Safe Spaces: Race & privilege
The Safe spaces column is an attempt to explore today’s persistent socio-cultural debates in light of the alleged values of the librarian profession: intellectual freedom, equity,…
Mark Bullen
Dr. Mark Bullen is an adjunct Professor in the Master of Educational Technology (MET) program at the University of British Columbia. He was centrally…
Kerry Badgley
Kerry Badgley is a proud board member of the North Grenville Public Library, and has served as its president. At present, he is President…
Wayne Jones
Wayne Jones is the University Librarian at Carleton University. He has held previous positions at Queen’s University, MIT, and the National Library of Canada, and…
Kasey (Mallen) Whalley
Kasey (Mallen) Whalley has been working in and with libraries for over ten years. After completing her undergraduate degree in English from McMaster University,…
What’s new in Open Shelf: June 2018
Awareness and inclusiveness go hand in hand—in an ideal world. This month, we offer opportunities to think about and make accessibility happen. We are…
He reo e kōrerotia ana. He reo ka ora: Subject headings, a living language and Māori well-being
Ko tēnēi te mihi ki te tangata o te whenua nei. Karanga mai, mihi mai, karanga atu ra. I would like to acknowledge the…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day in libraries: What is it and how to mark the day
Many of us take web access for granted—we do not have special needs which might complicate our interaction with web interfaces or prevent our…
Class matters
Social class is the most significant single determinant of public library use and non-use. A recent study in the U.K. found that 46 per…
Copyright in photographs in Canada: Reprise
Canada’s Copyright Act was amended in 2012. These changes have had an impact on the legal rights of authors, including photographers. In 2015, Margaret…
If you buy games, they will come … maybe!
Having board game collections in libraries isn’t a new thing. In fact, I am sure most of you reading this article have some sort…
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the Internet Archive: SALIS digital book collection
SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists) and the Internet Archive (IA) are partnering on a unique project: The SALIS collection of books on…