Jesse Hildebrand
Jesse Hildebrand is the founder of Science Literacy Week. He can be reached at jessehhildebrand [at] gmail.com.
Science Literacy Week: Why Your Library Should Participate
Science Literacy Week is an upcoming nationwide celebration of science scheduled for September 19th-25th. The week is above all a chance for great science…
Solving the Local Author Dilemma
Grisham, Patterson, and King are just a few of the names that stand out when it comes to authors – but how about Mathieson,…
What’s New in Open Shelf: July 1, 2016
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…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: July 2016
Welcome to the July 2016 edition of InsideOCULA, the newsletter for Ontario’s academic library community. Graeme, Michel and I were happy to welcome guest…
What’s New in Open Shelf: June 15, 2016
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…
Five Trends in Library Makerspaces
When Toronto Public Library’s (TPL) first Digital Innovation Hub opened in 2014, it brought a new opportunity for customers to get free access to high-end…
Ab. Velasco
Ab. Velasco (@ab81) is a Project Leader at Toronto Public Library's Digital Innovation team. He enjoys organizing technology-based programs and partnerships and he is…
Inclusive Design at the OCULA Spring Conference
Inclusive design was the topic of the keynote by Jutta Treviranus at the OCULA Spring Conference.
Karl Marx and Critical Librarianship
Karl Marx is critical to an understanding of the Needs Based Library because he introduced the theoretical concept of the Base and the Superstructure…
David Fiander
Welcome to The Library IT Crowd – a new column brought to you by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association (OLITA). We want…
Libraries as Public Spaces
The Public Library as space has been in the news a lot lately. That fact has led me to think about how we view…
Reluctant Readers’ Advisors: Help Your Staff Help Readers
While most staff, even those without professional training, are comfortable with performing reference tasks as part of their job, many become quite hesitant when…