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The article discusses both print and electronic book versions available for the works of Roman philosopher and political theorist Marcus Tullius Cicero. Texts by Cicero were traditionally used for two purposes, for the study of Latin language and culture, and by more experienced scholars in fields such as rhetoric and political philosophy. A discussion of the history of printed works of Cicero from the nineteenth-century to the present, including topics such as the digitalization of books by Project Gutenberg, Amazon.com, and how Portable Document Format (PDF) files changed the effectiveness of reading electronic books, is presented.

The article provides an overview of the history of the Scholarly Digital Editions, a small academic publisher focused on producing electronic versions of scholarly books. Topics considered include the sale of electronic texts on CD-ROMs, the advent of the World Wide Web, and the author's work on the Canterbury Tales Project, scholarly research which started with the Hengwrt manuscript held at the National Library of Wales of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Scholarly Digital Editions was founded in 2000 to publish the findings of the Canterbury Tales Project and similar scholarly works.

The essay explores the impact of electronic books on the publishing and reading of children and youth literature. Considerations include picture books, the use of color and illustrations in such print books, and limitations of electronic readers. Other subjects include book reviews and sales ratings by the newspaper "New York Times," the use of interactive digital technologies in the creation of electronic books for children, and lack of book awards for children's literature written in electronic formats.

The article provides a publishing history of the book "Forty Years in Canada," written by Samuel Benfield Steele. Steele was a former member of the North West Mounted Police and was notable for his military service in the Red River Expedition of 1870 and the second Boer War in South Africa. His exploits were covered in popular culture in Canada, the U.S., and Great Britain in the form of both fictionalized accounts of his life and through articles appearing in periodicals and newspapers. American journalist Mollie Glenn Niblett was hired in 1912 as a literary agent and editor for Steele's manuscript in Great Britain, choosing Seeley Service and Co. in London, England in 1913. The book was eventually published in 1915 by Herbert Jenkins of London, England.

The article discusses the history of the Canadian publishing industry between 1920 and 1930, taking into consideration the Canadian Copyright Act of 1921 and the relationship between publishers and authors in Toronto, Ontario focusing especially on the firms of McClelland and Stewart, Ryerson Press, and the Macmillan Company of Canada. Topics explored include the rise of a unique Canadian identity, the impact of World War I on Canadian society and culture, and the field of Canadian textbooks and studies.

The article announces that Professor Marcel Lajeunesse received the 2012 Marie Tremaine Medal and Watters-Morley Prize, which was presented to him in writing by Julie Frédette and read by Isabelle Robitaille at the May 28, 2012 Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of Canada at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario).

The article presents the history of the Canadian Free Library for the Blind, from its founding in Toronto, Ontario in 1906 until its January 1, 1919 merger with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. An overview of the history of typesets such as Moon Type, Braille, and Boston Line Type used to print books for the blind from the late eighteenth-century to the early twentieth-century is presented. A discussion of the history of blind education in Canada, and the school libraries intended for the use of the blind, is explored.

L'objet de cet article est l'analyse des neuf années de service (1956-1965) durant lesquelles Claire Pratt, une figure de proue de l'édition canadienne, fut l'éditrice principale à McClelland and Stewart, apportant ainsi une contribution des plus significatives à la littérature canadienne. Mme Pratt, en tant qu'assistante de Jack McClelland, le patron charismatique de la firme, mena à bien les défis associés à l'édition littéraire canadienne tout en récoltant les succès. Elle travailla également en étroite collaboration avec Malcolm Ross, un professeur d'anglais, qui agit à titre d'éditeur de la collection de livres de poche de la firme appelée New Canadian Library. Elle édita plusieurs œuvres de célèbres écrivains du Canada, dont le parlementaire Stanley Knowles, le journaliste Peter C. Newman, l'historien W.L. Morton, les romanciers Henry Kreisel et Margaret Laurence et le poète Irving Layton. Mme Pratt entreprit sa carrière dans le commerce du livre au moment où les écrivains canadiens et l'écriture en général obtenaient de plus en plus la faveur du grand public. Elle consacra tous ses efforts en vue de suivre la ligne de conduite en vigueur chez McClelland and Stewart. En retour, Jack McClelland lui laissa toute la latitude requise pour l'exercice de son métier d'éditrice, qu'elle pratiqua d'ailleurs avec brio et aplomb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cette histoire personnelle d'une vie passée dans les livres et les bibliothèques débute dans un village ontarien, se poursuit dans la ville de London pour finalement aboutir à Montréal. L'amour des livres et des bibliothèques se transforme peu à peu en travaux universitaires et érudits. La discussion jette la lumière sur les bases théoriques de la bibliographie et les défis que pose le texte numérique. En soulevant cette question, l'auteur souligne l'importance de préserver nos collections uniques de recherche à l'ère électronique. Il énonce en outre les principes et les postulats qui définissent la bibliothèque ainsi que les dangers potentiels auxquels font face de nos jours les collections de recherche, tels que leur conversion dans les dépôts de livres numériques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Depuis plus de 75 ans, les prix littéraires du Gouverneur général constituent les principales récompenses littéraires au Canada. Cette note dresse la liste officielle révisée des lauréats, liste qui pouvait d'ailleurs être téléchargée pendant de nombreuses années sur le site du Conseil des Arts du Canada. L'auteur procède à un inventaire des irrégularités bibliographiques de cette liste. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews issues 2009 and 2010 of the annual periodical "Revue de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec," directed and edited by Sophie Montreuil, which is also available online at http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/publications/ revue_banq/index.html.

