Everything tagged: Statistics

Extracts from the 2016 Census about the library and information management community.

Wayne Smith, Chief Statistician of Canada and the deputy head of Statistics Canada, announced his resignation today, citing concerns over the independence of the agency with the transfer of its information technology infrastructure to Shared Services Canada.

The Chief Information Officer Branch at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat recently published two infographics about the Information Management (IM) and Library Science (LS) communities in the federal public service.

Statistics Canada released data on the book publishing industry in Canada for 2014.

This article examines the literacy and numeracy skills of off reserve First Nations and Métis adults aged 25 to 65, focusing on the factors and labour market outcomes associated with higher skill levels.

Produced every three years, the report evaluates various trends and nuances in how Ontario’s public libraries cater to children older than five and younger than 12 years of age.

The number of people visiting public libraries in Ontario is at an all-time high with Internet and online usage going through the roof, according to the latest polls and statistics released by the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL.ca).

Highlights from ministerial mandate letters on issues of interest to the librarianship community.

The extract shows the number of Historical Research (HR) positions from 1990 to 2012.

The extract shows the number of Library Science (LS) positions from 1990 to 2012.