Ali Abbas Mehboob Hirji
Shortly after his travels through Nunavut in 2014, Ali became a Canadian Citizen. That journey has defined "Canadian" for him - surely, being Canadian…
Toronto Welcomes Access Conference
Access is an annual Canadian library technology conference that typically takes place in late September or early October and is hosted in various cities…
Debbie Green
Debbie Green is Head, Reference and Research Services, Robarts Library, University of Toronto Libraries. She can be reached at debbie.green [at] utoronto.ca
A Library in the Place of Many Fish
My 2014 travels through Nunavut have brought me to appreciate the symbiosis between the people and the library. There are 11 public libraries in…
Erin Fields
Erin Fields is a Liaison Librarian and Flexible Learning Coordinator for the University of British Columbia Library. She is also the Open Badges UBC…
Unraveling the Complexity of Music Copyright
In 2014, the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education decided that it would like to use the Katy Perry song "Roar" as background music…
What’s New in Open Shelf: October 1, 2015
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…
Research Gives Robust Picture of User Behavior
Research interest: Identifying user behavior and expectations of Robarts Library to inform service and space design. My initial intention was to gather information to…
Jeannie Bail
Jeannie Bail is an Information Services Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is a member of the CLA Copyright Advisory Committee, the CAUL-CBUA…
Becky Smith
Becky Smith is the Music Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She also acts as a liaison for copyright matters for the Music Resource…
Open Digital Badges: the New Education Credential
You may have earned a badge in your life. Often when people think of badges, they think about the Girl Guides or Boy Scouts…
Avery Swartz, OLITA Spotlight, Super Conference 2016
Avery Swartz is a Toronto-based award-winning web designer, consultant, speaker, and tech skills instructor. She is the founder and CEO of Camp Tech, the…