Isabel Espinal
Isabel Espinal (MLIS, PhD) is a Research Services Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is the librarian for Afro American Studies, Latin…
Arvind Singh
Arvind Singh is the chair of the OLA Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and an Information Clerk at the Hamilton Public Library.
InsideOCULA newsletter: October 2018
The arrival of autumn, and especially this Thanksgiving weekend, is always a time of beginnings and endings: perfect for reflecting on our successes and preparing for the challenges to come. This issue of InsideOCULA, which celebrates library projects both old and new, captures the spirit of fall.
Corinne Abba
Corinne Abba, (pronouns: she/her) is an academic librarian currently seconded to the role of AODA Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Services at…
Heather Buffett
Heather Buffett, (pronouns: she/her) is the Copyright and Open Access librarian at George Brown College. She can be reached at hbuffett [at] georgebrown.ca
Dwayne Collins
Dwayne Collins is Digital Scholarship and Innovation Librarian at Trent University. You can contact him at dwaynecollins [at] trentu.ca, or follow him on Twitter…
What’s new in Open Shelf: October 2018
This issue is multi-lingual (in English and en français), multi-modal (text and audio) and invitational. Here’s what you’ll find in Open Shelf, in the…
Open call for applications
Do you love the library world of ideas, activities, trends, and issues? Would you like to work as a member of a creative team that…
Teen Lunch Bunch: Building trust and community at the Niagara Falls Public Library
It all started in the fall of 2017. Teens from the nearby high school mysteriously started appearing at one of our small branch library locations over the lunch hour. Week by week, the group grew, and so did the noise and food … and the sidelong looks from adult customers.
RA in a Day 2018: Bringing Readers’ Advisory online
Every year, the OPLA Readers’ Advisory Committee brings together some of the best readers’ advisory advocates to share their knowledge and expertise on meeting the needs of adult readers.
The Research Hub: A remote collaboration story
It is challenging enough to work on a project with a team based within the same organization. Now imagine doing so in a fully remote or virtual setting with colleagues representing a number of different library systems.
Le droit d’auteur de la Couronne au Canada: une disposition désuète et inutile
Les bibliothécaires et le personnel des bibliothèques agissent souvent comme médiateurs entre les auteurs et les lecteurs. Cette relation s’inspire en partie de la loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur.
Canada’s Crown Copyright: Outdated and unnecessary
Librarians and library staff often act as mediators between writers and readers, a relationship that is informed, in part, by Canada’s Copyright Act.