The article presents a speech given by president of the Bibliographic Society of Canada Anne Dondertman, written by Julie Frédette, during its annual general assembly in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on May 30, 2011, in which she honors historian, librarian, and library and information science professor Peter F. MacNally who was awarded the Marie Tremaine Medal and Watters-Morley Prize for his contribution to Canadian bibliography. McNally's speech in response to Dondertman's address is also included.

The article announces that librarian and historian Peter F. McNally has received the 2011 Marie Tremaine Medal and Watters-Morley Prize, which was awarded at the May 30, 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of Canada in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

A case study is presented that discusses the translation of the British Harry Potter children's fiction series by J. K. Rowling into American English. Topics include the Americanization of spelling in the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" ("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"), the impact of the changes on American children, and the roles of editors in U.S. publishing.

The article discusses the influence of American Methodist periodicals in rural Upper Canada from 1818 to 1829, before the Canadian periodical "Christian Guardian" became popular. Topics include the importance of print culture among Methodists, the influence of the periodicals "Methodist Magazine" and "Christian Advocate" on Methodist revivalism, and the role of circuit riding preachers in the growth of Methodism. The impact of the War of 1812 on relations between U.S. and Canadian Methodists is addressed.

The article focuses on Graphic Press, which is credited as being the first publisher in Canada specializing in books that were written principally by Canadian authors. Graphic Press was founded in 1924 by Henry C. Miller. Particular attention is paid to the Canadian author Alex Philip. His works include "The Crimson West," "The Painted Cliff," and "Whispering Leaves." The author contends that Philip's works are interesting due to their portrayals of the Canadian West; however, they are also seen by the author as containing racist and sexist language. The article also discusses the adaptations of these novels into motion pictures and the distinctive bindings and illustrations of these books.

This essay discusses the technological and social impacts of electronic books and electronic publishing. The authors examine the ways that intellectuals in the humanities fields interact with computerized information resources. The article calls for increased users studies to determine the ways that reading has changed when one interacts with digital texts rather than printed ones. Some of the topics discussed include the methods that scholars in the humanities conduct their research, the design and construction of online information resources, and how humanities scholars are different than scientists in the ways that they approach research tasks.

This essay focuses on the writing and publication of Douglas Coupland's novel "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture," which was first published in 1991 and describes the social attitudes of a generation of North Americans. The author describes how Coupland initially sold this book to his publisher, St. Martin's Press, as a work of nonfiction. Also discussed are the book's design, contemporary reviews of "Generation X," and Coupland's literary career since its publication.

Cette étude fournit la documentation sur la découverte et l'examen d'un manuscrit olographe attribué au réputé philosophe et poète américain, George Santayana, et aborde les étapes qui l'ont mené de la collection personnelle de Santayana conservée à la Harvard University jusqu'aux collections spéciales d'Acadia University un siècle plus tard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Like the text books they complement, dictionaries are widely used tools in schools. This article examines which dictionaries were authorised for use in schools from 1880 to 1960 by the Department of Public Instruction, the definitive authority for education in Quebec in the absence of a government department, and what use was made of them. During the period examined in this study, dictionaries had to receive endorsement, in the same manner as all text books for francophone public schools, from the Catholic Committee of the Council of Public Instruction, which was comprised half of Catholic bishops from Quebec and the other half from the Catholic laity. Text books and dictionaries were subjected to the meticulous and critical examination of the clerical authorities, who had the text modified or removed illustrations that did not seem to conform to orthodoxy in their eyes before granting their approval. Even though other dictionaries were circulating in Quebec, notably those of the publishers Mame, Quillet-Flammarion, and Hatier, it is the Larousse dictionary, particularly the Dictionnaire complet de la langue française with Canadian supplement, that dominated the period and that made the Montreal publisher Beauchemin its fortune. This study shows that the imported French book could only be distributed in Quebec and in Canada as long as the content met the moral standards of the Catholic Committee of the Council of Public Instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews two special issues of the journal "The Devil's Artisan," both from 2008 and edited by Martha Fleming, titled "Allan Fleming's Many Worlds" and "In Allan Fleming's Archive."

