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National Library News
November 1998
Vol. 30, no. 11
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Gifts Enrich the National Library's Collections
by Monique Dupré,
Head, Gifts and Exchanges Section,
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services
The following are a few examples of works by Canadian authors written in languages other than English or French selected from recently received gifts.
Fuks, Hayim Leyb (Fox, Hayyim Leib). - Der Akhter himl. - New York, 1975. - In Yiddish
Hirsh, H. - Hundert tropen tint. - Toronto: Canadian Jewish Publishing Co. (Ferlag "Kenede"), [1915]. - In Yiddish
Pereira Da Rosa, Victor; Castillo, Susan. - Pos-Colonialismo e Identidade. - Porto, Portugal: Universidade Fernando Pessoa, 1998. - In Portuguese
Podworniak, Michael. - One day: novels. - Toronto: "Doroha Prawdy", 1977. - Ukrainian title translated into English
Rose, William J. - Wiktor Turek: Sir Casimir S. Gzowski (Zycie - dziela - zaslugi). - Toronto: Kongress Polonii Kanadyjskiej, Instytut Polski w Kanadzie, 1957. - In Polish
Slavutych, Yar. - Maiestat: poezii. - Nizhyn, USSR: Prosvita, 1997. - In Ukrainian
These works, and similar works, are covered by the definition of Canadiana. The National Library defines Canadiana as material published in Canada, and material published in another country if the creator is Canadian, or the publication has a Canadian subject. The Canadian creator may include the author, translator, editor, compiler, illustrator, composer, lyricist, arranger, performer, producer, exhibition curator, chairperson of a committee issuing a report, binder, printer, or a person who has assumed another creative function. The Canadian creator may be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident in Canada, a resident in Canada during the time that Canadiana material was created, a former Canadian citizen who trained and developed professionally in Canada before taking up residence elsewhere and who is still generally recognized as being Canadian. The Canadian creator may publish in either of Canada's two official languages or other languages, such as Yiddish, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, Portuguese or Spanish. 1
The National Library is always pleased to receive gifts of works which enable it develop its Canadiana collections, and in particular material by Canadian authors. If you own any publications by Canadian authors that fall into the definition above Gifts and Exchanges Section, please contact us at the following address:
Gifts and Exchanges Section
National Library of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N4
Email: gifts@lac-bac.gc.ca
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Notes
1 Definition from the Collection Management Policy of the NLC; a summary, 1993, p. 5)
Tremaine Medal: Call for Nominations
The Marie Tremaine Medal is awarded by the Bibliographical Society of Canada for outstanding service to Canadian bibliography and for distinguished publication in either English or French in that field. The medal will be awarded in 1999, preferably to a member of the Society and/or a Canadian citizen. Members of the Council of the Society are not eligible for the award while they are in office. Previous recipients of the Tremaine Medal are: Marie Tremaine, 1970; John Hare and Jean-Pierre Wallot, 1973; Bruce Braden Peel, 1975; William F.E. Morley, 1977; Reginald Eyre Watters, 1979; Olga Bernice Bishop, 1981; Alan F.J. Artibise, 1983; Douglas Grant Lochhead, 1985; Agnes Cecilia O'Dea, 1987; Sandra Alston, 1988; Gloria Strathern, 1989; Claude Galarneau, 1990; Patricia Fleming, 1992; Joan Winearls, 1993; Paul Aubin, 1994; and Ernie Ingles, 1996.
The Tremaine Medal committee now invites nominations for this award. Each nomination must be supported by a biographical note, a list of principal publications and other relevant information, and sent by January 31, 1999 to:
Chair
Tremaine Medal Committee
c/o Apollonia Steele
Special Collections
University of Calgary Library
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary AB T2N 1N4 |
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