Around the province: McMaster faculty-member-in-residence promotes research
McMaster University Library broke new ground in July, when Brian Detlor was appointed as its first Faculty Member in Residence. Seconded from his regular…
Around the province: In praise of Guelph campus authors
Each year, the University of Guelph Library recognizes campus authors and their books at a special event: Campus Author. This celebration honours the…
Starting with accessibility: A strategy for developing video tutorials
By January 2014, public institutions across Ontario are required to meet the Information and Communications Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act…
Fall 2013 Conference: Start-up Library gets rave reviews
M.J. D’Elia came to Ottawa on October 25 and challenged a diverse group of Ontario library staff to “start-up” their creative juices and…
Super Conference 2014: Explore the OCULA sessions
OLA Super Conference 2014 banner Registration is open for Super Conference 2014. To make life a little bit more convenient for you, we've…
Who’s doing what: ODI survey explores digitization practices
Question: After successfully digitizing more than one million pages of Ontario government documents, what is the next step? Answer: Well ... if you are…
People News: Winter 2013
Appointments Carleton University Alana Skwarok (MLIS) began her position as Arts & Culture Librarian in Reference Services in September 2012. Alana has been working at…
Successful start for OLA’s new mentorship program
Breaking into the library profession can be tough. Especially if you don’t have any experience or contacts. That’s where mentors come in: “We want…
OCUFA Academic Librarianship Award: Cory Laverty honoured in 2013
This year Cory Laverty has been honoured with the 2012-2013 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Academic Librarianship award. Cory is the Teaching…
The art of the ask: 10 tips for asking for a reference
Girl Guide cookies? Run-for-the-cure? We are both asking and asked often to support causes, and the “art of the ask” is meant to remove…
Around the province: Ryerson launches self-serve library kiosk
RULA self-serve kiosk Located in the lobby of the Ryerson library, this touchscreen application was developed in-house by the Library and Information Technology Services…
Around the province: Engaging through pop-ups at UGuelph Ridgeway
During the summer semester of 2013 I decided to copy an idea for reaching outside the library to find new points of access…
The people and the plan: Strategic planning at OLA
The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is currently into another strategic planning cycle and OCULA representatives are again involved. Shelagh Paterson (Executive Director, OLA), Jennifer Peters (OCULA,…