ALVIN M. SCHRADER
SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA



Publications

Schrader, Alvin M. "Results of the MLIS Graduate Exit Survey, 2020-2021." Unpublished report, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, September 2021, 20pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Summary of the UAlberta MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey 2020-2021." School of Library and Information Studies, September 2021, 8pp. Available at https://www.ualberta.ca/school-of-library-and-information-studies/media-library/documents/program-assessment/exit-surveys/2020-2021-slis-grad-exit-survey-website-summary.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "Fearless: Inclusive Library Policies and Strategies for Serving LGBTQ2S+ Communities and Allies." Invited presentation with slide deck, Halifax Public Libraries staff, 26 May 2021.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Fearlessly Moving Forward: Inclusive Library Policies and Strategies for Serving LGBTQ2S+ Communities." Invited presentation with slide deck, Okanagan Regional Library staff, Professional Development Day, 19 April 2021.

Phair, Michael, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Combatting Social Isolation among LGBTQ2S+ Older Adults: Proposed Continuation of Federal Tri-City Project Funding 2021-2022." New Horizons for Seniors Program – Pan-Canadian Stream National Project, Government of Canada, 23 March 2021, 2pp. Received $30,000.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Fearlessly Moving Forward: Inclusive Library Policies and Strategies for Serving LGBTQ2S+ Communities," with extensive slides presentation. Guest lecture, LIS 541: LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Societies, University of Alberta, recording, 19 February 2021; class discussion 4 March 2021.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Edmonton Pride Seniors Group 'Report to the Community': Improving Quality of Community Life for Older LGBTQ2S+ Edmontonians: Inclusive, Safe, Caring, and Affordable." Unpublished brochure, Edmonton Pride Seniors Group, March 2021, 2pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Presentation to the Edmonton Public Library Board on the Proposed Revision to EPL Meeting Rooms Policy B-2006." Unpublished submission, 10 November 2020, 2pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Results of the MLIS Graduate Exit Survey, 2019-2020." Unpublished report, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, October 2020, 22pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Summary of the UAlberta MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey 2019-2020." School of Library and Information Studies, October 2020, 7pp. Available at https://www.ualberta.ca/school-of-library-and-information-studies/media-library/documents/program-assessment/exit-surveys/2019-2020-mlis-grad-exit-survey-website-summary-2020-10-25.pdf.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Why I Became a Librarian." ELAN Ex Libris Association Newsletter, no. 68 (Fall 2020), 4-5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Should Public Library Boards Embrace Intellectual Freedom as Their Institutional Soul?" 27 April 2020. Available at https://cfe.ryerson.ca/blog/2020/04/should-public-library-boards-embrace-intellectual-freedom-their-institutional-soul.

Schrader, Alvin M. "E-Book Publishers and Canadian Public Libraries." ELAN Ex Libris Association Newsletter, no. 67 (Spring 2020), pp.6-7.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Fearlessly Moving Forward: Inclusive Library Policies and Strategies for Serving LGBTQ* Minorities in all Types of Libraries." Revised in 2020 from a guest lecture in LIS 541. LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Societies, Edmonton, AB, 9 October 2019. Available at https://sites.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/documents/lis-541-2019-lgbtq- slides-public-presn.-rev.-jan.-2020.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "Survey of Practicum Supervisors in the MLIS Program 2017-2019." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2019. Available at https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/education/slis/documents/ program-assessment/practicum-supervisor-survey-2017-2019-report- final.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary – 2018-2019." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2019, 5 pp. Available at https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/education/slis/documents/ program-assessment/exit-surveys/20182019-mlis-grad-exit-survey- website.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary – 2018-2019." Unpublished report, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2019, 16pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Can Public Libraries Maintain Their Commitment to Intellectual Freedom in the Face of Outrage over Unpopular Speakers?" Blog, Centre for Free Expression, 15 August 2019. Available at https://cfe.ryerson.ca/blog/2019/08/can-public-libraries- maintain-their-commitment-intellectual-freedom-face-outrage- over

Gruneir, A., S. Chamberlain, J. Keefe, H. Fifield, F. Forbes, J. Mann, A. Schrader, L. Young, C. Berendonk, K. Corbett, and C. Estabrooks. "Effectively evolving together: Lessons on citizen engagement in a large health services research team." Dialogue on aging. Connect. Collaborate. Create: The 16th Annual Geriatric Services Conference, Vancouver, BC, 12 April 2019.

Revitt, Eva, Ebony Magnus, Alvin M. Schrader, and John Wright. "2018 Census Of Canadian Academic Librarians User Guide and Results Summary." CAPAL Advocacy Committee, Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians, 25 March 2019. Available at https://doi.org/10.7939/DVN/JRDEPLS

Tri-City Proposal To Engage LGBTQ2S+ Older Adults In Reducing Social Isolation. Standard Grant Application For Funding under the New Horizons For Seniors Program – Pan-Canadian Project (with Michael Phair, Ellie Caslake, and Krystal Nieckar). Submitted by Edmonton Pride Seniors Group, OutSaskatoon, and [Winnipeg] Rainbow Resource Centre, 28 February 2019. Received $96,959. Michael Phair and I were the project leads.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Results of the MLIS Graduate Exit Surveys – Fall 2017 & Spring 2018." Unpublished report, School of Library and Information Studies, September 2018, 16 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary – 2017-2018." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2018, 4 pp. Available at https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/education/slis/ documents/accreditation/slis-exit-survey-summary-20172018.pdf

Gruneir, A., S. Chamberlain, J. Keefe, H. Fifiled, F. Forbes, J. Mann, A. Schrader, L. Young, C. Berendonk, K. Corbett, and C. Estabrooks. "Evolving Together: Lessons on Patient Engagement from a Large Health Services Research Team." Poster accepted for the KT Canada Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 2-8 June 2018.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Keeping It Real: What Librarians and Archivists Say About the UAlberta MLIS Practicum & Practicum Students." Invited presentation at the Alberta Library Conference 2018, Jasper, 27 April 2018. Slide deck available at: https://librarytoolshed.ca/content/keeping-it-real-what-librarians-and- archivists-say-about-ualberta-mlis-practicum-practicum

Schrader, Alvin M., and Donna Bowman. "'Inappropriate for Any Age — Ban It Forever!': Challenges to Collections and Policies in Canadian Libraries in 2016." Freedom to Read 2018. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2017, 6-7.

