Rochelle Mazar
Rochelle Mazar is the Emerging Technologies librarian at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with an academic background in history and theological studies, and an…
The Language of Space
The spaces in libraries speak; they speak much louder and more consistently than our policies, signs, or staff can, and they always speak in…
Pauline Dewan
Pauline Dewan is a Laurier/Nipissing liaison librarian at the Brantford campus. She has a PhD in English, a passion for reading, and a love…
Adopting Readers’ Advisory Practices in the Academic Library
Over the course of the past century, public libraries have increasingly promoted reading for pleasure while academic libraries have moved away from doing so.…
Diana Maliszewski
Diana Maliszewski is the teacher-librarian at Agnes Macphail Public School in the Toronto District School Board. She is the editor-in-chief of The Teaching Librarian,…
Dumping Ground or Hallowed Ground?
When school library professionals are recognized as vital to student success, why do schools still see them as ‘other’? Reading can provoke some strong reactions…
What’s New in Open Shelf? September 2014
What's New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. We are hoping…
Judith Logan
Judith Logan is a Reference Librarian, University of Toronto. She can be reached at judith.logan [at] utoronto.ca.
Sandra Herber
Sandra Herber is an Academic Liaison Librarian, University of Guelph-Humber. She can be reached at sandra.herber [at] guelphhumber.ca.
Anita Brooks Kirkland
Anita Brooks Kirkland is the 2014 president of the Ontario Library Association. With thirty years of experience in public education, Anita is now an…
Value, Influence, Positioning: Advocacy by a New Name
Value, influence, positioning. These three words framed the discussion at the OLA Advocacy Committee’s VIP Summit last February, and characterize OLA’s strategic approach to…
You’re Not the Boss of Me
Have you seen the "Ban Bossy" campaign geared to girls? My first reaction was “hey, bossiness has its place’ (growing up, my friends called me…
