OA policies in Canada: a quick and dirty environmental scan
As I settle into my role as this year’s OCULA New Librarian in Residence, I have made it a priority to expand my…
The Third Government Information Day in Ontario
It’s hard to believe, that this was only the third Government Information Day (GID) organized in Ontario. The first was organized in 2013 by…
Agnes Zientarska-Kayko
Agnes Zientarska-Kayko is a Liaison Librarian for the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development at the University of Waterloo. Other areas of her responsibilities…
Hélène LeBlanc
Hélène LeBlanc is the Head of User Services and the Government Information and Political Science Librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She can…
Jack Jamieson
Jack Jamieson is a PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. His research examines how emerging communication technologies affect and are affected by cultural and…
Lego and Love in the Library
Let's face it, February is a pretty horrible month. It's cold and grey and, for students, fraught with deadlines for assignments and studying for…
There’s Information in Music and Music in Information
"A painter paints pictures on canvas but musicians paint their pictures on silence" - Leopold Stokowski Sonification is defined as the use of non-speech…
The joys of digital preservation
For many years the Victorian Era has been a scholarly and personal interest of mine. It is an extremely relevant epoch; many of the…
What Does Data Sound Like? An Overview of Data Sonification
In recent years the availability of data has soared, and there is a need for new methods for perceiving patterns and trends in this…
Library Day at Queen’s Park
As my term as OCULA President comes to an end, I would like to say what an honour it has been working with members…
Enjoy the Conversation
Have you ever had a really great conversation with someone about books? She tells you that she just read a book she loved, you…
The Guelph Library Project: Final Report
Eighteen first year university students walk into a classroom and are told they have to decide the future of the Guelph Public Library. Yikes…
Privacy Concerns & Access to Information in Homebound Services
Homebound Services is a department within the Ottawa Public Library that selects and delivers library materials to customers who are unable to access a…