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…
Liz Zylstra
Liz Zylstra is the Collection Co-ordinator at the County of Prince Edward Public Library. She is currently taking the APLL program through SOLS and…
Graphic Novels for Adults
Think graphic novels are only written for kids and teenagers? Think again! Marvel’s The Avengers, made $1.51 billion worldwide. 16.1 million viewers tuned into…
Kristin Hoffmann
Kristin Hoffman is a Research and Instructional Services Librarian at The D.B. Weldon Library, Western University. She can be reached at khoffma8[at]uwo.ca.
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…