Conference Notice: Call for Papers & Panels
Libraries Ontario Limited (LOL) invites papers and panel proposals for the 2016 symposium. This year’s symposium will be held on April 1, 2016. The…
New National Librarian and Archivist!
Canada has a new National Librarian and Archivist! And you won’t believe who it is! In an extraordinary and unexpected move the federal government…
Libraries, Books & Reading: A Critical Commentary
There has been much discussion about the future of the book and the role of the book in libraries. Much discussion. Did I say…
Architecture Special: Library Interiors … Who Knew?
Libraries are changing, outside and inside! Last year our Architecture Special focused on the exteriors of libraries. But inside is where the real action…
Students Stage Peaceful Protest Over Electronic Databases
Last week up to twelve University of Guelph students staged a protest in the Library’s Learning Commons. The students entered the library at 8am…
Keara Farragher
Keara Farragher is a Library Assistant at the H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering at McMaster University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts…
Jill Bedford
Jill Bedford is a Library Assistant at the H. G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering, McMaster University doing research help, ILL, IT help, reserves…
Promoting Shameless, Unapologetic Reading
These days the funding bodies of public libraries expect that they are run like businesses. The finer points of this comparison can be argued,…
Erin Stienstra
Erin Stienstra is currently a Library Assistant at McMaster University’s H. G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Arts…
OCULA Lightning Strikes Talks 2016
The OCULA Lightning Strikes Student Award is an exciting opportunity for LIS students to participate in the annual OLA Super Conference. Each year, six…
What’s New in Open Shelf: March 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…
Old Wine In New Bottles: The Traditional Public Library
The Traditional Public Library has not changed fundamentally from when it was first introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. While many people continue to believe…