OCULA Free Webinar Series and Virtual Journal Club
By Melanie Parlette-Stewart Within such a diverse sector, it can be difficult to keep up to date on all of the issues that arise.…
Trent Library donates 250,000 monographs to Open Library
By Dwayne Collins This fall, Trent University’s Thomas J. Bata Library will wrap up a significant transformation project that will see the building renewed…
InsideOCULA newsletter: October 2018
The arrival of autumn, and especially this Thanksgiving weekend, is always a time of beginnings and endings: perfect for reflecting on our successes and preparing for the challenges to come. This issue of InsideOCULA, which celebrates library projects both old and new, captures the spirit of fall.
New beginnings – New Year’s resolutions for fall: OCULA president’s message
By Melanie Parlette-Stewart Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring.” ― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's I’ve…
Driving towards conformance: a WCAG 2.0 field trip
By Aneta Kwak, Mariana Jardim and Mark Weiler Introduction: Pack your bags Do you remember the excitement of field trips in school? We want…
Paper covers rock: how the Marrakesh Treaty can move Canadian libraries out of the Stone Age
By Corinne Abba & Heather Buffett In 2016, Canada became the 20th country to accede to The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published…
Corinne Abba
Corinne Abba, (pronouns: she/her) is an academic librarian currently seconded to the role of AODA Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Services at…
Heather Buffett
Heather Buffett, (pronouns: she/her) is the Copyright and Open Access librarian at George Brown College. She can be reached at hbuffett [at] georgebrown.ca
Dwayne Collins
Dwayne Collins is Digital Scholarship and Innovation Librarian at Trent University. You can contact him at dwaynecollins [at] trentu.ca, or follow him on Twitter…
What’s new in Open Shelf: October 2018
This issue is multi-lingual (in English and en français), multi-modal (text and audio) and invitational. Here’s what you’ll find in Open Shelf, in the…
Open call for applications
Do you love the library world of ideas, activities, trends, and issues? Would you like to work as a member of a creative team that…
Teen Lunch Bunch: Building trust and community at the Niagara Falls Public Library
It all started in the fall of 2017. Teens from the nearby high school mysteriously started appearing at one of our small branch library locations over the lunch hour. Week by week, the group grew, and so did the noise and food … and the sidelong looks from adult customers.
RA in a Day 2018: Bringing Readers’ Advisory online
Every year, the OPLA Readers’ Advisory Committee brings together some of the best readers’ advisory advocates to share their knowledge and expertise on meeting the needs of adult readers.