What’s New in Open Shelf?

What’s new in Open Shelf?: June 2019

This month we hear from those impacted by recent cuts to library services and about technological inclusion in school libraries. As we start two new series, Genealogy 101 and Good news, we welcome back our series What is a library and From discord to discourse. Plus, we have a new installment from our regular column Open for all?.

What’s new in Open Shelf?: May 2019

How to spread the word … via streaming, a new “tell-all” app or at via a podcast? This month, we have articles that feature different ways to communicate, and how more information can both simplify and complicates our lives.

What’s new in Open Shelf?: April 2019

Fooled you (or maybe not) … here is the “regular” issue of Open Shelf for April 2019. This issue features stories and columns about…

What’s new in Open Shelf: April 1, 2019

Continuing our tradition, we bring you a special issue. One that incorporates the bizarre and the silly and puts a spotlight on creativity. These articles are special because you won't find them in the mainstream news. Don't worry, they're not alternative facts, more like alternative realities.

What’s new in Open Shelf: March 2019

We have an interesting issue that focuses on relationships—within the workplace, with our communities and with our users. Stereotypes, podcasts and new libraries are all featured along with some of our ongoing columns. Plus, Richard Reid (2019 OLA President) and Shelagh Paterson (OLA Executive Director) share the OLA priorities for 2019 in the annual Bird's eye podcast.

What’s new in Open Shelf: February 2019

Happy New Year everyone! In our first issue of 2019, we've got topics ranging from Afrofuturism to telecom policy to game-based learning. And we're happy to welcome back some of regular contributors while introducing you to some new voices.

What’s new in Open Shelf: December 2018

Our last issue of Open Shelf for 2018 … and it’s a time to hear from new(er) as well as more familiar voices, including three newly appointed digital editors. Learn about organizational renewal at four Ontario academic libraries, how small libraries celebrate holidays in their communities, and the chair of OLA's Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. All this and more ...

What’s new in Open Shelf: November 2018

This month we have a special issue on language and power. Co-curated by Jennifer Brown, Tracy Munusami and John Pateman, this collection of stories…

What’s new in Open Shelf: October 2018

This issue is multi-lingual (in English and en français), multi-modal (text and audio) and invitational. Here’s what you’ll find in Open Shelf, in the…

What’s new in Open Shelf: September 2018

This issue continues the conversation we started in July about race. We also make space for two features on innovative programming as well as a new column that features members of the OLA Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.

What’s new in Open Shelf: July 2018

Values in action: This idea is the focus of a conversation about governance but of course it imbues all the materials written for Open…

What’s new in Open Shelf: June 2018

Awareness and inclusiveness go hand in hand—in an ideal world. This month, we offer opportunities to think about and make accessibility happen. We are…

What’s new in Open Shelf: May 2018

What’s your vision—of your career, your library services, or the global community? This month, we've got articles that present ideas or experiences that can…