Law, J., and Alvin M. Schrader. "Understanding Challenges to Books and Magazines." Freedom to Read 2018. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2017, 21.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Survey of Practicum Supervisors in the MLIS Program, 2015-2017." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2017, 13 pp. Available at https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/education/slis/documents/ accreditation/supervisor-survey-2015-2017.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary — 2016-2017." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2017, 4 pp. Available at https://cloudfront.ualberta.ca/-/media/education/slis/documents/ accreditation/2016-2017-mlis-grad-exit-survey.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "Results of the MLIS Graduate Exit Survey — Fall 2016 & Spring 2017." Unpublished report, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, August 2017, 16 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Donna Bowman, "Guaranteeing Library Access to 'All' Expression? 2014 Survey of Challenges to Resources and Policies in Canadian Libraries," Libraries Canada 2017/18. Grey House Publishing Canada, Toronto, ON, August 2017: xxxi-xli. Reprint.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Growing Resilience: Inclusive Policies and Strategies for Services to LGBTQ* Minorities in all Types of Libraries." Invited presentation, Alberta Library Conference, Jasper, AB, 27 April 2017. Slide deck available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwVeBfRQdDCiNkJUNXpmc0Q2WXM/ view?ts=59052b6b. Also available at: https://librarytoolshed.ca/content/growing-resilience-inclusive- policies-and-strategies-serving-lgbtq-minorities-all-types

Schrader, Alvin M., Amy Kaufman, and Eva Revitt. "Who is the Canadian Academic Librarian? Results from the First CAPAL Census." Open Shelf, Ontario College and University Library Association, 1 February 2017. Available at: http://www.open-shelf.ca/20170201-ocula -results-from-the-first-capal-census/

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Digital Closet and Global Access to LGBTQ Information on the Internet: Ethical and Empirical Considerations for Teachers, Librarians, Parents, and Public Policymakers." In: Information Ethics, Globalization and Citizenship: Essays on Ideas to Praxis. Eds. Toni Samek and Lynette Shultz (McFarlane, Jefferson, NC, 2017): 111-155.

Revitt, Eva, Alvin M. Schrader, and Amy Kaufman. "2016 Census of Canadian Academic Librarians: User Guide and Census Summary." CAPAL Advocacy Committee, Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians, 16 December 2016. Available at http://capalibrarians.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Census _summary_and_user_guide_December_16_2016.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary – 2015-2016." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, September 2016. Available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_7m2eH5tUzIXTtEsh7IWWhwA HBPm3s4H-TjmDZueeHI/pub

Schrader, Alvin M. List of Challenged Titles and Policies in Publicly-Funded Canadian Libraries and Schools, 2015. Unpublished report, June 2016.

"Disrupt and Transform to Grow Resilience: Inclusive Library Policies and Strategies for Serving LGBTQ* Minorities," Invited presentation, British Columbia Library Conference, Vancouver, 12 May 2016. [Extra Slides]

"Proposal for an LGBTQ Seniors Advocate in the Government of Alberta." Prepared for Edmonton Pride Seniors Project, Edmonton, AB, April 2016. Unpublished report, 6 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Faculty of Education Graduate Student Exit Survey – Methodology Report." Unpublished, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, February 2016.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Historical Snapshots of Intellectual Freedom and Libraries in Canada – Did You Know?" Ex Libris Association Newsletter, Spring 2016, 7-8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Everybody's a Critic: Results from the 2015 Annual Challenges Survey." Freedom to Read 2017. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2016, 5-6.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Graduate Student Exit Survey Summary – 2014-2015." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, December 2015. Available at https://d1pbog36rugm0t.cloudfront.net/-/media/education/slis/ documents/accreditation/exit-survey-summary-2014-2015.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. and Donna Bowman. "Guaranteeing Library Access to 'All' Expression? 2014 Survey of Challenges to Resources and Policies in Canadian Libraries," November 2015 [Includes comprehensive database and list of challenged materials and policies].

Schrader, Alvin M. "'Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Go': Inclusive Library Services for LGBTQ* Minorities. Part 1: Library Service and Collection Policies and Strategies." Based on a presentation to LIS 541. LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Society, University of Alberta, 15 September 2014. SlideShare May 2015. Available at http://fr.slideshare.net/alvinschrader/nowhere-to-turn-part-1-2015-slideshare

Schrader, Alvin M. "'Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Go': Inclusive Library Services for LGBTQ* Minorities. Part 2: Being a More Visible Support for LGBTQ* Communities." Based on a presentation to LIS 541. LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Society, University of Alberta, 15 September 2014. SlideShare May 2015. Available at http://fr.slideshare.net/alvinschrader/nowhere-to-turn-part-2-2015-slideshare-final-apr-20

Schrader, Alvin M. and Donna Bowman. "Library Challenges from A to Z: Results of the 2014 Survey of Challenges to Resources and Policies in Canadian Libraries." Freedom to Read 2016. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2015, 29-30.

Schrader, Alvin M., and Donna Bowman. "Whose Values? Results of the 2013 Survey of Challenges to Library Resources and Policies in Canada." Canadian Library Association, August 2014. Available at http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template =/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14046

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Digital Closet: Discriminatory Filtering and LGBTQ* Information on the Internet: Ethical Issues for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents." Based on a presentation to the 2014 Information Ethics Round Table at the University of Alberta, 26 April 2014. SlideShare 20 August 2014. Available at http://www.slideshare.net/alvinschrader/the-digital-closet-2014- slideshare-aug-20?qid=326f8361-066c-4db2-8db4- e564166b0545&v=default&b=&from_search=2

Schrader, Alvin M., and Donna Bowman. "Fine Balances and Persistent Tensions: 2013 Survey of Challenges to Resources and Policies in Canadian Libraries." Freedom to Read 2015. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2014, 30-31.

Wells, Kristopher, Lindy Pratch, and Alvin M. Schrader, eds. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction Resources for K-12 Schools. Edmonton Public Schools and Edmonton Public Library, 2nd edition, 2014.

Schrader, Alvin M. "'Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Go': LIS Services for Sexual and Gender (LGBTQ Minorities." Presentation to LIS 541: LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Society. Edmonton, AB, 12 September 2013. Based on a presentation to LIS 541. LIS Services in Culturally Diverse Society, University of Alberta, 13 September 2013. Slideshare 27 September 2013. Available at URL: http://www.slideshare.net/alvinschrader/library-and-information-services-and-issues-for-lgbtq-communities?from_search=38

Bowman, Donna, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Intellectual Freedom Questioned: Highlights from the Annual Survey of Challenges to Library Resources and Policies in Publicly Funded Canadian Libraries, 2012." 31 May 2013, 17 pp. Available at URL: http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Resources&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14046

Schrader, Alvin M., and Donna Bowman. "Intellectual Freedom Questioned: Challenges to Library Resources and Policies in Publicly Funded Canadian Libraries in 2012." Freedom to Read 2014. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2013, 39-40.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Reflections on Meaning in Library and Information Studies: A Personal Odyssey through Information, Sexuality, and Gender." In: Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Eds. Patrick Keilty and Rebecca Dean (Library Juice Press, Los Angeles, CA, 2013): 62-97.

