The Future of Library Education: Reflections of a Newly Educated Librarian
I had the unique opportunity to explore some of my ideas about the future of library education during my involvement in a recent panel…
What’s New in Open Shelf: June 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…
Mindy Thuna
Mindy Thuna is currently on secondment to the Gerstein Science Information Centre as the Coordinator of Resource Sharing and the Liaison to Undergraduate Medical…
The Community-Led Public Library
What does a Community-Led Public Library look like? At the core of the Community-Led Library is relationship building, both internally (within an organisation) and…
What’s New in Open Shelf: May 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…
Kathleen Schreurs
Kathleen Schreurs has a background in Professional Writing (B.A. from York University) and Information Studies (MISt from University of Toronto), she is currently a PhD Candidate at…
Lynne McKechnie
Lynne McKechnie holds a PhD in Library & Information Science. She is a Professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the…
Kristen Caschera
Kristen Caschera is the information services librarian at London Public Library. She sits on the OPLA Readers’…
Readers’ Advisory – There’s an App for That!
Readers' advisory is provided in an ever-widening range of places and spaces. From the in-person reference interview to virtual chat, from websites to electronic…
The Tech Savvy Child E-reading: Children’s Experiences and Perceptions of E-Book Reading
Children are tech savvy. This statement should come as no surprise to, well, anyone. Their knowledge and skill are apparent in the way they…
User Experience and Translatability: Compatible or in Conflict?
UX (User eXperience) is not an easy concept to pin down, but there is general agreement that it focuses on the total subjective experience…
Dina Stevens
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #24: Dina Stevens. I spoke with Dina on a chilly February morning. What…
Gary Draper
Gary Draper has been a book reviewer and an editor, a librarian, and a university professor of English. His interest in books, and Canadian…