OCULA President’s message: Supporting new academic librarians
Remember when you were first starting out in library land? Getting that first job may have been challenging and certainly, in the last 10-ish…
Around the province: Waterloo reno creates “hidden gem”
University of Waterloo students are enjoying the Dana Porter Library’s recently-renovated sixth floor. New features include adjustable study carrels, lockers for students to…
Interview: Peter Duerr “sees pink” in fight to stop bullying
Peter Duerr is a Research and Instruction Librarian at York University's Scott Library. Typically, his sartorial style at OCULA council meetings could be described as…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: Spring 2014
Welcome to the Spring 2014 edition of InsideOCULA! Editor's message: Still got cabin fever or have you made the switch to spring fever? The InsideOCULA…
OCULA 2014 Fall Conference: Raking in the ideas
Take note! The OCULA Fall Conference planning committee is already thinking ahead to October and gathering ideas for another relevant and engaging event. Have you got…
OCULA Spring Dinner: CSI at C’est What
Join us for the annual OCULA Spring Dinner: an evening of dinner and conversation with colleagues. Professor Kevin Bryan (pictured here) is our…
People News: Spring 2014
Appointments Ryerson University MJ Suhonos (BSc, MISt) was recently appointed to the position of Digital Technologies and Projects Librarian at Ryerson University. MJ has been…
Introducing our new OCULA council members for 2014
Sophia Apostol President, 2014 Sophia works as the Director of Sales in Canada for YBP Library Services, a book and ebook vendor to academic…
OCULA 2014 Special Achievement Award Winner: York University’s e-learning tool SPARK
The Student Papers and Academic Resource Kit (S)ARK), is a pan-university online learning resource intended for students at York and anywhere else. Spark is…
OCULA 2014 Special Achievement Award Winner: Copyright Literacy in Ontario Colleges
This multi-institutional team was nominated for their significant contribution to the libraries and the faculty members within the Ontario CAAT college system.…
OCULA 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Mary Ann Mavrinac
OCULA's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award winner is Mary Ann Mavrinac, Vice Provost, University of Rochester. Lorna E. Rourke, a librarian at St.…
Around the province: York showcases undergrad research
York University’s second annual multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Fair, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President Research, took place…
Around the province: Waterloo makes mark on Google Maps
The University of Waterloo Library's Geospatial Centre helped put more of the university on the map in November by hosting a two-day Google…