Paws for a Study Break
Therapy animal programs (also known as Animal-assisted therapy or AAT) are commonly used in hospital and rehabilitation settings, where they “have a way of…
London and Jinan: A Visiting Professor Compares Jinan in China’s Public Library System With That of Middlesex County
Professor Guodong Zheng was a visiting professor at the University or Western Ontario in 2013. Through a series of fortuitous events, he joined a…
The IdeaMarket: A New Direction in Community Engagement
The Newmarket Public Library’s most recent Strategic Plan was aimed at shifting the Library’s focus to become a centre of community dialogue and discovery.…
The Internet is Insecure
So what is the internet, really? It is not magic, although it tries hard to look like it. We don't talk about the physical…
Looking Backward, Moving Forward: Ho-OPLA Reflects Decades of Changes
This first installation of Open Shelf marks some important changes, as Access, the print magazine becomes Open Shelf online, and its regular OPLA column…
Machine Translation: Can It Help Newcomers Access the Public Library?
In a public library, community outreach efforts aim to develop library programs for non-users, the under-served, and people with special needs within the community.…