Limited Series – Page 3

Valuing social institutions: Northern libraries have bang for their buck

Quantifying the social value of public institutions can be challenging and contentious given that standard business metrics may not capture the value of intangible social rewards.

Read More→

Due North

Genealogy 101: Finding your roots to find your skill set

Helping others discover their familial roots had exposed an issue in my own family that I realized I needed to address: Finding my own roots.

Read More→

Genealogy 101

Teacher with a press: Hands-on learning for arts and social science students

Larry Thompson is the master printer in the Carleton University Library Book Arts Lab—a professional doing non-traditional work in an academic library.

Read More→

Road less travelled

Starting a library job: Do you have the right hairdo?

The characters from the 1968 musical Hair send us a clear political message: My hair, your hair, our hair belongs to us alone. And yet in public spaces such as the workplace, our hair seems to belong to others. In this article, Rhea talks about the unique challenges she has as a woman of African descent, regarding how she wears her hair at work.

Read More→

Wildcard*

Are publishers that short-sighted? Questioning Macmillan’s new ebook guidelines

“Beginning November 1, Macmillan Publishers is restricting library access to new e-books, causing long wait times for some titles.”

Read More→

Trees and Forests

A Christmas wish for library-job seekers

It’s been six months since I finished my master’s degree and I’ve been applying for work ever since. Recent job-vacancy stats indicate, however, it can be hard to find work in the information sector.

Read More→

Wildcard*

Same library, different roles

Beginning a new library position can often be a difficult endeavour; we are never sure what to fully expect when beginning a new role.

Read More→

From discord to discourse

Genealogy 101: So you’re a genealogy librarian. Now what?

I used to feel frustrated when assisting patrons with their genealogical queries, partly because I lacked adequate training. But this subject can be mastered with formal and informal training.

Read More→

Genealogy 101

Cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Valentina Ly has two part-time jobs in the Sinai Health System.

Read More→

culture@work

Preparing surgical professionals and students to be culturally sensitive

This column features professionals who have traditional library and information training but have taken a “road less travelled” by applying their knowledge and skills in unexpected ways or places.

Read More→

Road less travelled

Information warfare

While information as a strategic resource is not a new concept, information warfare (IW) is a relatively recent term.

Read More→

High 5

Finding meaning in these trying times: Thoughts from a public library manager

Lately, being an administrator for a public library in Ontario has been a pretty grim proposition, but a recent experience has left me hopeful.

Read More→

Trees and Forests

A library is: MURDER

What’s the connection between libraries and murder? Have you ever noticed how often murders are solved by library staff, are committed by librarians or occur in a library? Rudi Denham offers a selection of books from the crime genre that involve libraries/librarians.

Read More→

What is a library?