National Library News

October 1995, vol. 27, no. 10

Canadian Library/Information Science Research Projects

Compiled by Carolyn Robertson, Documentalist

SECTION I: ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

History of public libraries in Alberta from the early 1900s to the present. Bobrovitz, Jennifer. Calgary Public Library, 616 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary, AB T2G 2M2. 1995- .

Croatian diaspora almanacs : a cultural analysis. Dalbello-Lovrie, Marija. Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A1. Ontario Graduate Scholarship; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada/Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada; University of Toronto Open Doctoral Fellowship. 1991-1996.

A proposal to investigate school library collections used by high school students using the focus on research model. Hazelwood, Rae. 4022 Nipigon Rd. S., Lethbridge, AB T1K 3Y3. Canadian Library Association - Research and Development Grant Project. 1993- .

A study to measure the impact of a problem-based learning curriculum on the teaching hospital libraries of the University of Toronto. Leishman, Joan; Bayne, Jennifer. Toronto Hospital Fudger Medical Library, 200 Elizabeth St., Toronto, ON M5G 2C4. Medical Library Association - Research, Development and Demonstration Grant ($1 000); Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto ($6 000). 1993-1995.

Social science research in Canada and federal government information policy : the case of Statistics Canada. Nilsen, Kirsti. Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, ON M45 1A1. University of Toronto Open Fellowships. 1993-1996.
Nilsen, Kirsti. -- "Canadian government electronic information policy". -- Government information quarterly. -- Vol. 10, no. 2 (1993). -- P. 203-220.
Nilsen, Kirsti. -- "Government information policy in Canada". -- Government information quarterly. -- Vol. 11, no. 2 (1994). -- P. 191-209.

Reading for pleasure : a qualitative study of adult readers. Ross, Catherine. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 1H1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada/ Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada ($31 500). 1994-1998.
Ross, Catherine Sheldrick. -- "Metaphors of reading". -- Journal of library history, philosophy and comparative librarianship. -- Vol. 22, no. 2 (Spring 1987). -- P. 147-163.
Ross, Catherine Sheldrick. -- "So what if they read Nancy Drew? : series readers talk back". -- Library and information science research. -- (July 1995). -- (Forthcoming/à paraître)

Subject access to musem objects : an analysis of the subject approach to the documentation of humanities museum collections. Shubert, Steven B. c/o Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Doctoral Fellowship /Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Bourse doctorale 1992-1994; Canadian Heritage Information Network/Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine, 1992. 1992-1995.
Shubert, Steven B.-- Classification in the CHIN humanities databases. -- Ottawa : Canadian Heritage Information Network, 1995.

Review of the University of British Columbia Library. Smith, Lynn: Chair, Library Review Committee. University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Y3.
1994-1995.
Crema, Leonara; de Bruijn, Erik. -- Towards 2000 and beyond : a progress report and self study. -- Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library, 1994. -- 52 p. -- (Z736 B72 C74 1994 fol. LDC)

Perceived needs : library school curriculum reform and services to special needs patrons in Ontario public libraries. Tompkins, Beth. 674 Stanley St., Windsor, ON N8X 3B2. Canadian Library Association - Research and Development Grant. 1993- .

A study of methods of distinguishing and measuring users' mental models of information retrieval. Zhang, Xiangmin. 35 Walmer Road, Apt. # 608, Toronto, ON M5T 2X3. 1992-1996.

SECTION II: COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Survey of AACR2R in Canadian libraries. Howarth, Lynne C.; Weihs, Jean. Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A1. University of Toronto. Humanities and Social Sciences Committee. 1992-1994.
Howarth, Lynne C.; Weihs, Jean. -- "AACR2 : dissemination and use in Canadian libraries". -- Library resources & technical services. -- Vol. 38, no. 2 (Apr. 1994). -- P. 179-189.
Weihs, Jean; Howarth, Lynne C. -- "AACR2R format preferences in Canadian libraries". -- Library resources & technical services. -- Vol. 38, no. 3 (July 1994). -- P. 306-315.
Weihs, Jean; Howarth, Lynne C. -- "AACR2R use in Canadian libraries and implications for bibliographic databases". -- Library resources & technical services. -- Vol. 39, no. 1 (1995). -- P. 85-99.

Survey of nonbook materials in Canadian libraries. Weihs, Jean; Howarth, Lynne C. Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, ON M5S 1A1. 1992-1994.
Weihs, Jean; Howarth, Lynne C. -- "Nonbook materials : their occurrence and bibliographic description in Canadian libraries". -- Library resources & technical services. -- Vol. 39, no. 2 (Apr. 1995). -- P. 184-197.