Erin Fields
Erin Fields is a Liaison Librarian and Flexible Learning Coordinator for the University of British Columbia Library. She is also the Open Badges UBC…
Unraveling the Complexity of Music Copyright
In 2014, the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education decided that it would like to use the Katy Perry song "Roar" as background music…
What’s New in Open Shelf: October 1, 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…
Research Gives Robust Picture of User Behavior
Research interest: Identifying user behavior and expectations of Robarts Library to inform service and space design. My initial intention was to gather information to…
Jeannie Bail
Jeannie Bail is an Information Services Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is a member of the CLA Copyright Advisory Committee, the CAUL-CBUA…
Becky Smith
Becky Smith is the Music Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She also acts as a liaison for copyright matters for the Music Resource…
Open Digital Badges: the New Education Credential
You may have earned a badge in your life. Often when people think of badges, they think about the Girl Guides or Boy Scouts…
Avery Swartz, OLITA Spotlight, Super Conference 2016
Avery Swartz is a Toronto-based award-winning web designer, consultant, speaker, and tech skills instructor. She is the founder and CEO of Camp Tech, the…
John Tooth
John Tooth is the Copyright Officer, and Head of the Copyright Office for the University of Winnipeg Library. He is co-chair of the University’s…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: October 2015
Welcome to the October 2015 issue of InsideOCULA. This month we're featuring two articles we hope will provide some inspiration and keep the creative…
Scandal, Demand & Scheduling or Why We Don’t Get Some of the Speakers You Asked For
Some of the most welcome and popular keynote speakers OLA has featured at the Super Conference have been CBC media personalities. Every one of…
Public Libraries and Well-being
Can public libraries contribute to individual and community well-being? The research suggests this is so. As a result libraries should embed this within their strategic objectives.
Reading about Reading: Elevate Your Work from a Job to a Passion
In her 1979 book, Language of the Night, Ursula K. Le Guin observed that many people are anti-fiction: “We tend, as a people, to…