The Persistence and Problems of Music Genre
Whenever we’re asked what kind of music we like, we typically describe our tastes in terms of specific musicians (whether composers or performers) or…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: November 2014
The November issue of InsideOCULA focuses on innovation, key concepts in information literacy, and the way the world views us. And, as always, we…
What’s New in Open Shelf? November 1 2014
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…
Carnegie Libraries: The Next Generation
Between 1900 and 1923 Andrew Carnegie’s program of library philanthropy provided 125 library buildings in Canada, 111 of these in Ontario. Some -- too…
Kathleen Scheaffer
Kathleen Scheaffer is the Outreach and Instructional Services Librarian at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. She works closely with information and heritage…
Digital Identity: A New Literacy Challenge for Librarianship
The librarian’s legacy and paramount role is one in the same: connecting diverse members in a multitude of communities with essential resources that are…
What We See When We Read
Reading is all about us receiving what the writer intends to convey. Right? Not so fast. We know the solitary act of reading is…
Ontario Library Association OLA
Founded in 1900, the Ontario Library Association is the oldest continually operating library association in Canada. With more than 5,000 members, the OLA is the largest…
Michael Rogowski, Education Coordinator
Welcome to The OLA Staff Room, a new column that will showcase Ontario Library Association staff members, our services, programs, and events. The association…
What’s New in Open Shelf? October 15 2014
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…
Open Shelf Evolves
While it's a cliché to say something is a" work-in-progress", this couldn't be more true of Open Shelf. And our readers agree. The poll…
Aaron Kimberley
Aaron Kimberley is Digital Literacy Librarian at the Oshawa Public Libraries, where he has worked primarily in the development of database and web services,…