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News Release97-01 Statistics Report Contributes to Work of Canadian LibrariesOttawa, February 6, 1997 -- The report of the National Core Library Statistics Program (NCLSP) containing data for 1994 will be launched by the National Library of Canada at the 1997 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference III in Toronto on Friday, February 7. “Since its inception two years ago, the NCLSP has been about libraries and library agencies and associations working in partnership to realize the need for coordinated statistics,” said National Librarian Marianne Scott. The NCLSP Advisory Committee is composed of members of nine partner groups: Association pour l’avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation (ASTED), Canadian Association of Library Schools (CALS), Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), Canadian Association of Small University Libraries (CASUL), Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS), Canadian Library Association (CLA), Council of Administrators of Large Urban Public Libraries (CALUPL), Provincial and Territorial Library Directors Council (PTLDC) and the National Library of Canada. The NCLSP database accounts for all Canadian public libraries, most university libraries and a significant number of college libraries. It also includes information on special libraries, provincial and territorial libraries, the National Library of Canada and the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI). The first collection of data that is national in scope, covering all types of libraries (except school libraries), it incorporates information for more than 25 library-specific variables. The complete project report is now available on the National Library’s World Wide Web site, making it widely available to libraries, policy-makers and researchers (address: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/8/3/r3-203-e.html). The National Core Library Statistics Program: 1994 Statistical Report will also be available in print for $19.95. Work is in progress to produce a version in database file format by the spring of 1997. It will be sold for $49.95. The NCLSP emerged from the determination of Canadian libraries to maintain and develop their essential role within the communities they serve, particularly as information sources in the areas of education, information, finance, research, culture and recreation. A long-range objective for the Program is to enhance the reliability of statistical data so the NCLSP will become a stable resource that can be used for more effective research, planning, lobbying and policy-development. - 30 - For more information on NCLSP, contact: Ralph W. Manning Purchase information: Marketing and Publishing |