Schrader, Alvin M., and Michael R. Brundin. National Statistical and Values Profile of Canadian Libraries: Report to CLA Executive Council. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, November 2012, 28 pp. Available at URL: http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/NationalValuesProfileCanadianLibrariesReportfinal.pdf

Brundin, Michael R., and Alvin M. Schrader. National Statistical Profile of Canadian Libraries [Appendix A]. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, November 2012, 18 pp. Available at URL: http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/National-Statistics-Profile.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M., and Michael R. Brundin. National Values Profile of Canadian Libraries [Appendix B]. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, November 2012, 62 pp. Available at URL: http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/CLA-Statistical-and-Values-Profile-of-Canadian-Libraries.pdf

Bowman, Donna, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies in 2011: Report of the Annual Survey of the Intellectual Freedom Advisory Committee, Canadian Library Association." July 2012, 11 pp. Available at URL: http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/CLAatWork/Committees/ 2011_challenges_survey_report_%20final.pdf

Bowman, Donna, and Alvin M. Schrader. "CLA Challenged Materials & Policies in Canadian Libraries Survey: 2011 Results and Analysis." 2012 Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, June 1, 2012. Available at URL: http://www.cla.ca/conference/2012/assets/sessions/E34_2011_ challenge_survey-slides-final.pptx

Schrader, Alvin M. "Getting Beyond Library Statistics to Library Value: Challenges in Turning Features into Benefits." In: Book of Abstracts. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries QQML 2012 International Conference, Limerick, Ireland, May 2012. Ed. Anthi Katsirikou, May 2012: 110-111.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Digital Closet: How Internet Filters Suppress Access to Information by, for, and about Sexual and Gender Minorities." The Lorne MacRae Intellectual Freedom Lecture, Alberta Library Conference, Jasper, AB, April 28, 2012. Available at <http://www.albertalibraryconference.com/presentations/ ALC2012Schrader.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M., Ali Shiri, and Vicki Williamson. "Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of University of Saskatchewan Librarians: A Case Study." College and Research Libraries 73, no. 2 (March 2012): 147-163. Available at <https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/8f51e46e-f7f3-41d1-bf7c-3fb96a1d8699>

Schrader, Alvin M. "From Features to Benefits: Challenges in Telling the Whole Story of Users." 2012 Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON, February 2012. Available at Session 1327 <http://www.accessola2.com/superconference2012/1327.ppt>.

Schrader, Alvin M. With a journal contribution by Anwen Burk. "School to Work Transitions: Hitchhiking Across Cultures." In: The Future is Now: Responses to the 8Rs Canadian Library Human Resources Study. Eds. Kathleen De Long and Allison Sivak (Canadian Library Association, Ottawa, ON, 2012): 4-28. Also available at: <http://www.ls.ualberta.ca/8rs/8rs-future-is%20now.pdf.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Exploring the Research Knowledge Needs of Canadian Academic Librarians." In: New Trends in Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries: Selected Papers Presented at the 2nd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Proceedings of the International Conference on QQML 2010 Chania, Crete, Greece, May 25-28, 2010. Eds. Anthi Katsirikou and Christos H. Skiadas (World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 2012): 297-306. Also available at: <http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.22939>.

Bowman, Donna., and Alvin M. Schrader. "Challenges to Materials and Policies in Canadian Libraries in 2011." Freedom to Read 2013. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2012, 34-37.

Schrader, Alvin M., Donna Bowman, and Toni Samek. "Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies in 2010: Report of the Annual Survey of the Intellectual Freedom Committee." Canadian Library Association, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2011, 5 pp. Available at URL: http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/CLAatWork/Committees/ 2010_cla_if_survey-report-finalAug15.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies in 2009 and 2010: Results and Discussion." Invited presentation with Donna Bowman, 2011 Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2011. Available at Session E31 <http://www.cla.ca/conference/2011/postcon.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "From Numbers to Values: Challenges in Telling the Whole Story of Library User Experience." Invited presentation, 2011 Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2011. Available at Session G48 <http://www.cla.ca/conference/2011/postcon.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "From Numbers to Value: Challenges in Telling the Whole Story of Library User Experience." Feliciter 57.2 (2011): 74-76, 80. <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2011/Vol57No2/Feliciter2_Vol_57_2011_web.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. et al. "Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Information." Feliciter 57.1 (2011): 10-13. Available at
<http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ CurrentIssue/Feliciter1_Vol_57_2011_web.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Research and Assessment, University of Alberta Libraries, 2009-2010." University of Alberta Libraries, January 2011, 4 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Donna Bowman. "Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies in 2010." Freedom to Read 2012. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2011, 26-27. Available at <http://www.freedomtoread.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ 2011/12/kit2012.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Kristopher Wells. "Queering Libraries and Classrooms: Strategies to Build Inclusive Collections and Services for Sexual Minority and Gender Variant Youth." In: Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access. Ed. Ellen Greenblatt (McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 2011): 94-112.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies in 2009: Results of the Annual Survey of the Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom, Canadian Library Association." September 2010, 3 pp. Available at <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/CLAatWork/Committees/ Challenges_to_Canadi.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Ali Shiri. Report to the Dean, University Library, University of Saskatchewan. Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of University of Saskatchewan Librarians, 2010. Unpublished report, University Library, University of Saskatchewan, July 2010, 42 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Exploring the Research Knowledge Needs of Canadian Academic Librarians." In: Book of Abstracts, 2010 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference, Chania, Greece, May 2010. Ed. Anthi Katsirikou, May 2010: 29-30.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenging Silence, Challenging Censorship, Building Resilience: LGBTQ Services and Collections in Public, School, and Post-Secondary Libraries." Invited presentation, 2010 Atlantic Provinces Library Association Annual Conference, Saint John, New Brunswick, May 2010. Abstract available at <http://www.apla2010.ca/sj/prog-schrader1.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenging Silence, Challenging Censorship, Building Resilience: LGBTQ Services and Collections in Public, School, and Post-Secondary Libraries." Invited presentation, 2010 Annual Conference, Quebec Library Association / L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec, Montréal, Québec, May 2010. Abstract available at <http://www.abqla.qc.ca/en/abqla-2010-conference-program>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Getting Beyond Library Statistics: Challenges in Capturing Library Meaning and Telling the Whole Story of Library Value." Invited presentation, 2010 Annual Conference, Quebec Library Association / L'association des bibliothécaires du Québec, Montréal, Québec, May 2010. Abstract available at <http://www.abqla.qc.ca/en/abqla-2010- conference-program>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Fostering a Research Culture in Canadian Academic Libraries." Invited presentation at the 2010 Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, February 2010. Available at <http://www.accessola2.com/superconference2010/thu/332/ schrader.pdf>.

