OVERDUE: New report establishes Canada’s public libraries were critical during pandemic and calls for broader support to ensure economic recovery and resilience Toronto, ON – October 4, 2023 – The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC) announce the release of OVERDUE: The Case for […]
Category: Research
2022 CULC/CBUC Salary Survey Released
Thank you to the 40 members who have completed the survey. The largest number of participating members since first done in 2007. A few remain partially submitted and we will update that in a second version. A similar methodology has been followed to previous CULC/CBUC Salary Surveys. Position descriptions were very lightly edited. However, education […]
Publication of the Value Study of GLAMs in Canada
Dear Stakeholders’ Forum Members, Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the publication of the “Value Study of GLAMs in Canada ” a study commissioned by the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) on behalf of the Ottawa Declaration Working Group. The research was conducted by Oxford Economics and was supported by Canadian Heritage, the […]
8Rs Human Resources Study
CULC/CBUC has commissioned the 8Rs Canadian Library Human Resources Research Team to conduct a follow up study of our membership workforce. The original 8Rs Study conducted in 2004 was a comprehensive examination of the human resource situation in Canadian libraries across all sectors (public, academic, special and school) that culminated in a groundbreaking collection of […]
Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions
The Council of Canadian Academies Releases a New Report Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions Dear Friends, On behalf of the Council of Canadian Academies, I am pleased to announce the release of a new evidence-based report, Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions. This report represents the […]
PL Information Technology Models of Service (2013)
CULC/CBUC Research as done by Ken Roberts, MA, MLS and Cheryl Stenstrom, PhD, MLIS. Executive Summary As public libraries increasingly rely on technology to support services, library staff seek even more efficient ways to increase their technological capabilities. Both in Canada and the United States, the prevailing models for the delivery of public library service […]
Salary Survey for PL Positions Coming in February 2012
The sub-committee working on the 2012 Salary Survey is finalizing the draft questionnaire. The basis will be similar to the 2007 version, but will add a number of new positions that have relevance in today’s urban libraries, plus there will be a questions about the Position level within the institutional hierarchy (exempt and management positions […]
Public Lending Right/eBook Report Published
Earlier this spring former Vancouver City Librarian, Paul Whitney, was engaged by the Canada Council on behalf of the Public Lending Right Commission to carry out a study on eBooks. He sampled several CULC/CBUC members for their eBook statistics. The report has now been published: https://canadacouncil.ca/research/research-library/2011/08/ebooks-and-public-lending-right-in-canada
Canadian Public Library Trends 2000-2009: Analysis
The Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CBUC) commissioned Lumos Research to analyze accumulated Key Performance Indicator Data. The report was received by the group at their recent meetings in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The report assists libraries and library stakeholders in understanding their operating environment. CULC/CBUC Executive Director explained, […]
SIA Audit Tool and Toolkit Published
le français suit The Canadian Urban Libraries Council is pleased to announce the completion of the Social Inclusion Audit project. CULC/CBUC has worked on this for a number of years. It is comprehensive and a first of its kind for libraries anywhere in the world. There is a companion website www.siatoolkit.com. Support for the project […]