Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
The Case for Canada’s Public Libraries
This is an advocacy document from the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Libraries Council. While the benefits of libraries as well stated, a major error casts doubt on the analysis.
Page 27 includes “Today Canada spends $8 per person (approx.), or $305 million per year on its urban libraries. In contrast, European countries spend between $11 and
$60 per person.
However, the Toronto Public Library alone annually spends $234.610 million gross, $213.6 million net. That’s over $30 per person. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-230836.pdf
The Star Weekly
The newest addition to Canadian content on newspapers.com is 255,803 searchable pages, from 1910–1973, of The Star Weekly, published in Toronto. For those of certain generations it needs no introduction. Read about its history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Weekly
These are in addition to 3,816,304 pages from the Toronto Star from 1900–2020, and the Evening Star from 1892 to 1900, added previously.
When and where to see the Solar Eclipse of 8 April 2024
https://andywoodruff.com/posts/2023/eclipse-2024/
New Use Case with GPT-4 Vision: From Image of Pedigree Chart to Ahnentafel List
Shannon Lectures 2023
The theme for the Carleton University History Department Shannon Lectures for 2023 is “Rewriting Refuge”. It seeks to explore the history of sanctuary and protection in a new light; by considering the movements of Indigenous peoples, the activism of migrants themselves, the creation of borders, and transnational connections. The first in this year’s series is Refugees and the Right to Research, with Kate Reed, Marcia Schenck, Gerawok Teferra and Christina Clark-Kazak. It’s only online at 1:00 pm EST on Monday 16 October. Find out more and register at https://carleton.ca/history/news/shannon-lectures-fall-2023/
THANKSGIVING
I give thanks that in Canada we are in a country without major religious conflict and, the powerful neighbouring country doesn’t attack us.
Thanks to this week’s contributors: Anonymous, Brenda Turner, Chuck Buckley, gail benjafield, Nick Mcdonald, Robert Ross Halfyard, Teresa, Unknown.
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