César Villamizar
César Villamizar (MIS 2015) is a recent graduate of the University of Ottawa’s Master of Information Studies program. Throughout his professional career, César has…
Tristene Villanyi Bokor
Tristene Villanyi Bokor is the Accessibility Librarian with Ottawa Public Library. As the accessibility librarian, Tristene is responsible for removing barriers across all 33…
Joanne Plante
Joanne Plante est Bibliothécaire en chef au Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est depuis 3 ans. Elle supervise une vingtaine de bibliotechniciens à travers…
Partnering to Provide Accessible Reading Packs
The Accessibility Services team at the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is committed to supporting the OPL mission to “inspire learning, spark curiosity, and connect…
From Embedded Librarianship to Embedded Records Management
Over the past decade, the concept of embedded librarianship has really taken hold. Motivated by the pioneering efforts of embedded librarians, and inspired by…
What’s New in Open Shelf: February 15, 2016
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…
Barbara McVeigh
Barbara McVeigh is a secondary school teacher-librarian with the Peel District School Board. She scribbles and pedals in her spare time. Continue the conversation…
The School Library: Where vs. Who
If you asked someone to describe a school library, what would they say?
Maya Rodale
Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award winning author of numerous smart…
Romance Novels: More Than Just Trashy Books
I had the great honour of speaking to the Ontario Library Association’s conference about romance novels. While these books are incredibly popular — this…
Piwik: Breaking Away from Google Analytics
Many of us in the library community who have a responsibility to assess the usage of our library’s websites have become very familiar with…
Horses and Water: the Learning Organization
It has often been said that you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. Conventional management thinking suggests that…