Bowman, Donna, Alvin Schrader, and Toni Samek. "Trends in Challenges to Canadian Library Resources and Policies, 2006-09." Freedom to Read 2011. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2010, 31, 33. Available at <http://freedomtoread.ca/docs/2011/kit2011.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M., Allison Sivak, Kathleen DeLong, and Diane Clark. A Study of the Research Needs of University of Alberta Librarians. Unpublished report, University of Alberta Libraries, November 2009, 10 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenging Silence, Challenging Censorship, Building Resilience: LGBTQ Services and Collections in Public, School and Post-Secondary Libraries." Feliciter 55, no. 3 (2009): 107-108. Available at <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2009/Vol55No3/feliciter3_vol_55_no_ads.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Challenging Silence, Challenging Censorship, Building Resilience: LGBTQ Services and Collections in Public, School, and Post-secondary Libraries." In: Be Curious: Think, Share, Discover: Proceedings of the BC Library Conference, April 17, 2009, Burnaby, British Columbia, 3 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Benefits not Features, Transformations not Transactions: Capturing the Value-Added Impact of Library Services in Canada." In Reaching Out: Innovation in Canadian Libraries. Edited by Yvon-André Lacroix. Library and Archives Canada and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec / Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 2008, pages 120-122. Also in French.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Art Matters...at the GG's." Feliciter 54, no. 3 (2008): 94-97. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2008/Vol54No3/Vol54Num3.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Hitchhiking Across Cultures from the Classroom to the Workplace." Feliciter 54, no. 2 (2008): 43-46. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Vol_54 _No_2&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5255>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Truth Over Fear." Feliciter 54, no. 1 (2008): 5-8. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2008/Vol54No1/Vol54Num1.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "'I just got hired, now what?' Transitioning from Classroom to Workplace." In: Reinvention. Regeneration. Rejuvenation: Proceedings of the Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2008, Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 2008. Toronto, ON: Ontario Library Association, 2008. Available at: <http://www.accessola2.com/superconference2008/thu/329/ schrader.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. [Testimonial.] "25 x 25: Freedom of Expression and Freedom to Read." Freedom to Read 2009. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Council, 2008, 8. Available at <http://freedomtoread.ca/docs/2009/kit2009.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Sawubona: Welcome to CLA." Feliciter 53, no. 6 (2007): 276-278, 308-310. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2007/Vol53No6/Vol53Num6.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2006 Graduates." November 2007. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2006.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Spark, Catalyst, Oxygen: Community Collaboration for Writers-in-Exile." Feliciter 53, no. 5 (2007): 224-226. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2007/Vol53No5/Vol53Num5.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin. M. "'I thought I'd find myself at the library': LGBTQ Services & Collections in Public and School Libraries." PNLA Quarterly 72 (1) (Fall 2007), 4-9. Available at: <http://www.pnla.org/quarterly/Fall2007/PNLA_Fall07.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Incoming CLA President Alvin M. Schrader's Inaugural Address, May 26, 2007: Libraries and Publishing 3.0: Connecting Authors to Readers in the Digital Age. Feliciter 53, no. 4 (2007): 172-175. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Feliciter/ PastIssues/2007/CurrentIssue/Vol53No4.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Kristopher Wells. Challenging Silence, Challenging Censorship: Inclusive Resources, Strategies and Policy Directives for Addressing Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans-Identified and Two-Spirited Realities in School and Public Libraries. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Teachers' Federation, 2007. Also published in French as Contester le silence, contester la censure: Ressources, stratégies et directives d'orientation intégratrices pour aborder les réalités bisexuelles, bispirituelles, gaies, lesbiennes et transidentifiées dans les bibliothèques scolaires et publiques.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2005 Graduates." Spring 2007. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2005.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Last Taboo: Intellectual Freedom, Social Responsibility, and Law in Canadian Libraries." In: Solutions in a Changing Landscape: Proceedings of the 2007 Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, February 1, 2007. Toronto, ON: Ontario Library Association, 2007. Available at: <http://www.accessola2.com/superconference2007/thurs/423/ handouts.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Last Taboo: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Law in Canadian Libraries." In: Libraries Build Community: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association, Ottawa, Ontario, June 15, 2006. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Library Association, 2006. Available at: <http://www.cla.ca/resources/cla2006/Presentations/Schrader_ Last_Taboo.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "If Shylock Were Queer." briarpatch 35 (3) (May 2006): 29.

Schrader, Alvin M. "L Before M: A Self-Inventory for Early Career Development." In: Libraries@Your Service: Proceedings of the Annual Alberta Library Conference, Jasper, Alberta, April 29, 2006. Calgary, AB: Library Association of Alberta, 2006. Available at: <http://albertalibraryconference.com/2006/wp-content/uploads/ 2006/05/ALC2006-H4-L_Before_M.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Getting Beyond Statistics to Value: The Untold Story of Canadian Libraries: Turning Features into Benefits." In: Sharing a Vision, The Power of Collaboration: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the British Columbia Library Association, Burnaby, British Columbia, April 21, 2006. Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Library Association, 2006. Available at: <http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006382/01/beyondstatistics.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "400 Million Circs, 40 Million Reference Questions: What Does This Mean and Does Anybody Care? Getting Beyond Library Statistics to Library Value with Help from Canada's National Core Library Statistics Program." Argus 35 (1) (2006): 15-22.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Internet-filtering." Russian Translation of "Internet Filters: Library Access Issues in a Cyberspace World" (The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, January 2000, 25 pp.) In: Sovremennyie problemy bibliotechnoi i informatsioonoy etiki. edited by Sostaviteli Yu.P.Melentieva, I.A.Trushina. Nauchnii redaktor V.R.Firsov. Saint-Petersburg, Izdatelstvo "Rossiiskaya natsionalnaya biblioteka," 2006, pp. 143-180.

