Hospital librarianship during the COVID-19 pandemic
I’m still going to work because, while I’m a librarian, my library serves hospital leadership and front-line health workers.
To volunteer
April 19-15, 2020 was National Volunteer Week in Canada. OLA recognized the many members of the library sector in Ontario that contribute to the strength and success of the association, including those who produce Open Shelf.
Zoom, zoom . . .
This is how I imagine someone scheduled to host a meeting looks when they try to sneak quietly into an already started Zoom meeting…
Remote readers’ advisory
Across the country, libraries are closed but library staff are still working hard to provide remote programming and virtual services, including RA.
The wrong side of the digital divide
COVID-19 has definitely created new access needs. Unfortunately, not everyone has a well-equipped home office that comes with internet access, which is where the public library can help.
Justin Ball
Justin Ball has many years of experience in the film industry working with The Mind Refinery, a Toronto based production company. He has written…
Zack Osborne
Zack has a diverse background of experience in libraries and is endlessly fascinated with all aspects of library work. He is the Manager of…
Christine Moffatt
Christine Moffatt (she/her) is a Researcher at the Problem Lab at the University of Waterloo, Canada's first lab dedicated to problem analysis. She supports…
Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell is an early career academic librarian with a background as a sessional lecturer and researcher in the history of science and science…
Diana Krawczyk
Diana is a mid-career librarian and the manager of Children, Youth and Popular Collections at the Mississauga Central Library. She obtained her MISt from…
Dayna DeBenedet
Dayna is the CEO Librarian at the Dryden Public Library, and an instructor at the Dryden campus of Confederation College. She has an MLIS…
Brianna Allen
Brianna Allen is an early-career Library Technician currently working as a Service Associate with Milton Public Library. She is a recent graduate of Seneca…
Indigenous metadata and reconciliation: A reflection on the 2020 OCULA Lightning Strikes
Jace Harrison, winner of the 2020 OCULA Lightning Strikes, shares her research on reconciliation in Canadian libraries as it relates to metadata.