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Library Trends. Parts IV, V and VI Del with Special Problems Of DOCUMENT RESUME ED 063 959 LI 003 715 AUTHOR Bowron, Albert TITLE A Partnership for Development:Public Libraries in Greater vancouver. INSTITUTION British Columbia Library Development Commission, Vancouver. Committee on Library Development. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 99p.;(0 References) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS Foreign Countries; Library Collections; *Library Cooperation; *Library Planning; *Library Services; *Public Librvzies; School Libraries IDENTIFIERS Canada; *Library Development ABSTRACT Deliberations of the Five Year Plan Committee in 1970 uncoverg!d a need for a separate study on theorganization of public libraries in the greater Vancouver area. Theresults of such a study, conducted in 1971, are contained in this report.Part I dwells on the details of the rapid growth of the Vancouver areain the hope that those responsible for librarydevelooment will better understand the problems involved and will recognize the needfor a system approach to public libraries as the only way toimprove local service. Part a description of theVancouver area political structure, is important for library development because of thekey role of the Regional District form of government. Part IIIanalyzes some aspects of library service and relates it tolocal and national, social and library trends. Parts IV, V and VI del withspecial problems of the region while Part VII outlines a developmentplan designed to mesh with a similar plan for the rest of BritishColumbia being worked out by the Five Year Plan Committee. A list of 20recommendations pertinent to each part of the report is presented.(Author/SJ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION C7 THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN MPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM L" THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATIONORIG (7% INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN 'IONS STATED PO NOT NECESSARILY ON\ REPRESENT OFFrCIAL OFFICE OF ECU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY %g) A PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN GREATERVANCOUVER 1971 Albert Bowron Information, Media ti LibraryPlanners 164 MacPherson Avenue Toronto 5 Ontario Mr. R.D. Ferguson, Chairman, Library Development Commission, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C. Dear Mr. Ferguson, We submit herewith a report "A Partnership ForDevelop- ment: Public Libraries in Greater Vancouver"as authorized by letter of March 9, 1971 andaccording to the agreement between the Commission andAlbert Bowron/ Information, 'ledia and Library Planners, signed,May 7, 1971. It was indeed a pleasure to workon this project for the Commission and with the Director, Mr.R.L. Davison. We hope the evidence and conclusions willassi./t. the Commission to improve library serviceto the people of Greater Vancouver and will contributeto future library development policy for the Province. Yours yzy truly, C A.Bowron Nov. 26, 1971 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Letter of Transmittal Introduction 1 PART I: A PROFILE OF THEREGION 3 1. Canada, B.C. andthe Region 3 2. The Distributionof Population 6 Table A: GVRD Population1966-1981 7 3. The Ethnic Population 8 Table B: GVRD PopulationDistribution by Ethnic Group - 1961 9 4. Trends in Development 10 17 5. The Regional Pattern 19 Table C: CommercialFloorspace in the GVRD Table D: Summary ofRegional Growth in the Next 30 years 21 PART II: THE GREATERVANCOLVER REGIONALDISTRICT CONCEPT 22 Map: Public Librariesin the Greater Vancouver Regional District 28 PART III: LIBRARYSERVICE IN THE GREATERVANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT 29 1. Goals of LibraryService 29 30 2. Public LibrarieJSince the VainsteinReport Table E: Population,Bcokstock and Expenditure 1963-1970 32 Table F: Expendituresand Income forPublic Libraries in the GVRD 1970 34 for Information 35 3. Changing Needs 38 4. The BookCollections Table G: Collectionsand Circulation forPublic Libraries in the GVRD -1970 39 40 Table H* Bookstockcompared with MinimumStandards Table I: PeriodicalHoldings Compared with Minimum Standards 41 of Current Relevancyof the S. An Indication 43 Collection of Checklist Tit]esHeld by GVRD Table J: Summary 45 Libraries Table K: GVRDLibraries' Holdings ofChecklist Relevant Books 48 3 6. The Use of Non-Print Media 49 7. Sharing Rescurces and Cooperation 52 Table L: Vancouver Public Library Interlibrary Loans - 1970 (including photocopies) 53 PART IV: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY 58 1. Goals and Functions Compared 59 2. Cooperation and Coordination 62 3. The Church Report and School Library Development 63 4. The Centennial Eigh School and Community Library, Coquitlam 66 PART V: THE FEASIBILITY OF TECHNICAL SERVICESIN THE GVRD 68 Table M: Statistics Basedon 157 Titles Dupli- cated in Four Libraries 72 PART VI. THE FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY