Sabbatical Reflections
My last column as OCULA President, in the Winter 2013 issue, focused on the benefits of taking time out of our busy days to…
Building a Discourse for Librarians and Scholarship
This June I participated in the third annual CARL Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) hosted at Carleton University, Ottawa. The institute is billed as an…
A Place for Mentorship & Support: the CARL Librarians’ Research Institute
Librarians across the country have greeted the Librarians’ Research Institute with great enthusiasm since it was introduced in 2012 by the Canadian Association of…
Building Trust: Institute for Aboriginal Research Ethics
As an oral historian, I know that the success of my research depends on earning the trust of those who share their stories with…
Research Spotlight: LIS Field Experiences
Our current research project explores the impact of pre-professional LIS work experiences – such as co-op placements, practicums, and job shadowing – on early-career…
OCULA President’s Message
Library Day at Queen’s Park There’s an exciting event coming up on Wednesday November 26th! The Ontario Library Association has partnered with Impact Public…
Around the Province: Telling Tales
Some storytellers begin with “once upon a time,” but Tara Ogaick helped young writers at Carleton University’s inaugural creative writing camps to tell their…
Librarians Inspire Guatemalan Students to Celebrate a Love of Reading
Where can a love for libraries, a penchant for travel, and a passion for international development work take you? For twelve LIS students and…
Paws for a Study Break
Therapy animal programs (also known as Animal-assisted therapy or AAT) are commonly used in hospital and rehabilitation settings, where they “have a way of…
Allison Bell
Allison Bell is the Manager, Research & Reference Unit at the Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto. Allison can be reached at allison.bell…
Sophia Apostol
Sophia Apostol is a Personal and Professional Development Coach. She partners with people who want to live kick a$$ lives and organizations ready to…
Jenaya Webb
Jenaya Webb is a Public Services Librarian at the OISE Library, University of Toronto. She can be reached at jenaya.webb [at] utoronto.ca or @jenayawebb
Sarah Dahlen
Sarah Dahlen is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at California State University, Monterey Bay. She is the treasurer of REFORMA, an association that promotes…