J8
tel: (780) 492-3433; fax: (780) 492-2721; david.jones@ualberta.ca

Information Highways 2000 Conference

SLA sponsored sessions at the Information Highways 2000 Conference and Exhibition (formerly the Canadian Online Information Summit)

Canada's Premier E-Content Event Presented by Information Highways Magazine March 27-292000 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

This year's show is jam-packed with exciting events including keynote addresses, interactive panels, workshops for user communities, an exclusive pre-conference seminar for government, an executive seminar on knowledge management and much more. The SLA-sponsored sessions are Creating Intelligent Information Services on the morning of Wednesday, March 29, 2000 and Integrating Information Assets on the afternoon of the same day.

To obtain a copy of the conference program, or to register visit www.informationhighways.net or call (416) 488-7372.