Equity & Social Justice in the Library Learning Commons
I read an interesting tweet recently about transforming the perception of school libraries from a warehouse for books to houses of student learning. The…
Lightning Talks at the OCULA Spring Conference
Every year at the end of April, OCULA organises a one-day Spring Conference. This event has traditionally been held in Jordan, but in order…
Begin as You Mean to Go On
My mother, a teacher-librarian at the end of her career, left a great legacy: Pithy principles by which to live. And “begin as you…
Farewell … and Welcome
With this release of Open Shelf I'm stepping down as Editor-in-Chief. When introducing Open Shelf in August 2014 (Welcome to Open Shelf) I noted…
That Feeling When
Amanda Etches is an Associate Chief Librarian at the University of Guelph Library. You can find more of her writings and doodles at e.tches.ca. Incidentally is…
A grateful goodbye from 2016 OCULA president
It’s time for me to pass the torch to OCULA’s incoming President, Sarah Shujah. As my term as President ends, I would like to…
Nikolina Likarevic
Nikolina Likarevic is the CEO of a public library in Ontario. She is a graduate of…
The Learning Portal: Equitable access to open learning resources
Imagine you’re a college student taking an online course or an in-person class. It’s your first class and you’re working on an assignment, but…
Ten Wordless Picture Books to Promote Language Development
It may seem strange that a book with no words can help a child develop language … but language is more than vocabulary. Language…
Canadian RDM Survey: A Success Story Based on Collaboration
Faced with looming changes outlined in the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management, such as data sharing and preservation, librarians at eleven…
Good to Great
"Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t…
What’s New in Open Shelf: February 1, 2017
What’s New in Open Shelf? is a Table of Contents of sorts. Open Shelf publishes when we have compelling new material. Every two weeks…
Melissa Cheung
Melissa Cheung is a Science & Engineering Research Liaison Librarian at the University of Ottawa. She can be reached by email at melissa.cheung [at]…