Creating our new space: Library renewal at Algonquin College
By Christine St. Denis and Tammy Thornton The Algonquin College Ottawa campus library recently moved into a brand new space in the DARE District.…
Christine St. Denis
Christine St. Denis is a Technical Support Specialist for the Library at Algonquin College. She can be reached at stdenic [at] algonquincollege.com
Tammy Thornton
Tammy Thornton is the Manager of the Libraries and Student Learning Centre at Algonquin College. She can be reached at thorntt [at] algonquincollege.com
Retrogames revisited
By Aleksandra Minic and Robert Smith What happens when retro becomes modern and vintage is more than just the “cool past?” Well, you might…
Aleksandra Minic
Aleksandra Minic is the Discovery Centre Administrator at Carleton University. She can be reached at aleksandra.minic [at] carleton.ca
Robert Smith
Robert Smith is a Subject Specialist at Carleton University Library. He is co-author of The protean challenge of game collections at academic libraries. He…
Your holiday favs
Thanks to everyone who took our December 2018 poll and shared their holiday faves with us. Additional holiday favourite movies from Open Shelf readers…
Dinner for one: The holiday classic you’ve probably never heard of
Come the holiday season, there seem to be few topics of conversation less controversial than deciding upon which is the perfect movie to ring in the end of the year (team Princess Bride here), but in a big part of Europe this question isn't up for debate.
Unpacking offence and harm
“Offence and harm” is one of our core editorial principles and it may be problematic as many of us may not fully understand either the legal definition and implications of this concept.
“Twenty Questions” works: Recommending e-resources
For library staff, it is important to assess whether or not a patron is interested in formats other than print.
Super Conference 2019: Unleash your inner editor
We all have something to say but not always the opportunity, experience or technical expertise to share our ideas out to the OLA community.
Unlevel playing field
White middle class professional library values can create an unlevel playing field for Indigenous organizations and individuals. How? By privileging one world view over another.
Monica Socol
Monica Socol manages the Digital Technology Services team ats the Hamilton Public Library ...