The 8Rs Research Team (Ernie Ingles, Kathleen De Long, Alvin M. Schrader, Allison Sivak, Marianne Sorensen, and Jennifer de Peuter). Training Gaps Analysis: Librarians and Library Technicians. Ottawa, ON: Cultural Human Resources Council, 2006, 220 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2004 Graduates." October 11, 2005. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2004.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards Fall 2005." September 9, 2005. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/pressrelease_scholarships_2005 _fall.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards Winter 2005." September 9, 2005. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/pressrelease_scholarships_2005 _winter.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Kristopher Wells. "Queer Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Canadian Schools and Libraries: Analysis and Resources." School Libraries in Canada Online, a Journal of the Canadian Association for School Libraries 24(4) (2005). Available at <http://www.cla.ca/casl/slic/244queerperspectives.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Planning for the Next Generation of Librarians: Professional Education and Workplace Strategies." In Succession and Staff Planning in a Time of Demographic Change: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Librarians, edited by Vicki Whitmell, 35-55. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Schrader, Alvin M. "News from the School: "You Couldn't Ask for a Better Group of People": SLIS Administrative Staff Get Straight As." Letter of the LAA (Winter 2005): 25.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2003 Graduates." November 2004. Available at <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2003.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Profile: New MLIS Students," Library and Information Studies Alumni Association News (September 2004): 7.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards 2004." Library and Information Studies Alumni Association News (September 2004): 4-6. Also available at <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/pressrelease_scholarships.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "400 Million Circs, 40 Million Questions: What Does this Mean and does Anybody Care? Getting Beyond Library Statistics to Library Value." Summary of a presentation at the annual conference of the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec / Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec, May 2004. <http://www.cbpq.qc.ca/congres/congres2004/ actes_congres2004.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards 2003-2004." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (January 2004): 2-4. Also available at <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/pressrelease_scholarships_2003.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2002 Graduates." December 2003. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2002.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Report on Practicum, 2002-2003." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (September 2003): 2-4.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Confusing World of Internet Filtering Technology." The FLAG [Foothills Library Association Gazette] 22 (Fall 2003): 5-7.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Three Cultures of Librarianship: A Personal Odyssey through Education, Research and Service." Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana 24, no. 4 (Fall 2003): 169-174.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2001 Graduates." April 2003. Available at: <http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/survey_2001.cfm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. Data for IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003 Questionnaire on Canada, for FAIFE/IFLA, the Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, March 2003.

Schrader, Alvin M. "More Libraries Than Tim Hortons and McDonald's: Telling the Whole Story of Canadian Library Services and Benefits through the National Core Library Statistics Program." Letter of the LAA (February 2003): 14. Also available at https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/817a51cd-741f-4530-b3a4-5322b92d6a6d/view/ a608fe0d-a494-4d1e-bafc-3e81c2ab925d/LAA_2003_14.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "'More Libraries than Tim Hortons and McDonald's': Capturing the Cultural and Economic Impact of Libraries on Canada." Feliciter 49, no. 3 (2003): 142-146. Also appeared as "'More Libraries than Tim Hortons and McDonald's': Capturing the Cultural and Economic Impact of Libraries on Canada." In Critical Issues Facing the Government of Canada, 4-7. Canadian Library Association Political Action Task Force, Canadian Library Association, 2004.
<https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/71e3f868-fb00-450f-a565-13ab82143500/view/ f6440dff-ccac-4726-a663-04c689080a01/Feliciter_49_2003_142.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Profile of a 21st Century Profession: New MLIS Students at the University of Alberta, 2002." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 2002): 3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards 2002-2003." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 2002): 6-8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "SLIS Teaching Symposium 2002." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 2002): 4-5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Country Report for IFLA/FAIFE: Canada 2001." Unpublished report to FAIFE/IFLA, the Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, July 19, 2002, 16 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Student Recruitment 2001." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2002): 4-5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey, 2000." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2002): 6-8. Also available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/surveys/report00.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Technology and the Politics of Choice: Information Literacy, Critical Thinking and Intellectual Freedom." [A presentation to "ODYSSEY 2002—Bending the Light: Powerful Learning", a conference for K-12 educators and administrators, Kananaskis, Alberta, 15 March 2002.] Learning Resources Council, 2002. <http://aslc.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/ ASLC.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/Technology%20and%20the %20Politics%20of%20Choice.pdf>. Also available at <http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.23393>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Slam Spam and Take Back Your Computer." ExpressNews. University of Alberta, 14 January 2002. <http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/expressnews/articles/ideas.cfm? p_ID=1708&section=Guest%20Column>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. National Core Library Statistics Program: Statistical Report 1999: Cultural and Economic Impact of Libraries on Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: National Library of Canada, 2002, 157 pp. Also in French. Also available at
<http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/r3/f2/02-e.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards 2001-2002." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 2001): 4-7.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Program Satisfaction at the University of Alberta: The 2000 Graduates." School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, November 2001.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Directory of Internet Access Policies of Canadian Libraries in the Public Sector." Report of the 2000 CLA Research Grant Recipient. Canadian Library Association, 31 August 2001, 2 pp. <http://www.cla.ca/awards/grant2000.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "U of A SLIS Employment Survey 1999." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2001): 4-6. Also available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/surveys/report99.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Student Recruitment 2000." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2001): 7.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. CASLIS National Salary Survey 2000. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, 2001, 83 pp. [Ordering information available at <http://www.cla.ca/caslis/salary.htm>.]

Schrader, Alvin M. and Joel MacKeen. Directory of Internet Access Policies of Canadian Libraries in the Public Sector. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 2001. <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/internet/access.htm>. Note: this Web site is no longer active; it was last updated September 1, 2009. Any questions or comments regarding this Web site can be e-mailed to: Dr. Alvin M. Schrader.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael Brundin. National Core Library Statistics Program: 1999 Survey Database and Documentation. [SPSS database and accompanying print documentation.] Ottawa, Ontario: National Library of Canada, 2001.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "1999 MLIS Graduate Experiences at the University of Alberta." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 2000): 4-5, 8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Canada: Country Report on Intellectual Freedom, 1998-2000." In FAIFE World Report: Libraries and Intellectual Freedom series. Copenhagen, Denmark: Freedom of Information and Freedom of Expression Committee, 22 November 2000, 7pp. Also available at <http://www.ifla.org/faife/report/canada.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Deconstructing Cyber Prophecies for Libraries and Librarians: A Modest Debunking." In Millennium Publication: Reflecting Our Past, Forging Our Future, edited by Judy Moore, 28-31. Calgary, Alberta: Library Association of Alberta, November 2000.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Scholarships and Awards for 2000-01." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (August 2000): 4-5, 6.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Historical Overview of Reading Research and Teaching in North American Graduate Programs of Library and Information Studies." Unpublished research paper, August 2000, 8 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "National Core Library Statistics Program: The 1996 Survey." Bulletin. National Library of Canada [formerly National Library News] 32, no. 7-8 (July/August 2000): 7-9. Also in French. Also available at
<http://www.collectionscanada.ca/bulletin/015017-0007-04-e.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Punch Jackson Receives LAA President's Award. Letter of the LAA 124 (June 2000): 4.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "Summary of Results of the 1994 and 1995 NCLSP Database Correction Project." Unpublished report for the National Library of Canada, April 25, 2000, 5 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "Briefing Package: Overview of Human Resource Development and Maintenance for Alberta Libraries." Unpublished report for the Alberta Advocacy Working Group, The Alberta Library, Edmonton, Alberta, April 2000, 4 pp.

