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This is a personal post but it is informed by my work with the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (fopl.ca).  I’ve been thinking about this current provincial election and how we can promote the the value, impact and position of public...

The Friday Wrap is back after a Thanksgiving break. I hope your Thanksgiving was as rewarding as mine (with 18 family members gathering at my home). If you’re new to the Wrap, it’s my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed...

Perth Courier, July 16, 1926, July 23, 1926 and July 30, 1926 Early Settlement of Fallbrook and Playfair The following is a paper prepared by Mrs. George Kerr and read at a meeting of the Fallbrook Women’s Institute.  The first installment appears...

Everything about publishing is changing, including art criticism and news. What sort of art coverage we consume, how we consume it, and on what devices is rapidly and constantly evolving. If art magazines are diminishing in print, then what is taking...

And much more. We begin with a huge amount of Japanese metadata for spooks to vacuum up, via the Asahi Shimbun: Survey: High school girls use mobile phones 7 hours daily Female senior high school students use their smartphones or cellphones an average...