Ontario. Public Library Service Unit

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Public Library Service Unit

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Public Library Service Unit

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1984-1992

      History

      The Public Library Service Unit was established in 1984 within the Libraries and Community Information Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. In 1987, it became part of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications.

      In mid-1992, Public Library Service Unit was combined with the Ontario Library Service area offices to form the Public Library Services and Ontario Library Service Unit.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Public Library Service Unit provided assistance to Ontario library boards, municipalities and Indian Band Councils in the establishment, organization and management of county libraries, public libraries and Ontario Library Services Areas. It provided special financial assistance for the provision of library services, offered statistical and research services to public libraries, and publications. The Unit also developed and analyzed policy proposals with reference to library operations and their funding, and implemented policy decisions.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture (1982-1987)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA9

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture controls Ontario. Public Library Service Unit

      Dates of relationship

      1984-1987

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Communications (1987-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA10

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Communications controls Ontario. Public Library Service Unit

      Dates of relationship

      1987-1992

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA733

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Inventory 47 - Culture (July 1996)

          Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1995-1998

          Maintenance notes

          Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          G. Brown, R. Anger