Samek, Toni, Carolyn Guinchard, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Field Experience in the U of A MLIS Program". News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2000): 3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Information and Communications Technology at SLIS." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2000): 4-5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Report to the SLIS Community, 1999." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 2000): 2.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "1998 MLIS Graduate Experiences at the U of A." Letter of the LAA 122 (February 2000): 16-17. Also appeared as "1998 MLIS Graduate Experiences at the University of Alberta." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1999): 4-5, 8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Internet Filters: Library Access Issues in a Cyberspace World." International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, January 2000, 25 pp. (PDF version). <https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/faife/lectures-papers/schrader.pdf>. Also available at <http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.23558>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Libraries, the Reading Institution?" Feliciter 46, no. 6 (2000): 306-308.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Daily Newspaper Headlines and Canadian Intellectual Freedom." Feliciter 46, no. 1 (2000): 35-36.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Lorne MacRae Intellectual Freedom Lecture 1999: Internet Access Issues for School Librarians." Teacher-Librarian Today 6, no. 1 (2000): 43-51.

Schrader, Alvin M. "SLIS Announces 1999 Scholarships and Awards." Letter of the LAA 121 (November 1999): 16-17. Also appeared as "1999 Scholarships and Awards." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1999): 6-8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "From the President's Desk." Regular column series. Letter of the LAA 120 (September 1999): 2-3. Letter of the LAA 121 (November 1999): 2-3. Letter of the LAA 122 (February 2000): 2-3. Letter of the LAA 123 (April 2000): 2-3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Program Accreditation Renewed." Letter of the LAA 120 (September 1999): 9. Also appeared as "MLIS Program Accreditation Renewed!" News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (September 1999): 3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Canada's National Core Library Statistics Program: First Steps in Developing Key Performance Indicators." Conference Programme and Proceedings, 65th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Council and General Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, August 20-28, 1999. The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 1999, Booklet 6, pp. 39-43. Also in French. Also available at <http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/035-120e.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Internet Censorship Issues for Teacher-Librarians." Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals 26 (May-June 1999): 8-12. Also available at <http://www.media- awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/wa_resources/ wa_shared/backgrounders/internet_censorship_schrader.cfm>. Also appeared as "Internet Censorship: Issues for Teacher-Librarians." In Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings, 5th ed., edited by John D. Ramage and John C. Bean. Boston, Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Developing Research Problems—Summary Overview." Research Forum. Invited presentation, annual conference, Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Banff, 31 May 1999. <http://www.callacbd.ca/1999/schrader.html>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Everything You Wanted to Know about SLIS Accreditation, But were Afraid to Ask." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 2-3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Overview of School and Departmental Links, Faculty of Education 1998-1999." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 8.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Report to the SLIS Community, 1998-99." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 10-12.

Schrader, Alvin M., Tim Haysom, and Michael Brundin. "SLIS Placement Survey, 1997." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 6-7. Also available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/surveys/report97.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "SLIS Teachers are Tops!" News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 12.

Schrader, Alvin M. "What the 1998 Entering Students are Saying." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1999): 4, 9.

Schrader, Alvin M. et al. Program Presentation: Submitted to Office for Accreditation, American Library Association. Edmonton, Alberta: School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, February 1999, 158 pp. Also available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/progpres.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "What's a Librarian?" The Source 4 (Winter/Spring 1999): 12, 47.

Schrader, Alvin M. Guest editorial. "The 'Stretch' from Human Rights to Information Rights." Feliciter 45, no. 1 (1999): 10-11.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information in Canada: 1998 in Review." Feliciter 45, no. 1 (1999): 32-33,37.

Joyce, Steven, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Twenty Years of The Journal of Homosexuality: An Examination of the First 24 Volumes, 1974-1993." The Journal of Homosexuality 37, no. 1 (1999): 3-24.

Stenback, Tanis L., and Alvin M. Schrader. "Venturing From the Closet: A Qualitative Study of the Information Needs of Lesbians." Public Library Quarterly 17, no. 3 (1999): 37-50.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Library and Information Services in Alberta 1998 Overview." In Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac 1999, edited by Dave Bogart. New Providence, New Jersey: R. R. Bowker, 1999.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. National Core Library Statistics Program: Statistical Report 1996: Cultural and Economic Impact on Canadian Society of Public, Academic, and Special Libraries. Ottawa, Ontario: National Library of Canada, 1999, 94 pp. Also in French. Also available at <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/r3/f2/03-e.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Michael R. Brundin. "U of A SLIS Placement Survey, 1998." Available at: <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/surveys/report98.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "1998 Scholarships and Awards." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1998): 4-7.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Librarians, 2nd ed., by Arthur W. Hafner. In Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 23 (December 1998): 89-91.

Schrader, Alvin M. "What the '97 Grads Think about Their MLIS Experience." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1998): 8-9.

Schrader, Alvin M. "News from the School." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (September 1998): 4-5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "SLIS Faculty in Israel." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (September 1998): 5.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Internet Censorship: Access Issues for School Librarians in a CyberSpace World." In Education for All: Culture, Reading and Information: Selected Papers of the 27th International Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship, 5-10 July 1998, Ramat-Gan, Israel, edited by Snunith Shoham and Moshe Yitzhaki, 189-210. Tel Aviv, Israel: Department of Information Studies and Librarianship, Bar-Ilan University, 1998.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Intellectual Freedom Issues for Canadian Higher Education in a CyberSpace World." In Abstracts: The Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies, Jerusalem, June 28-July 1, 1998, 120. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus, 1998.

Schrader, Alvin M. "In Search of the Perfect Filter: Indexing Theory Implications for Internet Blocking and Rating Software Products." In Information Science at the Dawn of the Millennium: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science / Travaux du 26e congrés de l'Association canadienne des sciences de l'information, 3-5 June 1998, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, edited by Elaine G. Toms, D. Grant Campbell, and Judy Dunn, 3-25. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Association for Information Science, 1998. Also in French. Also available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/nl_cen2.htm>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Accreditation Review Process—Invitation to Participate." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1998): 8-9.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Report to the SLIS Community." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1998): 4-6.

Schrader, Alvin M. "What the '96 Grads Think." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (April 1998): 3-4.

Schrader, Alvin M., ed. Plan for the Program Presentation. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, March 1998, 14 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Exploring Issues of Access and Censorship." Feliciter 44 (January 1998): 12-16.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Cyberspeech and Cybersafety: Intellectual Freedom Issues for Canadian Librarians in a Cyberspace World." In Understanding Telecommunications and Public Policy: A Guide for Libraries, edited by Karen Adams and William F. Birdsall, 71-96. Ottawa, Ontario, and Halifax, Nova Scotia: Canadian Library Association and Dalhousie University School of Library and Information Studies Occasional Paper Series, 1998.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Joanne Griener. Have a Safe Trip! A Parent's Guide to Safety on the Internet [brochure]. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, 1998. Also available at <http://www.cla.ca/netsafe/netsafe.pdf> [pp. 6-7].

