Submission by Sylvie Nadeau, New Brunswick Public Library Service
Nadeau, Sylvie
New Brunswick Public Library Service
November 2014
New Brunswick
English
Background on NBPLS, incl. vision, mision, and mandate; NBPLS offers one integrated library system for all public library service points in the province and has a provincial committee structure; discusses strategic priority to develop services for Aboriginal people, new Canadians and people with disabilities and outlines several pilot projects; An issue in the future will be fostering continued investment in library facilities at the municipal level; lack of funds as well as authority and flexibility at provincial level to do social marketing and promotion; offers examples of partnerships; challenge to build a bilingual platform for born-digital material; Ideally, a Canadian institution, such as LAC should have the role of preserving and providing access to born-digital Canadian publications; vital to build positive, strong relationships with publishers; NBPLS is a success story as we are a provincial system, with libraries jointly funded by provincial government and local municipalities with responsibilities framed in provincial legislation.
Royal Society of Canada’s Expert Panel on The Status and Future of Canada’s Libraries and Archives
