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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

E-learning in Libraries Symposium: Fostering Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange in Digital Learning

The E-Learning in Libraries Symposium, organized by library professionals, shares advancements in e-learning initiatives across various libraries in Canada. In its 10th year, it continues to promote collaboration and community among professionals adapting to digital learning landscapes, hybrid work environments, and AI integration.

Features, From the OLA President, InsideOCULA

Anna Flak

Anna Flak is a Teaching and Learning Librarian at McMaster University Library. She holds an Hon. BA in Art History and Archaeology with a…

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Matt Rohweder

Matt Rohweder is a Liaison Librarian and the Interim Accessibility Coordinator at Wilfrid Laurier University Library. As a professional Librarian, he is deeply committed…

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Toby Malone

Toby Malone is an Australian-Canadian liaison librarian at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto. In his past careers he has spent time as an actor, dramaturg,…

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Two mid-life library people walk into a mentoring match…

Can mentorship help you in a career transition? Toby explores this as he recounts his decision to walk away from a tenure-track faculty position to become a librarian. Through OLA MentorMatch, he met with Jennifer Peters who helped him find where to focus on his job search.

Columns, Features & columns, InsideOCULA, Limited Series

Helping New Academic Librarians Apply What They’ve Learned: Our OLA Mentoring Experience

In the second installation of our OLA MentorMatch Mini Series, Joe Qiu discusses the challenges of being an international student. Through the MentorMatch program, he gained opportunities to put his class teachings into practice. In turn, Nadine found personal satisfaction in giving back and found the program to be an antidote to burnout.

Columns, Features & columns, InsideOCULA, Limited Series

OCULA President’s Report 2024

Outgoing OCULA President Graham Lavender shares what OCULA has been up to over the past year, and encourages anyone interested to check out the OCULA President’s Report 2024.

InsideOCULA

Mi Yoon

Mi Yoon graduated from U of T in 2021. She has worked at Bennett Jones and McMaster University. She is on the OLA Special…

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Caring Networks: Reflections on Our OLA MentorMatch Experience

Mi Yoon discusses the challenges in starting a library career during the pandemic. Through OLA MentorMatch, she connected with Caleb Domsy who helped expand her network. In turn, Caleb found the benefits of creating space to support career growth for newcomers.

Columns, Features & columns, InsideOCULA, Limited Series

ChatGPT chronicles: Navigating the emotional landscape of generative AI in higher education

Generative AI have sparked debates in higher education, especially after ChatGPT’s release in November 2022. However, an often-overlooked aspect is the emotional weight LIS professionals have noticed about this emergent technology.

Features, InsideOCULA

A Path to Knowledge Justice through Indigenous Collections

OCULA Lightning Strikes winner, Sahar Kasiri-Motlagh discusses the responsibilities of academic libraries to support underrepresented communities through knowledge justice and critical race theory through the example of the Indigenous newspaper, The Eastern Door.

Indigenous voices, InsideOCULA, Super Conference Speakers

Sahar Kasiri-Motlagh

Sahar Kasiri-Motlagh (she/her) is a second year Library and Information Science student at the University of Toronto’s iSchool, working within the metadata department at…

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Tianyang (Joe) Qiu

Tianyang (Joe) Qiu is a MLIS candidate at Western University, and also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Civilizations from the University of Toronto.…

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