Schrader, Alvin M. "MLIS Student Recruitment Survey." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1997): 3-4.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Planning for Reaccreditation of the MLIS Program." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (December 1997): 2-3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Provincial Notes: Alberta." Feliciter 43 (November/December 1997): 52.

Schrader, Alvin M. "News from the School." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (October 1997): 2-3.

Schrader, Alvin M. "SLIS Holds Teaching Colloquium." News. Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (October 1997): 5-6. Also appeared as "U of A SLIS Colloquium a Success." Feliciter 43 (November/December 1997): 16-17.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Labels, V-Chips, Internet Blocks, Filters, Ratings, Warnings, and Advisories: Consumer Protection or Censorship Technologies?" School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, June 1997, 27 pp. <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/censor2.htm>.

Joyce, Steven, and Alvin M. Schrader. "Hidden Perceptions: Edmonton Gay Males and The Edmonton Public Library." Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 22 (April 1997): 19-37.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Why You Can't 'Censorproof' Your Public Library: What Research Tells Us." Public Library Quarterly 16, no. 1 (1997): 3-30. Also appeared as "Why You Cannot 'Censorproof' Your Public Library." Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services 10 (September 1997): 143-159.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Community Pressures to Censor Gay and Lesbian Materials in the Public Libraries of Canada." In Liberating Minds: The Stories and Professional Lives of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Librarians and Their Advocates, edited by Norman G. Kester, 149-160. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1997.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1995." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1995. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1997. Also appeared as "SLIS Reports Placement and Salary Survey." Letter of the LAA issue 107 (February 1997): 14. Also appeared as "U of A Placement and Salary Survey, 1995." Feliciter 43 (March 1997): 16-17.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Mapping Curricular Reform in Library/Information Studies Education: The American Mosaic, by Virgil L. P. Blake. In Feliciter 42 (July/August 1996): 92.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Censuring the Censors: Let Families Decide What the Young Borrow." Quill and Quire 62 (March 1996): 12.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Censorproofing School Library Collections: The Fallacy and Futility." School Libraries Worldwide 2 (January 1996): 71-94.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Censorship of Expression in the 1980s: A Statistical Survey, by J. B. Harer and S. R. Harris. In Library Quarterly 66 (January 1996): 98-102.

Schrader, Alvin M. "U of Alberta Surveys Placement and Salary of Graduates for 1994." Feliciter 42 (January 1996): 21-22.

Schrader, Alvin M. "One Field or Two? A Definitional Analysis of the Relationship Between Library Science and Information Science." ERIC ED 401908. Alexandria, Virginia: ERIC, 1996, 77 pp. <http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp? _nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED401908& ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED401908>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "1994 SLIS Placement Survey." Alumni Association Newsletter (October 1995): 4.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Why You Can't Censorproof Your Library." School Libraries in Canada 15 (Summer 1995): 16-18.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Presentation to Review Committee: Central Role of Intellectual Freedom in Alberta Libraries." PNLA Quarterly 59 (Winter/Spring 1995): 38-41.

Schrader, Alvin M. Fear of Words: Censorship and the Public Libraries of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Library Association, 1995, 194 pp. Reprinted 2001. [Information about the book available at <http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/fearofwords/fearword.htm>.] Full unpublished research report version available at https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ 84573270-a83d-4078-9e8b-8765e33872d3

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1994." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1994. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1995. Also appeared as "U of A's SLIS Reports Placement and Salary Survey." Letter of the LAA 95 (1994): 11. Also appeared as "University of Alberta's SLIS Publishes Placement and Salary Survey." Feliciter 41 (February 1995): 17-18.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1993." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1993. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1994.

Schrader, Alvin M. Fear of Words: Censorship and the Public Libraries of Canada. [Unpublished research report.] July 1993. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ 84573270-a83d-4078-9e8b-8765e33872d3

Schrader, Alvin M. "The 'R' Word: The Role of Research in Graduate Education for Library and Information Studies." Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 18 (April 1993): 44-63.

Schrader Alvin M. "Eternal Vigilance Within Canadian Libraries: Price of Continuing Liberty." PNLA Quarterly 57 (Spring 1993): 14-15.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Intellectual Freedom in Canada: The Results of a Nation-wide Study of Public Libraries." Multicultural Library Service's Network: A Newsletter for Concerned Librarians and Friends 8 (1993): 26-27 [tr. Japanese].

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1992." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1992. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1993. Also appeared as "University of Alberta's Fourth Annual Placement and Salary Survey, 1991." Feliciter (1993): 17.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Change and Challenge in Library and Information Science Education, by Margaret F. Stieg. In Feliciter (November/December 1992): 30.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Science and Its Fabrication, by Alan Chalmers. In Library Quarterly 62 (April 1992): 230-232.

Schrader, Alvin M. "A Study of Community Censorship Pressures on Canadian Public Libraries." Canadian Library Journal 49 (February 1992): 29-38.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Too Young to Know? The Censorship of Children's Materials in Canadian Public Libraries." Canadian Children's Literature No. 68 (1992): 71-86. Also available at <http://libnt1.lib.uoguelph.ca/CCLText/68/71-86.pdf>.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1991." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1991. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1992.

Schrader, Alvin M. "A Systems Theory of Access." In Conceptions of Library and Information Science; Historical, Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives, edited by P. Vakarri and B. Cronin, 187-200. London, England: Taylor Graham, 1992.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Censorship Pressures on Canadian Libraries." Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom 40 (November 1991): 192-194.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Library and Information Science Research: Perspectives and Strategies for Improvement, edited by Charles R. McClure and Peter Hernon. In Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 32 (Fall/Winter 1991): 256-259.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1990." Report on the placement and salary survey of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1990. Faculty of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1991.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Special Report!! Do Canadian Public Libraries Support Intellectual Freedom?" Freedom to Read Week Kit, 1992: part IV: 1-2. Toronto, Ontario: Book and Periodical Development Council, 1991.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Closed Stacks in an Open Society? Summary of a study of censorship pressures on Canadian public libraries." 1991. Distributed to 275 public libraries and individuals.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Statistics for Library Decision Making: A Handbook, by Peter Hernon et al. In Library and Information Science Research 12 (July/September 1990): 324-325.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Descriptive Statistical Techniques for Librarians, by Arthur W. Hafner. In Canadian Library Journal 47 (June 1990): 216-217.

Schrader, Alvin M. (with the assistance of N. Goebel). "Comparative Analysis of Library and Information Studies Curricula Offered by Canadian Schools, 1989-90." Background paper prepared for Faculty Advance, Faculty of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, May 1990.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Librarians and the Awakening from Innocence: A Collection of Papers, by Herbert S. White. In Canadian Library Journal 47 (February 1990): 60-61.

