The characters from the 1968 musical Hair send us a clear political message: My hair, your hair, our hair belongs to us alone. And yet in public spaces such as the workplace, our hair seems to belong to others. In this article, Rhea talks about the unique challenges she has as a woman of African descent, regarding how she wears her hair at work.

“Beginning November 1, Macmillan Publishers is restricting library access to new e-books, causing long wait times for some titles.”

Scholars Portal est un regroupement de services et d’infrastructures technologiques créés par et pour les bibliothèques universitaires de l’Ontario.

Smokii Sumac is a talented Ktunaxa poet, and recently, we talked about gender, the land and more.

Angela Henshilwood, OCULA President, introduces herself and discusses the need for more conversations about white supremacy and the lack of diversity in librarianship.

Quantifying the social value of public institutions can be challenging and contentious given that standard business metrics may not capture the value of intangible social rewards.

Can we open our doors to all points of view and also say that our libraries are safe spaces? I think not.

Larry Thompson is the master printer in the Carleton University Library Book Arts Lab—a professional doing non-traditional work in an academic library.

Helping others discover their familial roots had exposed an issue in my own family that I realized I needed to address: Finding my own roots.    

Do we need a master of library science to have an interesting and “good” career?