Jennifer Soutter
Jennifer Soutter graduated in 1992 with an MLIS from Western. Contract, and international work in Special, Government and non-Governmental Libraries, stints in a high…
Anne Marie Madziak
Anne Marie Madziak is the Training & Consulting Director at Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS). She is an experienced trainer, facilitator, storyteller, writer, consultant,…
Helen Kula
Helen Kula began her career as a business librarian at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She then joined MaRS Discovery District…
COVID-19: Academic library tales from the (home) front
We invite our members to share advice and stories from the COVID-19 outbreak and the closure of most academic libraries across Ontario.
Librarians need an MLIS: True or false?
To have a degree or not to have a degree? That is indeed the question … for our panellists and also clearly for many of us in the library profession. Join us for our live panel discussion.
Three pieces of advice for new managers
I have worked in the library world for 25 years, with all sorts of managers, and have a perhaps unique perspective on leadership styles. Here are my three best pieces of advice for new managers.
Free to read and share (or not): “What are you reading?”
Asking somebody what they are reading is a simple but loaded question, particularly when responding to an adult: We have the right to different tastes and reading choices.
Taking responsibility: An information-seeking journey to understanding Indigenous-federal relations
Unpacking an "abrogation of responsibility" by looking at governance and into the tensions between the Indian Act and rights created under both the Constitution of Canada and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Solving the child care riddle
A friend and I are both looking for work in libraries and expect to work evening and weekend shifts. We both have children who need adequate child care while we're at work.
Finnish public libraries integrate diverse services to support equity & inclusion
Finnish public libraries are mandated to provide equal access to materials and services for all citizens, and staff are pushing the boundaries of how access is defined, by widening the scope of service offerings.
What’s new in Open Shelf: March 2020
We’re trying something new this month: An online panel discussion on the need for the MLIS. In addition to this foray into a new way to talk with each other, we also have a number of features that look at Finnish library programs, Indigenous-federal relations, being a new manager, and creative card-making for students, which is an InsideOCULA article. Plus, Readers’ advisory is back along with the latest installment of Wildcard*, a new grad’s journey in the job market.
Andrew Gemmell
Andrew Gemmell (MA Philosophy, NSSR; PhD student, SICS and Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University) brings a background in philosophy and critical theory to…