La réforme des bibliothèques scolaires
De quelle façon doit-on s'y prendre pour attirer les élèves du primaire et du secondaire à fréquenter leur bibliothèque scolaire? Selon Joanne Plante, bibliothécaire…
Mental Illness
Mental illness is a topic that a lot of people tend to avoid because they don't believe it exists or don’t know how to…
What’s New in Open Shelf: March 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…
César Villamizar
César Villamizar (MIS 2015) is a recent graduate of the University of Ottawa’s Master of Information Studies program. Throughout his professional career, César has…
Tristene Villanyi Bokor
Tristene Villanyi Bokor is the Accessibility Librarian with Ottawa Public Library. As the accessibility librarian, Tristene is responsible for removing barriers across all 33…
Joanne Plante
Joanne Plante est Bibliothécaire en chef au Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est depuis 3 ans. Elle supervise une vingtaine de bibliotechniciens à travers…
Partnering to Provide Accessible Reading Packs
The Accessibility Services team at the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is committed to supporting the OPL mission to “inspire learning, spark curiosity, and connect…
From Embedded Librarianship to Embedded Records Management
Over the past decade, the concept of embedded librarianship has really taken hold. Motivated by the pioneering efforts of embedded librarians, and inspired by…
What’s New in Open Shelf: February 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…
Barbara McVeigh
Barbara McVeigh is a secondary school teacher-librarian with the Peel District School Board. She scribbles and pedals in her spare time. Continue the conversation…
The School Library: Where vs. Who
If you asked someone to describe a school library, what would they say?
Maya Rodale
Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award winning author of numerous smart…