The article presents a speech by Randall Speller, on the ocasion of the annual congress of the bibliographic Canadian society (Société bibliographique du Canada) held in Toronto, Ontario, on June 24, 2009, in which he discussed the winning of the Marie-Tremaine medal and Watters-Morley prize by George L. Parker, provided information on Parker's career, and praised his work as a researcher about the printing industry in Canada. The speech of response by Parker is also included in this article.

The article discusses Scop Productions Inc., a publisher and arts production company in Newfoundland and Labrador run by the author from 2002 to 2008. Scop's first publication, the poetry collection "Humber Mouths: Young Voices from the West Coast of Newfoundland & Labrador" is discussed, as are its activities promoting local writers and artists such as Al Pittman, Michael Pittman, and Rodney Mercer, and its international endeavors promoting cultural connections between Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland. A list of Scop publications is also provided.

The article discusses the history of ISER Books, founded in 1966 as the publishing division of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador. ISER Books' early years publishing social science doctoral dissertations are discussed, as is its initial confinement to topics related to Newfoundland, followed by expansion to more global issues. Publications in areas such as ethnography, fisheries, and social problems are discussed, as are organizational changes at the publisher over time.

The article discusses the 1931 autobiography "Rolling Home: When Ships Were Ships and Not Tin Pots" by Newfoundland sailor William Morris Barnes, and the role of Barnes's editor, Hilda Renbold Wortman, in its creation. Wortman's work with her husband, New York cartoonist Denys Wortman, is discussed, as is Hilda Wortman's first meeting with Barnes in 1929 in New York City, where he had retired. Her eventual success in publishing Barnes's life story after transcribing it from Dictaphone recordings he made is then described.

Two speeches are presented, on the awarding of the 2009 Marie Tremaine Medal and Watters-Morley Prize to Canadian bibliographer and book historian George L. Parker at the annual meeting of the Bibliographical Society of Canada on 24 June 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. Introductory remarks by Randall Speller are presented, followed by Parker's acceptance speech.

The article discusses the history of the book in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Three periods are discussed: early settlement through early 19th century; the 19th century up to the time Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949; and, briefly, contemporary history. Topics discussed include books brought into the colony from the late 16th century, the predominantly religious nature of early reading habits, the establishment of the first printing operations in 1807, and developments in the 20th century.

An introduction to the issue and its special theme of book history in Newfoundland and Labrador is presented, with reference to articles by William Barker, Kristina Fagan, J. T. H. Connor, and others.

The article discusses the development of medical autobiography--the life writings of physicians and allied health workers--in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 20th century, with attention to the influence on the genre of medical missionary Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) and the local print culture he inspired. A case study is also presented, of "Snowshoe & Lancet: Memoirs of a Frontier Newfoundland Doctor, 1937-1948," published in 2000 by American physician Robert Skidmore Ecke (1909-2001).

The article discusses the autobiography of Labrador author Lydia Campbell (1818-1905), a self-described "halfbreed" or Inuit Metis (a person of mixed Native American and European heritage), and its place in indigenous Labrador literature and culture. Campbell's life in central Labrador is discussed, as is the meaning of writing and literacy for Labrador Inuits. Her book, "Sketches of Labrador Life by a Labrador Woman," published around 1895, is discussed, as are the reasons she wrote it, and how it was received.

The article discusses a notebook from mid-19th-century Newfoundland and Labrador obtained by the author. Its physical description is presented, followed by its contents, which indicate it was owned or used by at least two people in Newfoundland, Michael Coady of St. John's and John Murphy of Chapel's Cove. The surveyor's notes taking up most of the pages are described, as is a section entitled "1848 Catalogue of Books," followed by a list of works, seen as indicating an exception to the dominant oral tradition of the day.

