What’s new in Open Shelf: June 2018
Awareness and inclusiveness go hand in hand—in an ideal world. This month, we offer opportunities to think about and make accessibility happen. We are…
He reo e kōrerotia ana. He reo ka ora: Subject headings, a living language and Māori well-being
Ko tēnēi te mihi ki te tangata o te whenua nei. Karanga mai, mihi mai, karanga atu ra. I would like to acknowledge the…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day in libraries: What is it and how to mark the day
Many of us take web access for granted—we do not have special needs which might complicate our interaction with web interfaces or prevent our…
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…