Instastacks: Promoting Collections and Community through Instagram
By Jillian Sparks In January 2016, we established our Instagram account, @jordan_library, for the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections at Queen’s University.…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: February 2018
February is upon us once more, and so another Super Conference has come and gone. I hope everyone who attended feels re-energized, because 2018 will undoubtedly bring its own challenges that will require us to work together. It is that theme—of connecting and collaborating in the face of change—that we tackle this issue, and we hope you will find some inspiration for the coming year.
Michelle Goodridge
Michelle Goodridge holds a Master of Arts in History (2011) and a Master of Library and Information Science (2014) – both from The University…
Katy Anderson
Katy Anderson is an digital rights advocate at OpenMedia, an organization that works to keep the internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. OpenMedia creates community-driven…
Michael B. McNally
Michael B. McNally is an assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta and his research interests…
Julie Anderson
Julie Anderson is the Manager, Content Management at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. She has spent her career there as a library technician, collections…
Sarah Hurford
Sarah Hurford is is a senior archivist in the Archives Branch of Library and Archives Canada/Government of Canada. She has worked in various capacities…
Monique Manatch
Monique Manatach is a member of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, a small community located in La Verendrye Provincial Parc, QC. She is a…
What’s New in Open Shelf: February 5, 2018
In this, our first issue of 2018, we are thinking about relationships—between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, regulations in Canada and the U.S., and libraries…
Guns, knives & other prohibited items: What happens when good 3D printers go bad?
When the St. Thomas Public Library started investigating 3D printers as a new service several years ago, one of the frequent responses I would…
Net neutrality: Is the end in sight?
On December 14, 2017, the U.S. telecommunications regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), voted to repeal the country’s net neutrality regulations. What are the…
Campaign literature: Political evidence we must collect
A political paper trail of sorts will start this spring. Candidates hoping to win a seat in the Ontario legislature will hit the campaign…