Year: 2006

Saskatchewan Targets Alberta For Labour

“Saskatchewan is experiencing the largest skilled labour shortage in the country” according to Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Monte Solberg who recently announced a new program to bring skilled

Cheaper Books Coming To Canada?

Books in Canada have been costing up to 36% more than in the US, due to the way the book prices have been fixed to an outdated exchange

Bus v. Bike v. (Human) Being

I know that the law classifies bicycles as vehicles and that's why they have to ride on the road rather than the sidewalk.  But to me, that's never

Bruce Fyfe's Spirit of Librarianship Letter of Thanks

Bruce asked me to post this letter on his behalf an an addendum to the speech he gave after he won the Spirit of Librarianship Award at the

Theresick (The Feast of Crispian)

I went on a semester exchange to York England when I was in undergrad.  Because of the constant excitement of new experiences and meeting new people and learning

Why Do Boys Read? Heavy Metal!

GG winning author, Art Slade (who is coming to FIMS on October 23 for the Lunch Bucket speaker series – mark your calendars!), discusses the reasons he became

Friday Fun Link – Book Mooch (August 11, 2006)

Book Mooch is a new web site which helps facilitate the exchange of used books you no longer need for books you really want, all for the cost

Spirit of Librarianship – A History

The Summer 2006 Spirit of Librarianship winner was announced at the Destressor on Wednesday afternoon.  Bruce Fyfe came out on top in a very close race.  It was

End of Term Pool Party – This Friday Afternoon

Christina and I are planning to have a pool party on Friday afternoon to celebrate the end of the semester and one of the last chances for many

Standing Order: The Relationship Between Canada's Book Publishers and Public Libraries

When I first considered doing an independent study, I remember talking to Lynne and her recommending that I look through some of the past studies that were archived

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I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.

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