What’s New in Open Shelf: June 15, 2015
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…
Andrew Colgoni
Andrew Colgoni is the Services Librarian at the H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering at McMaster University. He is also an instructor in McMaster’s innovative Integrated Science…
Evaluating Public Library Impact and Outcomes
Searching for meaningful and measurable impact and outcome measures has become something of a Holy Grail for public libraries. The approach to date has…
Andrea Dunn
Andrea Dunn is a Branch Librarian at the Markham Public Library and a member of the OPLA Readers Advisory Committee.
The Ask Girl Marketing Campaign
In the fall of 2014 McMaster University Libraries launched a campaign to promote the Ask virtual reference service. Their work was recognized at OLA’s…
What Should I Read Next? : Staff Picks
Looking for a way to highlight materials you have enjoyed, increase circulation and start a conversation with customers about library items? Staff picks are…
Shanna Pearson: Advocacy, Professional Development & Historical Fiction
A column from the OCULA president is a traditional feature in InsideOCULA, but we’ve changed things up this time: please enjoy a Q&A with…
Helping Researchers Manage, Preserve and Promote Their Data
Data is a hot topic for researchers, judging by the positive reaction to case studies and practical topics related to data management presented during…
Sharon Murphy
Sharon Murphy is Head of the Academic Services Division at Queen’s University Library.
Peggy Lunn
Peggy Lunn began her professional career as a Secondary teacher in Nova Scotia. She shifted into Teacher Librarianship with the rise of electronic…
Michel Castagné
Michel Castagné is the Web Initiatives Librarian at the University of Ottawa. Send him an email: michel.castagne [at] uOttawa.ca.
Joanna Szurmak
Joanna Szurmak is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of Toronto Mississauga Library. When not working on digital collections or tinkering with her…
Big Bookstore School Library Fundraisers
In recent years, it has become an increasingly popular practice to hold school library fundraising events at a large bookstore chain. We have all…