Class matters
Social class is the most significant single determinant of public library use and non-use. A recent study in the U.K. found that 46 per…
Copyright in photographs in Canada: Reprise
Canada’s Copyright Act was amended in 2012. These changes have had an impact on the legal rights of authors, including photographers. In 2015, Margaret…
If you buy games, they will come … maybe!
Having board game collections in libraries isn’t a new thing. In fact, I am sure most of you reading this article have some sort…
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the Internet Archive: SALIS digital book collection
SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists) and the Internet Archive (IA) are partnering on a unique project: The SALIS collection of books on…
Mariana Jardim
Mariana Jardim, Liaison Librarian, works at the University of Toronto Scarborough Library. She has worked with WCAG standards as an educational technologist and Faculty developer.…
Carli Agostino
Carli Agostino works at the Carleton University as the Access Services Librarian. In this role, she works in various front line services including the…
Aneta Kwak
Aneta Kwak is the Accessibility and Public Services Librarian at D.G. Ivey Library, New College, at the University of Toronto. She provides information literacy…
Raewyn Paewai
Raewyn Paewai is a freelance researcher. She is a descendant of the Rangitane and Te Arawa Iwi/Tribes of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. She has been…
Sheila Lacroix
Sheila Lacroix, (BSc, MLS) is a retired health librarian who worked at the CAMH and former Addiction Research Foundation Library for almost 25 years.…
Jean Dryden
An information professional with qualifications in archives, records management, and librarianship, Jean Dryden has over thirty-five years of experience as a staff archivist and…
What’s new in Open Shelf: May 2018
What’s your vision—of your career, your library services, or the global community? This month, we've got articles that present ideas or experiences that can…
#IFLAGlobalVision
I recently had the opportunity to attend the second regional workshop of the IFLA Global Vision Initiative (the first one was May 2017 in…
Professional development: Leverage social media to stay connected and informed
Professional development (PD) is vital to our personal and work-related growth but it can be challenging to find the time to stay current with…