Libraries as Public Spaces
The Public Library as space has been in the news a lot lately. That fact has led me to think about how we view…
Reluctant Readers’ Advisors: Help Your Staff Help Readers
While most staff, even those without professional training, are comfortable with performing reference tasks as part of their job, many become quite hesitant when…
Michelle Goodridge
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #30: Michelle Goodridge. If you’re both a librarian and a gamer, Michelle may…
Jessica Veldman
Welcome to The Library IT Crowd – a new column brought to you by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA). We want…
Why Do We Do What We Do?
Like everything else in the library world, library jobs have changed considerably in recent years. One just has to look at the SOLS competencies…
What’s New in Open Shelf: May 15, 2016
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…
Eric Liebregts
Eric Liebregts is the E-Services Specialist at St. Thomas Public Library. His role is to maintain the library’s IT infrastructure and train customers and…
News from Nowhere: The Needs Based Library
In too many workplaces people are unhappy and alienated from what they do. This has a negative impact on their efficiency, effectiveness and productivity,…
Making an Inadequate Budget Do Extraordinary Things
With no development charges, a very low population base spread over a huge area of land, and the dubious honour of being the county…
Using Islandora to Build Digital Collections
We came together for the 2016 OLA SuperConference to discuss the different ways that our institutions are using Islandora to build digital collections. Our…
Kelli Babcock
Kelli Babcock is the Digital Initiatives Librarian with University of Toronto Libraries Information Technology Services (UTL ITS) department. She can be contacted at kelli.babcock [at]…