Two Special Libraries from Canada
Environment Canada Library Downsview and The Great Library of the Law Society of Upper Canada Cover Image

Two Special Libraries from Canada Environment Canada Library Downsview and The Great Library of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Two Special Libraries from Canada Environment Canada Library Downsview and The Great Library of the Law Society of Upper Canada

Author(s): Tamina Basarab
Subject(s): Library and Information Science
Published by: Asociația Bibliotecarilor din România
Keywords: special libraries;special collections;government libraries;law libraries;science and technology libraries;

Summary/Abstract: The role of a special library is mainly to provide the materials, services and research support required by the organization that houses the library. Therefore, special librarians collect and organize materials focused on those subjects. To illustrate how the particulars of the parent organization dictate many aspects of a special library’s activities and resources, we will use two examples: the Environment Canada Library Downsview, which serves the Environment Canada department of the Government of Canada, and The Great Library of The Law Society of Upper Canada, which is a law library.

  • Issue Year: 11/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 48-54
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English