The article discusses the writing, publication, and reception of the 1972 book "Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914" by Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood, an account of the deaths from exposure of dozens of sealers seen as stemming from corporate indifference to their welfare. The book, an international bestseller written by and about Newfoundlanders, is seen as a landmark in Newfoundland print culture and cultural identity. Topics discussed include sealing in Newfoundland literature, Brown's early career and development as an author, and the life cycle of her book.

The study of the importation and use of children's books in Canada from 1840 to 1850 that were published in France by Maine, a Catholic publisher, offers a window on social and cultural history. Three groups took responsibility for disseminating these works: the Church, mainly through the intermediary of the Sulcipians; the liberal bookstore Fabre, supplier both to churches and to liberals who used them for matters not related to religion; and finally the state, through its efforts (particularly by P.J.O. Chauveau) to ensure that schools convey a common culture and an outlook on the modern world. Books published by Manic were at the heart of these efforts and served an evolving society that did not want to be bound to the Church — but only after passing through a methodical governmental selection process. Thus the little Manic books, in their polymorphic uses, escaped the culture of Catholicism and reveal tensions that existed at the core of Canadian society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Le Révérend Peter Jones (de la nation des Ojibwés) fur un pasteur missionnaire merhodisre œruvranr chez les Mississaugas dans le Haut-Canada. Né le premier janvier 1802 près de l'actuelle ville de Hamilton, Ontario, Jones fur éduqué dans la communauté des Missiasaugas, celle-là même qui a vu naître sa mère, et baprisé selon le rite méthodiste en 1823. Il devint le premier écrivain autochtone au Canada à tenir un journal er à réaliser les premières traductions en langue saulteuse de l'Écriture sainte. Il voyages en Angleterre à trois reprises - en 1831, 1838 et 1845 - pour étayer les revendicationa territoriales alors en cours des Mississaugas, lever des funds pour les projets missionnaires méthodistes et promouvoir l'établissemenr de pensionnats dans le Haur-Canada. Il parvint à se faire connsîrre de plus en plus par le public qui considéra Kalakewaquonaby (le nom ojibwé de Jones) comme une figure de proue dans le monde culturel du dix-neuvième siècle. Cet article veut démontrer les diverses utilisations de Kahkewaquonaby, le nom ojibwé de Peter Jones adopté par Peter Jones. Il appert de façon évidente que les péritextes, telles que lea pages de titre, photographiea, etc., peuvent compliquer la façon d'aborder Jones en tant qu'auteur et traducteur de même que ses ouvrages publiés. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) fut au début du vingtième siècle l'artiste de la scène la plus célèbre au Canada. Étant connue comme « la poétesse mohawk » ou « le chantre indien » quand ce n'était pas sous son nom mohawk Tekahionwake, elle fit des lectures d'œuvres dramatiques à un vaste public à travers le pays. En tant qu'auteur populaire, elle collabora à de nombreux périodiques qui rapportèrent très peu. Faute de pouvoir attirer l'attention de quelque éditeur d'ici ou d'ailleurs, elle put vivre de sa plume grâce aux tournées régulières qu'elle effectua. Même si Pauline Johnson est aujourd'hui assez bien connue et que son œuvre suscite plus que jamais l'intérér des éditeurs pour les auteurs autochtones, ses deux premiers recueils de poésie -The White Wampum (John Lane, London, 1895) et Canadian Born (George N. Morang, Toronto, 1903) - furent tirés à peu d'exemplaires et passèrent presque inaperçus. Cet article jette un regard sur l'entreprise hors norme qui conduisit à l'édition de Legends of Vancouver (publié hors commerce, 1911) et qui allait devenir un succès de librairie dans les dix-huit derniers mois de la vie de Pauline Johnson, entraînant du même coup la publication de ses autres monographies d'importance: Flint and Feather (Musson, 1912), The Moccasin Maker (Briggs, 1913) et The Shagganappi (Briggs, 1913). Bien que la publication de Legends of Vancouver ait interpellé de nombreux intervenants de cultures différentes, les étapes qui favorisèrent sa réalisation furent le fr

