This article traces the history of Canadian art publishing from the eighteenth century to date, closely paralleling the development of art historical scholarship in the country. A statistical survey of art publishing 1975–80 is followed by details of recently published key works in the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting, drawing, graphic arts, folk decorative arts, photography, North American Indian and Eskimo art. A substantial bibliography is appended. This paper was delivered to the Section of Art Libraries at the 1982 IFLA Council in Montreal.

The history of art libraries in Canada, in the context of the development of the study of Canadian art history is explained. A brief description of the background and scope of important libraries in the categories public, university, architecture, art school, and art gallery and museum libraries is provided. This paper was delivered to the Section of Art Libraries at the 1982 IFLA Council in Montreal.

The article provides an outline of the background and development of the profession of art librarianship in Canada, concentrating particularly on CARLIS and its forerunners. The activities, projects, publications and future plans of CARLIS are described. This paper was delivered to the Section of Art Libraries during the 1982 IFLA Council in Montreal.