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Key Journals published at one time by the Canadian Library Association
Selected Canadian Library Association Periodicals that May Contain Reviews and Information About the CLA Award Books
Canadian Materials. (1973-1979)
CM: Canadian Materials for Schools and Libraries (1980-1986)
CM: A Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People (1986-1994)
The final print issue was v. 22 no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1994)
CLA sold the journal to the Manitoba Library Association that began to publish it as an open access (free) online only journal:
CM (Winnipeg, Man. : Online)(Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 16, 1995)-Vol. 31, no. 15 (December 13, 2024) The historic reviews were digitized and added to the CM online archive but access to the older content ceased when the magazine migrated to a new platform beginning with Vol. 35, no. 32 (April 26, 2019). The magazine announced that it would be suspending publication as of December, 2024. The online journal is also known as: CM: Canadian Review of Materials.
Mocassin Telegraph. Ottawa: Canadian School Library Association, 1961-1979.
continued by:
School Libraries in Canada. v. 1, no. 1 (autumn 1980)-v. 23, issue 2 (2004). Subsequently issued exclusively as an online journal, With the demise of CLA in 2016, the Canadian Association for School Libraries was forced to seek a new sponsoring organization. Canadian School Libraries, a non-profit organization dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in Canada, anticipates the transfer of the stewardship of the journal School Libraries in Canada to the new organization.
available via ProQuest's CBCA Database 1999-July 2005
School Libraries in Canada Archives is available online. The Archives begins with
v. 18 no 2 (1998)-v. 34, issue 1 (2016).
A new successor journal began with vol. 1 no. 1 (Spring 2017) as Canadian School Libraries Journal. ISSN 2560-7227
Newsletter (Canadian Library Association. Young People's Section)
Bulletin (Canadian Library Council, later, Canadian Library Association) 1946-1960.
Feliciter. 1956-2015
This was initially a newsletter of the Canadian Library Association and for many years was printed on newsprint. Following the cessation of Canadian Library Journal in 1992, Feliciter was revamped into a magazine format and included enhanced content.
Indexed by ProQuest's CBCA Database 1986-2015; full text 2005-2015.
Available at the Toronto Public Library.
Canadian Library. v. 1 (1944)-v. 25 (1968)
Canadian Library Journal. v. 26 (1969)-v. 49 (1992)
indexed by ProQuest's CBCA Database Apr 1986 (Vol. 43, no. 2) - Oct 1992 (Vol. 49, no. 5)
Key Indexing Resources
Key Indexing Resources for Canadian Children's and Young Adult Literature
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- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowThe MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Languages Association of America, is the fundamental research tool for the humanities. The database is an index of international scholarly materials on modern language, literature, linguistics, and folklore. The citations are from over 4,000 journals and series, monographs, working papers and conference proceedings.
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Archival Newspapers
Archival Newspapers That May Include Reviews and/or Announcements of the Awards
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The Calgary Herald is the largest and oldest daily newspaper in Alberta. Its first publication was as a mining and ranch weekly in 1883 at the height of Western Expansion and the Nation Building period. The coverage gives insight into Canadian history in the early 20th century and important reporting of international, national, provincial, and local events. Other notable coverage includes the first Calgary Stampede in 1912 and the development of the petroleum industry in Alberta and throughout Canada.
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The Montreal Gazette is Montreal’s only surviving English language newspaper, as well as the oldest daily still in print in all of Canada. Originally founded as The Gazette, the paper offers much insight into Canadian history in the late 19th Century as well as important coverage of international, national, provincial, and local events. Coverage includes past events of current historical landmarks such as the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, and the Old Port of Montreal. The paper gives insight into the commercial, social, and cultural life of the future city of Montreal.
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Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is available, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to aid searching.
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Guardian (England)
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Chicago Tribune
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