Painted Into a Corner: Libraries and Bill C-51
On January 30, on the heels of two domestic attacks as well as those in France, the government of Canada announced Bill C-51, the…
Unpaid Labour in Ontario Academic Libraries
Our research interest is the extent to which unpaid internships are used in the library sector, and the perspectives of the individuals fulfilling these…
Caleb Domsy
Caleb Domsy is a Business Librarian at Humber College’s Lakeshore campus. He completed his Master of Information in library and information science at the…
Reflections of Humber College’s OCULA New Librarian in Residence
Since joining Humber College as the OCULA New Librarian in Residence, I have had the opportunity to take a deep dive into a variety…
Dinesh Rathi
Dinesh Rathi is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. His current research interests are…
Digital Library North: Development of a Model Digital Library Platform for Northern Canada
Digital libraries provide organized, inclusive and open access to quality information sources. They are multifaceted and complex structures that offer a wide range and…
What’s New in Open Shelf February 1, 2015
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…
Adele Magowan
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #22: Adele Magowan. Five years ago the Random Library Generator column was born…
Do-It-Yourself Readers’ Advisory: Empowering the User
One of the greatest strength of libraries is the ability to provide “personal touch” assistance. Indeed, the capacity to personalize service is what distinguishes…
Archiving the Unspeakable
Archiving the Unspeakable: Silence, Memory and the Photographic Record in Cambodia by Michelle Caswell. Michelle Caswell, a professor at UCLA’s Faculty of Education and…
What’s New in Open Shelf January 15, 2015
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…