John Pateman
John Pateman has worked in public libraries for 42 years in a number of different roles ranging from library assistant to chief librarian. He…
Robin Bergart
Robin Bergart is a member of the User Experience team at the University of Guelph Library. This team looks for creative ways to step…
Chris Graves
Chris Graves is the Associate University Archivist / Records Manager at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
Mike Ridley
Michael Ridley is a Librarian Emeritus at the University of Guelph. He is also a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Information and Media…
Jennifer Dekker
Jennifer Dekker is a Subject Specialist Librarian at the University of Ottawa serving the Faculty of Arts. She can be reached at jdekker [at]…
Collections to connections: 2014 Lightning Strikes winner
In the lightning round session at the 2014 Super Conference, six students from across Ontario presented 10-minute lightning talks on issues related to academic…
Toon power: creating awesome animated instruction videos
Animated instructional videos are short film clips that explain ideas or illustrate processes and procedures. In the marketing industry, they are also known as…
Around the province: More room to discover after major expansion at Carleton’s MacOdrum Library
Christmas came early to Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library: on Dec. 5, University Librarian Margaret Haines officially opened the newly renovated library that now offers…
Thank you OCULA ambassadors!
In 2013, OCULA launched its new ambassador program: the goal was to create a posse of dedicated OCULA contact people at each college and…
Around the province: Ryerson plans new learning centre
Currently under construction at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets in Toronto, Ryerson University’s new Student Learning Centre will provide students with an…
Measuring research impact for social sciences & humanities
If your researcher population is like ours, you may be encountering a small but steady increase in the number of questions from faculty…