Special Collections with Special Stories
by Brian McMillan One aspect that sets the Western Libraries music collection apart from other academic music collections in Canada is the wealth of…
Mohawk College’s Digital Creativity Centre: Discover, Create, Experience – a library re-imagined.
By Anna Johnston In September, 2018 Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation welcomed students to "seven stories of learning" in a 96,000…
Anna Johnston
Anna Johnston is Director, Libraries & Learning at Mohawk College since 2010. She can be reached at anna.johnston [at] mohawkcollege.ca.
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.