Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Provincial Library Service
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Provincial Library Services Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Public Libraries Branch of the Ontario Department of Education was renamed the Provincial Library Service in 1959. In 1972 the Ministry of Colleges and Universities became responsible for the Provincial Library Service.
In 1975, the Provincial Library Service was transferred from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, where it was initially part of the Multicultural Development and Public Libraries Division, before being moved in 1976 to the Arts Division. In 1979, Provincial Library Service acquired responsiblity for Community Information Services and was renamed the Libraries and Community Information Branch. At the same time, the Libraries and Community Information Branch was moved to the new Information Access Division.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Provincial Library Service worked to improve the efficiency of public libraries in Ontario, to improve coordination between libraries, and develop plans for public libraries within the context of local needs through grants, advisory assistance, statistical measurement, seminars, educational programs and publications.
The Director of the service also acted as Secretary to the Ontario Provincial Library Council.
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General context
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Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Department of Education Annual Reports
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger