Writer-in-residence: Innovative approaches to inclusivity
InsideOCULA's first writer-in-residence is Katya Pereyaslavska, project manager of the Accessible Texts Repository at OCUL's Scholar's Portal. She graduated from the University of Toronto’s…
Students strike lightning at Super Conference 2013
In the lightning round session at the 2013 Super Conference, five students from across Ontario presented 10-minute lightning talks on issues related to academic…
OCULA passes resolution opposing Access Copyright: Standing up to unnecessary fees and other nonsense
At the Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) annual general meeting on February 1, 2013, members passed a motion to oppose Access Copyright license agreements.…
Editorial: why academic freedom matters to librarians
Academic freedom is important for academic librarians. Unfortunately, not everyone understands our position and sometimes we are not able to succinctly or convincingly lay…
President’s message: Interesting times
I don’t know how many times this year I have thought, or heard someone else say, “These sure are interesting times for libraries!” That’s…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: Spring 2013
Welcome to InsideOCULA Editor's message: Introducing ... stories and editorials that take you from copyright and academic freedom to a chance to voice your…
Join the InsideOCULA team
Want to write about libraries and librarianship? InsideOCULA is looking for its very first writer-in-residence for a four-month term starting this spring. Writing about…
Publishing partnership a win-win
https://youtu.be/DGqfzBwQa5c Collaboration among academics is not unique, but combining their subject expertise with library know-how demonstrates that creative partnerships can be both inspirational and…
Library launchpad: SCVNGR treks at Seneca
As Seneca College students trekked through the library this fall via their smartphones and text messaging, they not only learned about library resources but…
More than Mario Kart: games and game-based learning at Carleton University Library
The dust has settled from the 2012 holiday consumer frenzy and it appears the video games Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black…
Looking for OCULA ambassadors
Have you ever wanted to get more involved with OCULA from the comfort of your own office? Do you like being the conduit of…
Putting uWaterloo on the map – Google-style
The University of Waterloo Library's Geospatial Centre helped to put more of the University of Waterloo on the map this fall! Geospatial Centre staff…
OCULA President’s message
President's message: Jennifer Peters, Seneca College. Jennifer can be reached at jennifer.peters[at]senecacollege.ca