AND THE GVRD 74 PART VII: A PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFPUBLIC 76 LIBRARIES IN THE GVRD 1. Pre-conditions for Library SystemDevelopment 76 2. Integration or Federation 77 3. The Objectives ofa Library Federation 78 4. Attaining the Objectives 80 5. The Greater Vancouver Library SystemBoard 81 6. Regional Functions of the LibrarySystem Board 83 7. Financing the System 85 8. Areas for Further Study 87 9. Service Patterns of the Library System of 89 Greater Vancouver SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS 90 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 94 1 INTRODUCTION The need to study publiclibrary organization in the Greater Vancouver area aroselate in 1970 out of the deliberationsof the Five YearPlan Committee which was formed to advise the LibraryDevelopment Commission on the future of publiclibraries in British Columbia. The Committee felt thatthe area and its publiclibraries presented problems ofdevelopment that weredifferent than those in the rest ofthe Province and thatrequired separate consideration. The Commission agreedwith this point-of-view and the LowerMainland Public Libraries Coordinating Committee, whenasked for their opinion endorsed the idea of a separatestudy. After being authorized tobegin such a study inMarch of 1971 terms of raference wereworked out and agreed toby May 1971. Our work began with avisit to the area on May 2nd and attendance atthe British ColumbiaCentennial Citizens' Conference onLibraries held in Victoria on May 3rd, 1971. During subsequent visits,interviews, research andanalysis a great amountof data was collected onall aspects of library service from whichthe important problemsemerged. In our view the rapidgrowth of Greater Vancouverin recent years hasresulted in uneven publiclibrary development and has forcedthe newer publiclibraries to concentrate on theprovision of basic localservices to the exclusion of regionalcoordination and cooperationand the provision of badlyneeded reference resc Irces, non- print materials and aninformation network. Part I of the report dwells onthe details of thisrapid growth in the hope that nose responsiblefor library developmentwill better understand thesedevelopments and recognizethe need for a system approach to publiclibraries as the only way to improve localservice. Part II is important for library developmentbecause of th key role of the Regional District formof government. Part III analyses of library serviceand relates it to local some aspects Parts IV, V and and national, socialand library trends. VI deal with specialproblems of theregion and Part VII outlines a developmentplan designed tomesh with a similar plan for the restof the Provinceof British Columbia being worked outby the Five YearPlan Commit*ee. 2 The report s a whole does not attempt to provide the answers to a! questions. Some are identified for future study old others could not be answered satis- factorily with4, the constraints of time placedon this study. Nor can our report be regarded as a blueprint ofsteps to be taken, one by one, leading to the construction of the perfect library system. In two or three years time economic conditions, technical developments andmany other factors may appear which would alter the conclusions we have reached. There is a danger in regarding any report, no matter how comprehensive, as more thana guide to the future worked out on the basis of the existing facts and opinions available duringone short span of time. In gathering the evidence forour conclusions we re- ceived exemplary cooperation fromeveryone. Mistakes in logic and statistics and any misinformation contained in this report are entirelyouv respum:ibility. The first step after receiving thisreport is a thorough discussion by everyone concerned. Wu! hope it will be a useful contribution to anew plan for library development in the Province of British Columbia. 3 PART I A PROFILE OF THEREGION 1. Canada, B.C.and the Region For many years, beforethe formation of theG.V.R.D. as aMetro-government concept,"The Lower Mainland" was thedesignation for thepopulated south-western area of BritishColumbia. This area is indeed an identifiable geographical unitcomprising the relative- ly flat, wide valley ofthe Fraser as this greatriver emerges from itsmountain canyon, theupland alluvial Burrard Peninsula, the richdelta lands at the mouthof the river and the mountainslopes to the north and east. Economically, however, thelower Mainland hasdeveloped into two main sub-regions. One, the eastern-mostfrom Hope to White Rock andPitt Meadows, is largelyagri- cultural, the towns andvillages being mainlyfarm centres with relatedservice industries. The other, to the west, from BoundaryBay to BowenIsland, is urban and suburban in character,oriented to the Pacifictrade of Vancouver and NewWestminster and with amuch higher proportion of skilledand specialized workersemployed in transportation,and with financialinstitutions and service industriesgeared
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