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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

Have you heard? Spreading the word about Misinformation March

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

OCUL Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Program Kicks Off

The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Task Force on Machine Learning and AI has released both an interim and final report outlining strategies for integrating AI technologies.

InsideOCULA

Victoria Levang

Victoria “Tori” Levang received her Master of Library and Information Science from Western University in June 2019. She currently works as a Library Technician…

Contributors

Jacqueline Whyte Appleby

Jacqueline Whyte Appleby is the Associate Director at Scholars Portal, where she works across content-related services. You can contact Jacqueline at jacqueline@scholarsportal.info. …

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Nicole Slattery

Nicole Slattery is a liaison librarian at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She holds a BSc in Environmental Science and Earth Science from Dalhousie…

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Shelley Woods

Shelley Woods is an Education Librarian at Queen’s University Library. Prior to working at Queen’s, Shelley worked at Sheridan College, Brock University, Harvard…

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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