Public Libraries: the Original Community Hubs
As public libraries struggle to reinvent themselves, the role many are zeroing in on is that of a “community hub”. While some new roles,…
Public Libraries and Participation
The Canadian Index of Well-being has tracked participation in leisure and cultural activities and identified a number of important trends: "Leisure and culture make…
What’s New in Open Shelf: November 15, 2015
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…
What’s New in Open Shelf: November 15, 2015
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…
Managing Accessibility Projects Through Collaboration
In the last few years, Scholars Portal has achieved a tremendous deal through collaboration via Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) institutions making a…
The Guelph Library Project: An Update
The project continues. For the students, the issues have become more complex and vexing. Differing perspectives have been put in stark relief. Initial perspectives…
Jennifer Green
Jennifer Green, Branch Librarian, works at the Oshawa Public Libraries. She currently sits on the Readers’ Advisory Committee and the Loan Stars Steering Committee.
Red Hot RA: Demystifying the Romance Genre
It’s the genre readers (and non-readers) seem to love to hate: romance. Despite sales of more than $1B in 2013 (RWA), romance is often…
Jacqueline Hamilton
Jacqueline Hamilton is the Supported Learning Group (SLG) Supervisor in the Learning Commons, McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph. She can be reached at jhamil06[at]uoguelph.ca
Lindsey Robinson
Lindsey Robinson is a Library Associate, Learning & Curriculum Support, McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph. She can be reached at lindseyr[at]uoguelph.ca
Jennifer Peters
Jennifer is currently the Manager of Library Literacies & Instruction at Seneca Libraries. She provides leadership in information and digital literacy programs to support…
The Library Does That?
One library's journey to offer more than information literacy On any given day at Seneca Libraries, you will find students, staff, and faculty getting…
Jennifer Thomas
Jennifer Thomas is a Liaison Librarian for the Creative Industries disciplines at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, and is currently…