Getting Your First Break as a Librarian: OCULA President’s Message
I got my first break as an academic librarian at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at York University. York took a chance on…
Who is the Canadian academic librarian? Results from the first CAPAL census
Canada’s academic librarians are relatively young, enjoy stable employment and are not racially diverse: these findings are among the highlights of the first census…
Applying theory to pratice: hands-on experience for library students
As a student of the Master of Information (MI) program at the University of Toronto, I have the opportunity to take practicum courses, which…
InsideOCULA newsletter: February 2017
So, this is goodbye: after joining the InsideOCULA editorial team in 2012 and moving through the ranks, so to speak, my term as editor-in-chief…
Lightning Talks at the OCULA Spring Conference
Every year at the end of April, OCULA organises a one-day Spring Conference. This event has traditionally been held in Jordan, but in order…
A grateful goodbye from 2016 OCULA president
It’s time for me to pass the torch to OCULA’s incoming President, Sarah Shujah. As my term as President ends, I would like to…
The Learning Portal: Equitable access to open learning resources
Imagine you’re a college student taking an online course or an in-person class. It’s your first class and you’re working on an assignment, but…
Canadian RDM Survey: A Success Story Based on Collaboration
Faced with looming changes outlined in the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management, such as data sharing and preservation, librarians at eleven…
Brock’s new Makerspace: connecting community and technology
In the April 2015 edition of Open Shelf, Jonathan Younker published In Praise of Maker Culture, describing the maker culture in the Brock Library’s Systems…
Preserving Ontario’s documentary heritage – one annual report at a time
Historical government information Government documents are primary source materials which form an important part of our documentary heritage. Over recent years, the resources allocated…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: December 2016
Well, you know what they say—winter is coming. If recent weather hasn’t consistently shown it, as final assignments are turned in and the exam…
Startups in the library: supporting campus entrepreneurs
While academic librarians have supported campus startups and entrepreneurs since before the dotcom boom, the title Entrepreneurship Librarian is a relatively new one. When…
Matariki Digital Humanities Colloquium: Research and the Curriculum
Academic libraries are often said to be at the heart of the campus. Today, we’re also at the heart of the global campus. As…