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Elearning: A multi-faceted experience
Finding meaningful applications for technology in the classroom is important but sometimes difficult.
60 years of service: First Nation public libraries in Ontario
First Nation libraries, like the one in Moose Factory, make profound contributions to their communities.
Enriching learning through game-based pedagogy
Games can increase learner attention and retention—for learners of all ages.
Intercultural competency
Open for all? offers a “think piece“ rather than an intellectual analysis. Columnist John Pateman shares his personal observations on issues and his columns…
Whither libraries in telecom policy?
Telecommunications policy may not be viewed as a core issue in the LIS field but the policy asserts a primary influence on the digital divides including issues of rural broadband connectivity and of digital literacy.
LGBTQ+: 2018 in review
We look back on 2018, noting domestic and international issues that have impacted LGBTQ+ people.
Inclusive librarianship: On white fragility
Because whiteness functions as normative and invisible, it is often very difficult for white people specifically to see whiteness.
Journée congrès: L’ABO-Franco
Le conseil francophone de l’Association des bibliothèques de l’Ontario (L’ABO-Franco) recherche des professionnels de l’information qui désireraient présenter une communication, partager les résultats d’une…
Wakanda’s library: Afrofuturism and Black History Month
Coinciding with Black History Month, Rhea Smith discusses Afrofuturism, a way of exploring the future positively.
Dinner for one: The holiday classic you’ve probably never heard of
Come the holiday season, there seem to be few topics of conversation less controversial than deciding upon which is the perfect movie to ring in the end of the year (team Princess Bride here), but in a big part of Europe this question isn't up for debate.
Unpacking offence and harm
“Offence and harm” is one of our core editorial principles and it may be problematic as many of us may not fully understand either the legal definition and implications of this concept.
For-credit IL courses: Do you teach one?
Academic librarians teach one-shot information literacy (IL) sessions but some of us deliver for-credit IL courses.