Courtney Waugh
Meet one of OLA's 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #18: Courtney Waugh. Courtney Waugh is a Research & Instructional Services Librarian…
Designing with Empathy
Last summer we bought a new book return unit at my library. It’s a freestanding thing that sits in our lobby and it looks…
Welcome to Open Shelf
Welcome to Open Shelf! With this new e-magazine the Ontario Library Association is embarking on a new adventure in digital publishing. While Open Shelf will…
Be a Beacon of Hope (Not Another Ivory Tower)
I recently joined the library at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi…
Brainwashed – In a Good Way
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Valoree McKay, the new Executive Director for the Canadian Library Association. Associations usually go one of…
Shelagh Paterson
Shelagh Paterson is the Executive Director of the Ontario Library Association. She writes the Bird’s Eye column for Open Shelf offering her perspective on…
Paulette Rothbauer
Paulette Rothbauer is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS), Western University. She is the editor of the Research for Practice…
Catherine Coles
Catherine Coles is the Manager of Library Services/County Librarian for the County of Lennox & Addington. She can be reached at ccoles [at] lennox-addington.on.ca.
What’s New in Open Shelf? August 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 that…
Rudi Denham
Recently retired after 35 years as a professional librarian, Rudi Denham is a freelance writer with multiple articles published in professional journals such as…
Ruth Collings
Ruth Collings is a librarian in Toronto interested in privacy, accessibility, and technology in patron-focused libraries. She can be reached via contact [at] ruthcollings.ca or at…
Jairo Buitrago Ciro
Jairo Buitrago Ciro is a student on uOttawa’s Master of Information Studies program.
Guodong Zheng
Professor Guodong Zheng is a Lecturer at School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University.