Library: Recent submissions
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Neighbourhoods Alive!: Community Outcomes Final Report
(2005-11-01)The following evaluation of the Neighbourhoods Alive! strategy was undertaken in 2005. Neighbourhood outcomes—or present conditions in Neighbourhoods Alive! neighbourhoods as expressed in both quantitative and qualitative ... -
Housing Distress in Winnipeg: Implications for Policy Programs and Services
(2008-01-01)This is the Final Report of the research project “Structural Causes of Housing Distress in Winnipeg: Implications for Policy Programs and Services” undertaken by the Institute of Urban Studies on behalf of the National ... -
Portage la Prairie Social Planning Initiative: Phase One Report
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2009-08-01)The Institute of Urban Studies (IUS), in partnership with the Portage Community Network (PCN), undertook a public engagement process to produce a social planning framework for the city of Portage la Prairie. This report ... -
Report on Proposal Development At the Winnipeg Site
(Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2010-09)This document reports on the efforts of the Winnipeg Site in developing its proposal and coming together as a Site. It is based on a series of interviews and focus groups utilizing a common research protocol developed ... -
Winnipeg Site Implementation Final Report
(2014-09-26)This report documents the implementation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi project in Winnipeg. It reports on the viewpoints and perspectives of the site’s stakeholders concerning the fidelity ... -
Introduction to Information Science
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Imagine Your Library’s Future: Scenario Planning for Libraries and Information Organizations
(Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2012)"Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research" Vol. 7 no. 2 (2012): 1-3. -
Introduction: Public Libraries and Resilient Cities
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"My Library Was Dukedom Large Enough": Academic Libraries Mediating the Shakespeare Authorship Debate
(Partnership: The Journal of Canadian Library and Information Practice and Research, 2013)The "Shakespeare Authorship Question"—regarding the identity of the poet-playwright—has been debated for over 150 years. Now, with the growing list of signatories to the "Declaration of Reasonable Doubt," the creation of ... -
Sculpting the Future: Planning for Libraries in Transformation
(Partnership: The Journal of Canadian Library and Information Practice and Research, 2013)Books reviewed Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library. Edited by Joseph Janes. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow press. 2013. Print: 161 pp. 45.00 USD. ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-8714-5 (pbk. : alk. paper); ... -
The Curious Case of Academic Publishing
(Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2013)The recent controversy over The Edwin Mellen Press lawsuit against McMaster University librarian Dale Askey is considered a symptom of a larger problem: the unsustainable demands from the academy itself which have created ... -
Proceedings: Preventing Evictions and Managing Successful Tenancies
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2012-05-17)On Nov.10 2011, the Institute of Urban Studies conducted a workshop on Managing for Successful Tenancies. The goal of this workshop was to develop an eviction prevention strategy for the Mental Health Commission of Canada's ... -
Interview with Dr. Earl A. Levin
(2011-11-09)Interview with Dr. Levin concerning his life and career. -
Literature Review for Resource Conservation Manitoba’s “Safe, Active, Green and Easy Ways to School” Program (SAGE)
The purpose of this literature review is to examine the larger social, economic, psychological and health contexts in which Active and Safe Routes to Schools (A&SRTS) programs are situated, and to review the relevant policy ... -
Out of the Long Dark Hallway: Voices From Winnipeg’s Rooming Houses
The purpose of this study is to critically examine rooming houses from a community-based “people and place” perspective. This approach includes surveys, in-depth interviews and a workshop. The instruments used in the study ... -
Enhancing Cultural Capital: The Arts and Community Development in Winnipeg
(2005-09-17)This research highlights the contribution that community-based arts organizations are making in Winnipeg ‘s inner city. The project reveals that there is not only a wealth of artistic and cultural resources in the inner ...