InsideOCULA Newsletter: April 2018
By Thomas Guignard Is it spring yet? The copse of tiny crocuses next to my front steps seem willing to believe it. For me,…
By Melanie Parlette-Stewart Here are some thoughts I’ve had as a librarian: “My boss is going to realize hiring me was a mistake.” “They’re…
By Jennifer Peters and Anabella Arcaya The Learning Portal is a collaboration between the Ontario college libraries, several Ontario college learning centres, and the…
By Jaclyn Chambers-Page We had a room. We had an idea. We had a plan. This is the story of Niagara College Libraries’ Exploratory…
By Marnie Seal Have you ever wanted to catch some “zen” throughout your day, but just found the environment around you a little too…
By Lynne Bowker In Ontario, quality assurance of academic programs has gained prominence recently. Programs at public universities must be reviewed every eight years,…
By Jesse Carliner During the school year at the University of Toronto's Robarts Library, the University’s largest library, there are long lines at Starbucks…
by Mike Ridley If AI are so smart, why can’t they explain themselves? Autonomous, intelligent systems are becoming ubiquitous. If you use Google, Facebook,…
By Eva McDonald During the height of the college faculty strike, the College Employer Council (CEC) stressed three key things to the press: that…
By Jillian Sparks In January 2016, we established our Instagram account, @jordan_library, for the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections at Queen’s University.…
By Sarah Shujah Change is inevitable, and in the same way, my term as President has come to an end. I am confident that…
By Helen Power and Sharon Munro Do you want to work and get a work-out at the same time? Come to the Leddy Library!…