Schrader, Alvin M. Peace Information in Canadian Public Libraries. Occasional Papers, No. 49. Halifax, Nova Scotia: School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University, 1990, 125 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Placement and Salary Survey, 1988 and 1989." Report on the placement and salary surveys of M.L.I.S. graduates in 1988 and 1989. Faculty of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1990.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Availability of Peace Resource Materials in Canadian Public Libraries." Canadian Library Journal 46 (December 1989): 381-388. Also appeared as "Peace Information Study: Resource Availability in Canadian Public Libraries." In Alternative Library Literature, 1988/1989: A Biennial Anthology, edited by Sanford Berman and James P. Danky. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1990.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Peace Resources in Public Libraries." Peace Education News 7 (Winter 1989): 3-4.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Libraries and Peace." Peace Magazine 5 (August/September 1989): 28.

Schrader, Alvin M., Margaret Herring, and Catriona de Scossa. "The Censorship Phenomenon in College and Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1980-1985." College and Research Libraries 50 (July 1989): 420-432.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Laura Beswick. "The First Five Years of PLQ, 1979-1984: A Bibliometric Analysis." Public Library Quarterly 9, no. 2 (1989): 3-24.

Schrader, Alvin M. (with S. Bertram, edited by A. Altmann). Faculty of Library and Information Studies. Report to the President's Advisory Committee on Campus Reviews. Faculty of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1989.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Future of Library and Information Science in Canada." In Kirjastotiedetta ja informatiikkaa tekemassa: opinalan kehityssuuntia Suomessa. Raportti Kirjastotieteen ja informatiikan yhdistyksen 10-vuotisjuhlaseminaarista 26.-27.5.1989 Tampereella, 153-160. [Doing Library and Information Science Research: Proceedings, Decennial Jubilee Seminar of the Finnish Association for Library and Information Science.] Tampere, Finland: Finnish Association for Library and Information Science, 1989.

Schrader, Alvin M. "A Systems Theory of Information Access: Keynote Address." In Kirjastotiedetta ja informatiikkaa tekemassa: opinalan kehityssuuntia Suomessa. Raportti Kirjastotieteen ja informatiikan yhdistyksen 10-vuotisjuhlaseminaarista 26.-27.5.1989 Tampereella, 61-81. [Doing Library and Information Science Research: Proceedings, Decennial Jubilee Seminar of the Finnish Association for Library and Information Science.] Tampere, Finland: Finnish Association for Library and Information Science, 1989.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Summary of the Peace Information Study: Resource Availability in Canadian Public Libraries." Unpublished summary, Faculty of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, 1989.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Readers' Popularity Contest." Peace Magazine 4 (June/July 1988): 22.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of ARBA Guide to Library Science Literature, 1970-1983, edited by Donald G. Davis and Charles D. Patterson. In Canadian Library Journal 45 (February 1988): 60.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Peace Information Study: Canadian Public Libraries." InfoPeace 1 (Fall/Winter 1987): 1.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Theories of the Middle Range, by Herbert L. Poole. In Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 27 (Fall 1986): 131-135.

Schrader, Alvin M. and Keith Walker. "Censorship Iceberg: Results of an Alberta Public Library Survey." Canadian Library Journal 43, no. 2 (April 1986): 91-95.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Research for Decision Making: Methods for Librarians, by Robert Swisher and Charles R. McClure. In Canadian Library Journal 43 (February 1986): 68.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Domain of Information Science: Problems in Conceptualization and in Consensus Building." Information Services and Use 6, no. 5/6 (1986): 169-205. Also appeared as "The Domain of Information Science: Problems in Conceptualization and in Consensus-Building." In Reader - Information - Science - Society. Pretoria, South Africa: University of South Africa, 1993. Reprinted 1997.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, edited by Heartsill Young. In Canadian Library Journal 42 (August 1985): 231.

Schrader, Alvin M. "A Bibliometric Study of the JEL, 1960-1984." Journal of Education for Librarianship and Information Science 25, no. 4 (Spring 1985): 279-300. Also available at https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/fc6d7301-9823-4264-89a2-04e370440ba2/view/ a8350d2d-d00e-41dd-8e52-3e05dc28d56f/JELIS_25_1985_279.pdf

Schrader, Alvin M. "Performance Standards for Accuracy in Reference and Information Services: the Impact of Unobtrusive Measurement Methodology." The Reference Librarian 11 (Fall/Winter 1984): 197-214.

Schrader, Alvin M. "In Search of a Name: Information Science and its Conceptual Antecedents." Library and Information Science Research 6, no. 3 (July–September 1984): 227-271.

Schrader, Alvin M. Review of Research and Information Science: What Where We've Been Says about Where We Are, by Martha W. West. In Canadian Library Journal 41 (August 1984): 219.

Schrader, Alvin M. "In Search of a Definition of Library and Information Science." Canadian Journal of Information Science / Revue canadienne des sciences de l'information 9 (June 1984): 59-77. Also appeared as "In Search of A Definition for Library and Information Science." Svensk Biblioteksforskning no. 4 (1989): 3-19.

Schrader, Alvin M. Bibliometric Study of the Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1960-1984. [Machine-readable data file.] U of A Study, no. 544. Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta, 1984. Also appeared as A Bibliometric Study of the Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1960-1984: Full Report. [Microform.] ERIC ED 262 785. Alexandria, Virginia: ERIC, 1986.

Schrader, Alvin M. Toward a Theory of Library and Information Science [PhD dissertation], Indiana University (Bloomington), July 1983. Also available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/a8631ed9-0db6-496d-bb13-e2c26f7f6635.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Teaching Bibliometrics." Library Trends 30, no. 1 (Summer 1981): 151-172.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Performance Measures for Public Libraries: Refinements in Methodology and Reporting." Library Research 2 (Summer 1980): 129-155.

Schrader, Alvin M. "The Role of the Ph.D. Dissertation in Library Science." Library Research 1, no. 4 (Winter 1979): 377-384.

Schrader, Alvin M. Report on the Library Services Study of April 10, 1979 at the City of Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery. Brampton, Ontario: Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, 1979, 130 pp. Also appeared as Report on the Library Services Study of April 10, 1979 at the City of Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery. ERIC ED 179 223. Alexandria, Virginia: ERIC, 1979, 289 pp.

Houser, Lloyd, and Alvin M. Schrader. The Search for a Scientific Profession: Library Science Education in the U.S. and Canada. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1978, 180 pp.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Library Science Education in Canada; The Knowledge Bank of Library Science as Indicated by Course Reading Lists in Canadian Library Schools." IPLO Quarterly 17, no. 4 (April 1976): 199-264.

Schrader, Alvin M. "Selective Bibliography of Research in the Education for Librarianship in North America." IPLO Quarterly 16, no. 3 (January 1975): 121-123.


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