Trevor Deck
Music & Film Collections Management Librarian Trevor Deck works at University of Toronto Libraries. Prior to his current position, Trevor received a Master of…
Nathalie Blanchard
Nathalie Blanchard est bibliothécaire à Ottawa. Nathalie adore découvrir de nouvelles sources de littérature et les partager avec les autres. Quand l'hiver arrive enfin, l'une…
Hélène Carrier
Hélène Carrier est présidente de l’Association des bibliothèques francophones de l’Ontario (une division d’OLA) et Bibliothécaire universitaire associée à l’Université d’Ottawa. Elle a été…
What’s new in Open Shelf: November 2020
So, we’ll bend Tom Jones’s lyrics for Try to remember: Try to remember the kind of November When life was slow[er] and oh, so…
Raising your profile: Open Shelf social media update
Promoting Open Shelf over social media has become more important than ever. We've got a new approach to ensuring that your stories get noticed and read.
APA tutorial take two: The benefits of OERs and Pressbooks across sectors
Open educational resources (OERs) can facilitate the creation of online tutorials and helpful resources—across sectors. And platforms like Pressbooks help create effective OERs.
Amplifying the voices of school libraries: Spotlight on Jonelle St. Aubyn
I am intrigued with the work of fabulous secondary teacher librarian, Jonelle St. Aubyn. Her practice is both familiar and innovative.
Recovery phases for a new library—Weeks of moving, selling, and unpacking!
One of the challenges of working through a pandemic has been to complete activities that were well in the works prior to a transformative change in working conditions—like moving into a new library.
< Code of conduct/ >: Call for coding stories
These days, library staff in many departments have an interest in related issues, including coding. Pitch us your coding story ideas.
Comfort and joy: Call for winter/holiday stories
The holidays are approaching quickly...and they will be different this year. Twas the night before...? Send us your stories.
Taking responsibility: A single source may be CRAP when talking about governance
In this third installment, we look at the CRAP test, a method for thinking critically about information and sources, and then use it to unpack Diane Francis’s within wider debates in Aboriginal law and Indigenous critical theory.
Trick or treat, lots to eat …. In the drive-thru
Many families and communities changed up their Hallween fesitivites this year and went to the library drive-thru to show off their costumes and collect treats.
The joys of job hunting
My journey to a library technician position began five months before graduation. Starting so early helped me relax gave me the time to do the necessary research, refine and alter my approach, and face rejections.