Jeremy Dechert
Jeremy Dechert is a Master’s of Library and Information Science candidate at the University of Western Ontario. He is currently employed as a Student…
What’s New in Open Shelf: July 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…
Leadership and the Development of Library Accessibility Policies
This year I have had the pleasure to be a part of a hiring committee for a new librarian position and, rolling up my…
Let Them In: Volunteers in Academic Libraries
In the fall of 2012 I was a third year history undergrad at the University of Guelph with a growing sense of angst about…
Julie Wendland
Julie Wendland is the Readers’ Services Coordinator at the County of Lennox & Addington Public Libraries and a member of the OPLA Readers Advisory…
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…