Developing a Community-Led Service Culture
My previous postings have explored how strategies, structures and systems must be community-led if public libraries are to meet community needs. But the most…
Would the Real Information Governance Please Stand Up (Part 1/3)
What is "information governance" and why should you care? In simple terms it is about getting better control over organizational data.
Lindsay Tyler
Lindsay Tyler works as Manager, Member Services, Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and is a member of the OPLA Readers Advisory Committee.
Work Like a Patron Day @ Brock University Library
You’re standing in front of the photocopier. Everyone else seems to know what they are doing. You’ve pressed the flashing button and swiped your…
Colleen Burgess
Colleen Burgess is a Research and Instructional Services Librarian at Weldon Library, Western University. She can be reached at caburges [at] uwo.ca or @CollaLibrarian
Run From the Numbers
When the volunteer role of divisional council treasurer is up for grabs, the response is often any of the following: stone silence, recoiling in horror,…
TRY Reframing Information Literacy: The New ACRL Framework
Librarians had many questions after the publication of the first draft of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Information Literacy Framework for…
Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Ry Moran is Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at the University of Manitoba. The NCTR is tasked with preserving,…
Monica Rettig
Monica Rettig is a liaison/ e-learning librarian and is the co-lead of the Library UX Team at Brock University. You can find her on Twitter…
Colleen MacKinnon
Colleen MacKinnon is a liaison librarian and co-leads the Library UX Team at Brock University. You can find her on Twitter @mackinc.
Melanie Parlette-Stewart
Melanie Parlette-Stewart is a Blended Learning Librarian at the University of Guelph Library. She can be reached at mparlett [at] uoguelph.ca.
Finding Love in Academic Libraries
More than 75 students opened their hearts to the love of literature when the University of Guelph Library hosted a Blind Date with a…
New Librarian, Old Books: Reflections on Collection Development
One of the great things about being the New Librarian in Residence is that I am encouraged to explore all aspects of librarianship. Even…