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Final Report - Evaluation of the Public Lending Right Program

"The Public Lending Right Program is a program introduced by the federal government in 1986 to compensate Canadian writers for the use of their works through Canadian libraries."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2003

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Study of the Library Book Rate

"The Library Book Rate was introduced as part of the Publications Assistance Program in 1939. Its public policy objective at the time was to provide equal access to library books for all Canadian readers."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2002

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Discussion paper on outsourcing in Canadian Heritage institutions (libraries and/or museums)

"The purpose of this paper is to promote discussion on outsourcing issues among the stakeholders of heritage institutions."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage/ASM Advanced Strategic Management Consultants | Date Published: 1999-08-21

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The Role of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada

"There are great differences among nations in the organization of national libraries and archives. As noted above, each nation seems to show its own "uniqueness" in the mandates of these institutions."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 1998

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A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections

"The Heritage Health Index, the first comprehensive survey ever to assess the condition and preservation needs of U.S. collections, concludes that immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of millions of irreplaceable artifacts. These findings were announced at a news conference in New York City on December 6 and are detailed in A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections. "
Creator(s): Heritage Preservation - The National Institute for Conservation | Date Published: 2005-12

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Ownership of Canadian Papers

"Ownership of Canadian Newspapers is an ongoing study tracing the changes in ownership of Canadian newspapers. Data were collected in conjunction with the OMPP Ottawa Press Gallery Study. Initial information on ownership was gathered mainly from the report of the Royal Commission on Newspapers (Canada, 1981), from newspapers articles reporting on the different mergers and acquisitions, from the official websites of the different newspapers or from the newspapers’ own archives."
Creator(s): Observatory on Media and Public Policy (OMPP) | Date Published: 2005-08

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Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline

"Literary reading is in dramatic decline with fewer than half of American adults now reading literature, according to a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) survey ."
Creator(s): National Endowment for the Arts | Date Published: 2004-07-08

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English-language Canadian Literature in High Schools

"Commissioned by The Canada Council for the Arts. Prepared by The Writers' Trust of Canada."
Creator(s): Canada Council for the Arts | Date Published: 2002-04

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Digital Collections, Digital Libraries and the Digitization of Cultural Heritage Information

"This paper is based on the transcript of a largely extemporaneous keynote address given at the Web-Wise 2002 Conference on March 20, 2002 at Johns Hopkins University."
Creator(s): Clifford Lynch | Date Published: 2002

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Electronic Publishing Guide to Best Practices for Canadian Publishers

"Welcome to the National Library of Canada's Best Practices Manual for online publishing. In Canada as elsewhere, the nascent field of electronic publishing is confusing and fraught with unanswered questions."
Creator(s): National Library of Canada | Date Published: 2001