What is copyright and how does it affect libraries? Read on for a primer on copyright law and its practical applications in libraries.

The University of Alberta, with financial assistance from various library associations, governments, individual libraries and universities developed a comprehensive study on the state of human resources of the library profession in Canada. The 8 R’s discussed in the report are: recruitment, retirement, retention, rejuvenation, repatriation, re-accreditation, remuneration and restructuring.

Do The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Catcher in the Rye, two modern literary classics, belong in your library? Not everyone agrees that they do especially when younger children have access to the collection. Read on to find out how the issues of intellectual freedom and censorship affect libraries.

By Douglas H. Elliot, Publisher, Sask Trends Monitor

A presentation to 2006 Saskatchewan Libraries Conference, May 6, 2006
Mr. Elliott will examine current patterns and future demographic trends in Saskatchewan and how they may affect libraries. Demographic changes could affect both the staff of libraries and characteristics of library users.  Report