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Listeners’ advisory: When audiobook title recommendations are not enough

Summer reading

Trends ... Here & around the world

A year in tweets

July 15, 2017

Amanda Fudge

Cultural appropriation

An authentic narrative around Canada’s history

Coup de projecteur sur Marcel Bénéteau

Gaming to Learn: the 2017 OCULA Spring Social and Digital Odyssey

Free Foundations: Empowering Open Advocates at the HLLR Open Educational Resources (OER) Day

Showcasing Undergraduate Research at Queen’s University Library

Working from home: Printing is essential!

Working from home has been a necessity during the pandemic and it can be expensive. Maybe public policy makers need to think more carefully about how essential services are defined in a public health crisis.

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Four RA strategies to promote new voices and inclusion

We can use Reader’s Advisory to both ensure that our communities feel seen and that they discover new voices and cultures by working on polices, merchandising, book lists, and handselling.

Readers' Advisory

No screen sharing, no instruction?

Teaching in a virtual environment is challenging, particularly when we depend on others to provide basic support, such as screen sharing. Evan our love for technology cannot overcome some disruptions.

Memespiration

Amplifying the voices of school libraries: Spotlight on Jane Dennis-Moore

In this on-going series, we feature the work being done Canadian school library learning commons. This month spotlights the work of Jane Dennis-Moore, who works in the Peel District School Board. Jane is an incredible advocate for student voice and embedding creativity into her library practice.

It's Elementary: Thoughts About School Libraries

Library and museum support for the Ainu People of Japan

Two Japanese professionals on the role that libraries and museums in Japan can play in promoting the knowledge and cultures of the Ainu People.

Features

Library tech services are crucial to social well-being during a pandemic

Core tech services such as internet connectivity and access to computing devices are crucial to those people who do not have an alternate means of access in their local communities.

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Not too fine a point: COVID-19 reveals the origins of public libraries as agents of social control

In Library Land, the pandemic has exposed inherent fragilities including discriminatory class and race based practices. In turn, these praxis reveal that public libraries have a history of being agents of social control and exclusion.

Open for All?

Kat Drennan-Scace

Kat Drennan-Scace is a branch manager at the Hamilton Public Library.

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Alissa Droog

Alissa Droog is the Education & Social Sciences Librarian at Northern Illinois University, and previously worked as the Digital Literacies Resident Librarian at the…

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Michelle Brailey

Michelle Brailey is a Digital Initiatives Projects Librarian. She supports services for open educational resources at the University of Alberta Library. (brailey@ualberta.ca)

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Sarah Adams

Sarah Adams is currently looking for new opportunities, and previously worked as a Sessional Librarian at the University of Alberta with a specialization in…

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Debbie Feisst

Debbie Feisst is a Librarian at the University of Alberta with a specialization in Education & Humanities. (debbie.feisst@ualberta.ca)

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Jorge Rivera

Jorge Rivera is the project leader for the widespread adoption of the Toronto Public Library Bridge project. His key role is to develop the…

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