Cette étude analyse dix portraits de jeunes liseuses croqués au studio de photographie Notman de Montréal entre les années 1860 et 1880. Des extraits tirés d'ouvrages canadiens ainsi que de publications en provenance de l'Angleterre, de la France et des États-Unis alors en circulation à cette époque au Canada illustrent à quel point ces textes faisaient partie intégrante des messages véhiculés par les photographies de liseuses de Notman et, inversement, comment ces photographies aidaient à visualiser ces mêmes ouvrages. En mettant ainsi en lumière l'image en relation avec le texte, on vise à encourager la recherche bibliographique sur l'histoire du lectorat féminin et les expériences de lecture de la jeune fille canadienne. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La collection canadienne de la bibliothèque de l'université Yale, considérée comme l'une des deux ou trois meilleures aux États-Unis, doit sa croissance durant les décennies 1940 et 50 à William Inglis Morse (1874-1952), un pasteur originaire de la Nouvelle- Écosse qui fut aussi historien et bibliophile. De 1939 à son décès, Morse fit d'importants dons de livres rares, cartes, manuscrits et autres documents éphémères à Yale. Lui et son épouse ont toujours encouragé cette institution à accroître sa collection canadienne en affectant des fonds à cette fin. Même si la générosité de Morse à l'égard des universités Dalhousie, Acadia et Harvard fut proverbiale, voire reconnue dans des catalogues imprimés publiés par ces mêmes institutions ainsi que par un article écrit par sa petite-fille, Susan Hilles Bush, et inclus dans The Book Disease: Atlantic Provinces Book Collectors (1996), son rôle dans la création de cene collection n'a été abordé que d'une façon superficielle. En procédant à l'examen de la correspondance de Morse avec les bibliothécaires de Yale, en particulier lames Babb, cet article rappelle la contribution de Morse dans la formation d'une importante collection Canadiana à Yale, y compris celle de Harvard qu'il n'a jamais cessé pour autant d'enrichir. Il recense également quelques rares et uniques documents canadiens dont il a fait don à la bibliothèque de Yale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Le Bryce's Commercial Arithmetic, publié en 1860, fut le premier manuel d'arithmétique commerciale. Les renseignements bibliographiques figurant sur les pages de titre de la plupart des éditions sont incomplets, voire inexacts comme le démontre du reste cet article. Dans de nombreuses éditions, l'information relative aux auteurs, éditeurs ou imprimeurs était par surcroît plus ou moins fausse. En procédant à l'examen des diverses modifications apportées aux clichés, cette étude rétablit une bonne partie de la vérité concernant l'histoire de cette publication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pendant de nombreuses décennies, le Canadian Literature Club of Toronto (1915-1973) s'assura une forte présence sur la scène culturelle torontoise. Il s'efforça d'encourager le développement de la littérature canadienne-anglaise en faisant la promotion de livres canadiens, de monter une dramaturgie originale et d'apporter un soutien aux auteurs. Le club fut fondé par l'éditeur et pigiste Donald French qui resta fidèle aux principes et aux méthodes qu'il avait proposés à l'origine. Cet article retrace l'historique du CLC en abordant les étapes de la carrière de Donald French et son rôle dans la création d'une infrastructure littéraire et éditoriale propre au Canada. Il examine également certains problèmes actuels auxquels font face le CLC et son fondateur dans le domaine de l'histoire du livre et l'histoire littéraire canadienne. Ainsi comment devons-nous envisager plus concrètement la relation entre les lecteurs et les écrivains? Est-il possible de conceptualiser le rôle du lecteur autrement que comme consommateur culturel ? En quoi consiste le rôle de l'éditeur dans la production culturelle ? Quel est le lien qui existe entre les organisations locales ou régionales et la culture dite nationale ? ou encore entre une culture bourgeoise ou «sans grandes prétentions» et l'art noble ou sérieux? L'article fait valoir l'importance d'inclure les organisations populaires tel que le Canadian Literature Club dans l'historiographie littéraire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Un oligopole, créé par trois éminents éditeurs de Toronto W.J. Gage, Copp, Clark et la Canada Publishing Company, dirigea de 1885 à 1907 la publication du lucratif Ontario Readers destiné aux lecteurs des écoles primaires. Cette étude élucide les circonstances dans lesquelles les trois éditeurs ont acquis une position dominante ainsi que les stratégies qu'ils ont déployées pour se maintenir ainsi en force durant 22 ans. Elle nous éclaire également sur le rôle central exercé par le ministre de l'Éducation de l'époque devenu plus tard premier ministre de l'Ontario, George W. Ross. L'article met en relief les influences politiques et les pressions commerciales qui ont joué en faveur de l'autorisation des manuels scolaires et de leur diffusion à travers la province. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article talks about the intersection of bibliography and digital technology in Canada. It discusses how digital technology has transformed bibliographical practice in the country. Concerns were raised on how to deal with the sudden proliferation of digital acquisitions. It also points out several important issues on how the field of academia, technology, government, and libraries themselves benefit from the new landscape. It also mentions the challenges faced by the Library and Archives Canada in the new digital environment, and the impact of digital technology on bibliographical practices.