Everything tagged: Research

We want to know what you think about the purpose and function of public libraries today!

Erica Vanden Bosch on her experience as a member of the 2018-2019 Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Youth Advisory Council.

“All of these elements, such as thinking about whether, when, why, and how to use machine translation, are part of what I term “machine translation literacy”. It basically comes down to being an informed and critical user of this technology, rather than being someone who just pastes and clicks. The ultimate goal of this project is to propose a program for teaching machine translation literacy as part of a broader digital literacy framework.”

The purpose of the research is to gather perspective on what libraries can do, or already do, regarding fostering the development of empathy in libraries for library staff and for patrons.

Vol 14, No 2 (2019)

Did you negotiate your last job offer? Why or why not?

Buyers who visited the library 10-14 times in the previous month purchased an average of 6.1 books in a given month.

The study will analyze the social and economic impacts of the sector on the basis of data provided by Canadian GLAMs as well as on the basis of a survey of the Canadian population.

62% of readers actively seek out books about diverse topics or experiences or by diverse authors. 31% of all respondents said they would read more if they were able to get access to more diverse books

Over 180,000 artists in Canada: more than auto workers or utilities workers