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By Jennifer Toews The recent re-launch of the digital special collections of the University of Toronto Libraries ensures continued free and open access to…
By Siobán Linnen OLA 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the askON Virtual Reference service, which launched at the OLA SuperConference in 2008 as…
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby After two years of active development, the new Scholars Portal Books platform has officially launched! Housing more than 250,000 commercial…
By Melanie Parlette-Stewart “I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”—L. M. Montgomery, Anne of…
by Catherine Fournier and Helen Tang Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values in librarianship … in theory, at least. But what are libraries…
By Thomas Guignard Is it spring yet? The copse of tiny crocuses next to my front steps seem willing to believe it. For me,…
By Melanie Parlette-Stewart Here are some thoughts I’ve had as a librarian: “My boss is going to realize hiring me was a mistake.” “They’re…
By Jennifer Peters and Anabella Arcaya The Learning Portal is a collaboration between the Ontario college libraries, several Ontario college learning centres, and the…
By Jaclyn Chambers-Page We had a room. We had an idea. We had a plan. This is the story of Niagara College Libraries’ Exploratory…
By Marnie Seal Have you ever wanted to catch some “zen” throughout your day, but just found the environment around you a little too…
By Lynne Bowker In Ontario, quality assurance of academic programs has gained prominence recently. Programs at public universities must be reviewed every eight years,…
By Jesse Carliner During the school year at the University of Toronto's Robarts Library, the University’s largest library, there are long lines at Starbucks…