Samantha Marchello
Samantha Marchello is a recent graduate of the Seneca College Library and Information Technician Program and a Library Services Associate at Markham Public Library.…
Public Libraries and Inequality
Can public libraries make society more equal? Inequality has become a dominant concern and focus of public policy discourse at international, national, regional and…
All the Tough Topics: Sensitive Issues in Young Adult Literature
Teens are a challenging group, but they live in a difficult and always changing world where social issues are constantly fluffed under the rug.
Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
How many times have we heard from a patron that they will only read a specific genre? I myself am guilty of this statement.…
Participant-driven photo-elicitation for library spaces
The intent of my current research is to explore user perspectives on wayfinding in the OISE Library at the University of Toronto. Questions guiding my…
What’s New in Open Shelf: July 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…
Social Justice Librarianship for the 21st Century
Social Justice Librarianship for the 21st Century was originally published in the Summer 2012 issue of OLA's Access magazine.
InsideOCULA Newsletter: July 2015
As a busy conference season begins to slow down, we welcome the final summer issue of InsideOCULA. Our July 2015 issue is all about…
OCUL Collaborative Futures Project Gaining Momentum
Academic libraries share common challenges: our users expect instant access to a wide range of increasingly costly research materials, but our budgets don’t keep…
Transformational Governance by Design (Part 2/3)
Favourite Jeopardy question never-asked by Alex Trebek: "This value underpins information governance and, taken to its logical conclusion, can transform a culture at large."…
Bailey Urso
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #25: Bailey Urso. I spoke with Bailey Urso, a librarian working at the Health…
Lisa Sloniowski
Lisa Sloniowski is the English Literature Librarian at York University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Social and Political Thought with a research…