Sabbatical Reflections
My last column as OCULA President, in the Winter 2013 issue, focused on the benefits of taking time out of our busy days to…
Building a Discourse for Librarians and Scholarship
This June I participated in the third annual CARL Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) hosted at Carleton University, Ottawa. The institute is billed as an…
A Place for Mentorship & Support: the CARL Librarians’ Research Institute
Librarians across the country have greeted the Librarians’ Research Institute with great enthusiasm since it was introduced in 2012 by the Canadian Association of…
Building Trust: Institute for Aboriginal Research Ethics
As an oral historian, I know that the success of my research depends on earning the trust of those who share their stories with…
Research Spotlight: LIS Field Experiences
Our current research project explores the impact of pre-professional LIS work experiences – such as co-op placements, practicums, and job shadowing – on early-career…
OCULA President’s Message
Library Day at Queen’s Park There’s an exciting event coming up on Wednesday November 26th! The Ontario Library Association has partnered with Impact Public…
Around the Province: Telling Tales
Some storytellers begin with “once upon a time,” but Tara Ogaick helped young writers at Carleton University’s inaugural creative writing camps to tell their…
Collections to connections: 2014 Lightning Strikes winner
In the lightning round session at the 2014 Super Conference, six students from across Ontario presented 10-minute lightning talks on issues related to academic…
Toon power: creating awesome animated instruction videos
Animated instructional videos are short film clips that explain ideas or illustrate processes and procedures. In the marketing industry, they are also known as…
Around the province: More room to discover after major expansion at Carleton’s MacOdrum Library
Christmas came early to Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library: on Dec. 5, University Librarian Margaret Haines officially opened the newly renovated library that now offers…
Thank you OCULA ambassadors!
In 2013, OCULA launched its new ambassador program: the goal was to create a posse of dedicated OCULA contact people at each college and…
Around the province: Ryerson plans new learning centre
Currently under construction at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets in Toronto, Ryerson University’s new Student Learning Centre will provide students with an…
Measuring research impact for social sciences & humanities
If your researcher population is like ours, you may be encountering a small but steady increase in the number of questions from faculty…