OCULA Lightning Strikes Session at Super Conference 2017
When I first saw OCULA’s call for student Lightning Strikes talks, I purposefully thought very little about the consequences of submitting a proposal despite…
Erica Friesen
Erica Friesen is a second year Masters of Information student at the University of Toronto. She is currently employed as a graduate assistant at…
Karen McGrath
Karen McGrath is past President of OPLA and OLA (2012), and until Dec. 2016 she was Director of Niagara College Library and Bookstore Services.…
Elan Paulson
Dr. Elan Paulson is Director of the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership at Western University’s Faculty of Education, providing administrative oversight and…
Cory Laverty
Dr. Cory Laverty is Teaching and Learning Specialist for Queen’s Centre for Teaching & Learning and Queen’s Library. She supports educational research, inquiry-based learning,…
April 3, 2017
In this post April Fool's Day release, we reflect on the role of satire in a post-truth world, and introduce a new issue of…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: April 2017
Spring is a time for new beginnings. If only it would stop snowing in Ontario, we could believe the calendar--didn’t it tell us that…
Calling all Mentors and Mentees: OLA Mentor Match
The OLA Mentoring Committee is dedicated to developing and implementing sustainable mentoring-related activities and services for OLA members and for library education programs in…
Getting Your First Break as a Librarian: OCULA President’s Message
I got my first break as an academic librarian at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at York University. York took a chance on…
April fools & fake news
Although April Fools’ Day often comes with a few good laughs, in many ways I approached the first day of April 2017 with a sense…
Ryan Tucci
Ryan Tucci (MLIS) is the Communication and Journalism Librarian in Research Support Services at Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library. His research interests include informal learning,…
April 1, 2017
In this special issue, we bring to the forefront some very bizarre stories. While they may have eluded the mainstream news outlets, these stories…