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Copyright of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada / Cahiers de la Société Bibliographique du Canada is the property of Bibliographical Society of Canada and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada / Cahiers de la Société Bibliographique du Canada is the property of Bibliographical Society of Canada and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Author-supplied Abstracts.)

Digital publishing is still in its infancy, but it is useful to relate what might be called the prologue to the history of digital publishing in French in Quebec. This article presents the actors who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the transition from print to digital culture in Quebec. It offers a panoramic view of this transition in the various publishing genres from newspapers and magazines, to journals, books, theses, dictionaries, bibliographical databases, and legal texts. A typology of the actors working in these different genres emerges, comprising publisher, aggregator (general or specialist), distributor, production technician, retailer, and librarian. The builders of Quebec's digital publishing milieu are acknowledged through brief descriptions of their projects and enterprises. Many of them have displayed a notable capacity to engage in the development of new models for the production and diffusion of culture and research. The quality of their products, services, and expertise has been recognized several times over through international partnerships and co-operative ventures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the presentation of the Marie-Tremaine Medal to Professor Pierre Hébert at the Bibliographic Society of Canada's annual conference at Brock University (Ontario) on May 26, 2014 and includes Hébert’s response to receiving the award. The medal recognizes the value of his research on books in Canada, particularly in the fields of publishing and censorship. It also provides an overview of his work and professional activities since the late 1980s.

The article presents a citation read during the presentation of the Marie-Tremaine Medal to Professor Pierre Hébert at the annual meeting of the Bibliographic Society of Canada on May 26, 2014. The medal recognizes his achievements and his research on books in Quebec and Canada, particularly in publishing and censorship history. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Quebec Association for the Study of Printed Media (AQEI) and the International Bibliography Association.