Social effects of book reading
Arts Research MonitorSocial Effects of Culture: Exploratory Statistical EvidenceSocial Effects of Culture: Detailed Statistical ModelsHill Strategies Research, March 31 and July 23, 2008http://www.hillstrategies.com/content/social-effects-culture-detailed-statistical-mod… View this resource
The Impact of Digitization on the Book Industry
Arts Research MonitorThis report, prepared for the Association of Canadian Publishers by Diane Davy, examines the impact of digitization on Canadian book publishers. The impact of digitization is characterized as “profound and all encompassing”, despite digitization stil… View this resource
Book publishing industry
Arts Research MonitorThe most recent Statistics Canada summary of the book publishing industry shows that book publishing revenues in Canada were $2.1 billion in 2006, while total expenses amounted to $1.9 billion. Before-tax profits were 10.3% of total revenues. Domesti… View this resource
The Place of Arts and Culture in Canadian Foreign Policy
Arts Research MonitorThis discussion paper, prepared in advance of the November 2007 conference on culture and public diplomacy, provides greater detail than the conference summary document about the nature of public diplomacy, its history, its practice in Europe and Ame… View this resource
The Role of the Arts and Culture in Canadian Public Diplomacy
Arts Research MonitorThis report provides an overview of discussions at a November 2007 conference on culture and public diplomacy. The report states that the “arts and culture play a central role in the diplomatic strategies of numerous countries, which see the presenta… View this resource


